News | Wednesday, March 4, 2026
U of T researchers unpack identity, safety and sport participation
More than 600,000 young people in Canada drop out of sports during adolescence, with girls and youth from equity-owed groups most...
News | Wednesday, March 4, 2026
R. Cassandra Lord named director of Black Research Network
R. Cassandra Lord has been named director of the Black Research Network (BRN). 
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News | Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Connaught project aims to develop framework to help hospitals address health-care inequities
A developing project by Myrtede Alfred aims to build a modelling approach to identify equity issues and reduce adverse outcomes for racialized patients in Canadian hospitals.
News | Wednesday, February 18, 2026
U of T researcher brings more than 70 years of Black dance history across Canada 
A collaborative research initiative led by Seika Boye is uniting scholars, artists and communities to preserve Black performance histories in Canada.
News | Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Connaught project to explore beach privatization and access in Jamaica 
A new research project led by Rachel Goffe will examine beach privatization in Jamaica and how restricted access affects the livelihoods and rights of people who rely on the beach for informal economic, recreational and cultural activity.
News | Tuesday, February 10, 2026
U of T PhD research maps optimal conditions for heart tissue development 
Ferdinand (Reke) Avikpe is using computational modelling to identify the biochemical and mechanical conditions that allow heart cell tissue to grow efficiently in the lab.
News | Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Student-led initiative evolves into experiential UTSC political science course
A student-run parliamentary simulation at the University of Toronto Scarborough has grown into a for-credit political science course.
News | Wednesday, January 21, 2026
BRN IGNITE Grant project examines how documents contribute to land dispossession in Kenya
Kariuki Kirigia’s project aims to avert land loss among the Massai of southern Kenya.
News | Monday, January 19, 2026
Black Research Network members receive Connaught New Researcher Awards
Seven members of the Black Research Network have received Connaught New Researcher Awards for 2024-25.  Provided annually, Connaught New Researcher Awards support early-stage researchers...
News | Wednesday, January 14, 2026
BRN Brilliance Season 2 puts research, teaching and collaboration in focus
From public health and sport inclusion research to dance studies and environmental justice, members of the Black Research Network (BRN)...
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