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The BRN puts a spotlight on Black research excellence that plays an integral part of what makes the University of Toronto the top university in Canada. We are a vibrant network of award-winning, multidisciplinary and leading researchers shaping a better future, with local and global impact.
Network Features
NSERC Banting Postdoctoral Fellow explores puzzling questions of how the earliest galaxies came to be
In the 1990s, astronomers discovered two distant, massive galaxies that had completely stopped, or quenched, their star formation. The discovery…
IBET Momentum Fellow Kejah Bascon aims to innovate robotic neurosurgical tools using a human factors approach
The path to engineering studies wasn’t always straightforward for Kejah Bascon (MIE PhD student). Born and raised in Ottawa, she spent much…
Call for 2024 – 2025 Black Research Network Faculty Fellows
The Black Research Network (BRN) was launched in October 2021 as a University of Toronto Institutional Strategic Initiative to promote…
Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis brings scholars, artists and archivists together for a deeper understanding of Black life
Rebuilding the traditional structures of a classroom is at the root of SA Smythe’s teaching philosophy. For Smythe, an assistant professor of…
‘A transformative experience’: U of T program gives first-year student – and aspiring surgeon – a head start
Nasteha Omar has long been interested in becoming an orthopedic surgeon – and thanks to a unique program at the University…
BRN Brilliance: New multimedia series to spotlight Black-led research and initiatives at U of T
A new multimedia series from the Black Research Network will spotlight Black-led research and initiatives at the University of Toronto….
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