CRIS Research Roundup
A weekly digest of research and innovation communications.
In This Issue
Issue 244: Week of Monday, Apr. 7, 2025-Sunday, Apr. 13, 2025
Resources for the Research & Innovation Community
Featured Training & Events
- From Lab to Market: Pathways to Commercialization of Innovations
April 16, 2025, 11:00am-12:00pm - Drawing Across the Disciplines: Generating Images Workshop
May 9, 2025, 9:00am-1:00pm - NSERC Alliance Society: Strategies for Success
May 20, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm
More Training & Events
- Community Engagement Series – Advancing Equity in Childhood Disability Research Partnerships with Often Excluded Children, Youth, Siblings, and Caregivers: A Grounded Theory Study
April 15, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Language, Ableism & Inclusion
April 17, 2025, 2:00pm-4:00pm - Named Entity Recognition using LLMs
April 18, 2025, 11:30am-1:00pm - Accessible Social Media
April 22, 2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm - EDI in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: A TC3 Workshop
April 22-23, 2025 - Indigenizing Health Symposium 2025: Being Safe With Our Culture Again
April 23-24, 2025 - Let’s Talk International Partnerships Fireside Chat – Being Creative and Entrepreneurial in International Learning Opportunities
April 24, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Ready, Set, Publish: Copyright & Open Access for Researchers
April 24, 2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm - Beyond the Realverse: AI-driven Challenges and Opportunities in the Future of Human Communication
April 24, 2025, 4:00pm-5:30pm - Hands-on Workshop: Using AI-Powered Literature Search Tools for Academic Research
April 30, 2025, 2:00pm-4:00pm
May 8, 2025, 10:00am-12:00pm - Canadian Cannabis Research Summit
April 30, 2025, 8:30am-7:00pm
May 1, 2025, 8:30am-5:00pm - Navigating Research Ethics and SoTL
April 30, 2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm - Drawing Across the Disciplines: Generating Images Webinar
May 2, 2025, 10:30am-12:00pm - Intro to Statistical Analysis using R
May 5, 2025, 11:30am-1:00pm
May 7, 2025, 11:30am-1:00pm
May 9, 2025, 11:30am-1:00pm - Holding a Book Manuscript Workshop: Lessons from Duke University
May 6, 2025, 10:30am-11:30am - MaRS Impact Health Conference
May 7-8, 2025 - 2025 Centre for Research & Application in Fluid Technologies (CRAFT) Symposium
May 8-9, 2025 - CBRCanada: Anti-Black Racism in Community-Based Research
May 9, 2025 - Alliance Week-long Workshop: Research Data Management Jumpstart
May 12 – 16, 2025 - 2025 Institute for Pandemics Interdisciplinary Symposium
May 13, 2025, 8:00am-6:00pm - Weaving the Future: Indigenous Knowledge and the Ethics of AI
May 20, 2025, 5:30pm-7:00pm
More Resources
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Research Guides
Original Communication – CRIS Compass: April 3, 2025
The Centre for Research & Innovation Support has created three guides that offer practical resources to help researchers, and their teams embed equity, diversity and inclusion in the areas of building and maintaining research teams, research environments and team cultures, and research design.
Funding & Information from Sponsors & Partners
Announcements
Horizon Europe: Upcoming Matchmaking Events and Info Sessions
Original Communication- Research Alert: April 11, 2025
Funding Calls and Program Changes
Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) Fuel program
Original Communication – MedEmail Newsletter: April 9, 2025
Deadline Extension: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) – U of T Research & Training Alliance Call for Joint Proposals
Original Communication – Research Alerts: April 9, 2025
News, Information & Updates
News
Breakthrough Prize Recognizes Daniel Drucker for Work Leading to Diabetes, Anti-Obesity Drugs
Original Communication – U of T News: April 7, 2025
Daniel Drucker, the Canadian scientist renowned for discoveries that sparked the advent of Ozempic and other GLP-1 medicines for diabetes and obesity, has added yet another accolade to his growing collection: the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.
information and updates
The Future of CDHI Moves to UTSC
Original Communication – Critical Digital Humanities Initiative: April 11, 2025
In partnership with the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI) is excited to announce that our important work will continue beyond June 2025. As of July 1, 2025, this tri-campus initiative will transition into a new home at UTSC.
