The National Institutes of Health is the United States’medical research agency, supporting scientific studies that turn discovery intohealth. As a steward of medical and behavioral research, its mission is to seekfundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and theapplication of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduceillness and disability. The […]

It’s business as virtual at the 6th annual U of T Entrepreneurship Week, happening from March 7-10, 2022. Join U of T’s entrepreneurial community and campus accelerators in an online celebration of the impact that innovation and startup activity can have on our economy, our health, and the planet. With over 600 new ventures launched in […]

Talk Title: Demystifying Bayesian statistics Abstract: In a survey of high-ranking institutions, only 6 of 50 colleges and 45 of 102 universities offer an undergraduate course in Bayesian statistics (Dogucu and Hu, 2021). Given the rising popularity of Bayesian statistics, this absence from the common curriculum likely reflects an assumption that the topic can’t be […]

Orientation to campus resources for those with startups or interested in startups, including accelerators, courses and programs, library resources, commercialization, funding opportunities, and community resources. This session features a Q&A with a panel of U of T student startup founders. You will leave with: knowledge of how the university supports student and faculty startups through […]

This International Women’s Day (IWD), join us for a free, online discussion to celebrate women driving innovation through technology. Moderated by the Acceleration Consortium’s (AC) Zamyla Chan, Associate Director of Platforms and Training, the panel features leaders across the field of accelerated molecular and materials discovery, including: Preeti Kamakoti, Technology Lead, ExxonMobil Lilo Pozzo, Chair, […]

Preparing a business pitch and developing a business idea requires you to have data on your target market. You need data to inform decisions on your business plan, data on your competitors, and if you want to be innovative in your industry you need data to tell you a story on performance and opportunity. Data […]

Are you interested in analyzing large bodies of texts, or teaching text analysis in your class? Join us to learn about Constellate, a new tool for text analysis. Constellate provides tools for building a large dataset, using items from JSTOR and other collections, cleaning it, analyzing it using a range of tools, and visualizing the […]

Part 1 gives you an introduction about copyright laws and discusses differences between ideas, facts, and works that are in the public domain, freely available on the Internet, and Open Access.

In this session, attendees will learn how to georeference historical map images and publish them online using open source tools QGIS and GDAL and then publish their results in GitHub

In this workshop, attendees will learn how to create, manipulate and create time-based animations in ArcGIS Pro, QGIS and ArcGIS Online

CARTE industry seminar series welcomes Jeff Schmidt, Data Scientist – Advanced Research and Development Services, The Raymond Corporation. The seminar is moderated by Ningyuan Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Management, University of Toronto Mississauga, cross-appointed at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Abstract: Social media and high tech companies have attracted the majority […]

CDHI is pleased to host Dr. Angus Mol as the third speaker in our Winter 2022 Visiting Speaker Series. Dr. Mol is a University Lecturer at the institute for History and the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society. Dr. Mol’s talk is titled “Playful Time Machines: Research and Outreach at the Intersections of […]

Attendees will learn how to create interactive StoryMaps using ArcGIS Online maps, media, images and text.

Talk Title: Privacy and Disclosure Control in the U.S. Census. Abstract: Ever since the first census in 1790, Americans have expressed concerns about the census’s invasion of privacy. In response, the U.S. census has implemented a series of measures to limit public disclosure of census responses. Recently, the Census Bureau has adopted a radical reinterpretation […]

This workshop introduces the Gale Digital Scholar Lab, a platform that allows users to discover and create collections of digitized texts from the Gale Historical Collections, run a variety of statistical analyses on them, and visualize the resulting data. You can upload your own texts, and export data and images after completing your analysis. Additionally, […]

Part 2 of this workshop will discuss challenges that we have gone through, as well as questions that you can bring to this workshop. You will learn about strategies and resources that are available to help you understand copyright better. Together, we will clear misconceptions around these complex issues. Send your questions in advance to […]

This workshop introduces the Gale Digital Scholar Lab, a platform that allows users to discover and create collections of digitized texts from the Gale Historical Collections, run a variety of statistical analyses on them, and visualize the resulting data. You can upload your own texts, and export data and images after completing your analysis. Additionally, […]

During this session our panelists will present and discuss the scientific and business activities that can transform an “invention” developed during academic research into a business opportunity that can attract investment and industry partnerships. You will learn from real-world examples about the steps that increase likelihood of success of technology development, important considerations during discovery phase, and the added value of building the intellectual […]

Unlike most housing programs that focus on the physical structure as the solution to ending homelessness, Indigenous-led programs move away from the settler-colonial definition of homelessness. This webinar will discuss the importance of focusing on Indigenous people’s spiritual reconnection to their Indigenous identity which involves a relationship to all living creatures, land, culture, languages, ceremony, […]

Join presenters Carola Cunningham (Niginan Housing) and Cynthia Puddu (MacEwan University) in discussion about Indigenous-led approaches to youth housing during the pandemic. A week following the webinar, "Omamoo Wango Gamik : Creating a home for Indigenous youth during a global pandemic" CBRCanada invites members to participate in a live discussion and explore how to integrate […]

CARTE industry seminar series welcomes Gary Bogdani (Head, Collective Intelligence, Unilever), Jing Guo (Forecasting Data Science Product Manager, Unilever), and Dr. John Armitage (Larus Technologies). The seminar is moderated by Chi-Guhn Lee, Professor of Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto. Abstract: In this talk, we will be sharing about Unilever’s AI-driven decision support systems (DSSs) for […]

Talk Title: Understanding animal movement with state-space models Abstract: Movement data have become essential for our understanding of animal ecology. However, such data are associated with a broad range of challenges. For example, tracking the movement of many species (e.g. fish and small birds) is still limited to inaccurate technology, such as light-based geolocation. Making […]

Scholarly Podcasters Dr. Sarah Richardson, Dr. Betsy Moss of The Circled Square; Chris Piuma of The Spouter Inn, and Dr. Sara Grimes of The Critical Technology Podcast present their recent podcasts and showcase their approaches to contributing to knowledge production, mobilization, and dissemination using the medium of podcasts. Register via EVE or via Zoom: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdeqsqj4tEtSo5lTpRSiQyA21_EjGSXdE […]

Lawyers Marc Lampert and Alex Koch will be conducting a free one-hour workshop on practical legal tips for startup companies. There will be an interactive discussion centred around an introduction to various concepts and strategies on business structures, technology contracts and intellectual property (“IP”). You will gain a better understanding of the range of legal […]