Black Research Network: Octavia Butler, aliens and more: U of T prof wants you to see the beauty in AI

News | Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Octavia Butler, aliens and more: U of T prof wants you to see the beauty in AI

An upcoming international exhibition debuting at the University of Toronto will merge generative AI and the work of Octavia Butler,...

BRN BRN Researcher Profile Series New Media Social Sciences Technology UTM

News | Wednesday, October 18, 2023

UTM sociology professor to spotlight perceptions of street safety in rural and urban Halifax

A developing research project from Timothy Bryan, an assistant professor in the department of sociology at U of T Mississauga,...

Arts & Science Black Canadian BRN Researcher Profile Series Social Sciences

News | Wednesday, October 4, 2023

UTSC’s Afrosonic Innovation Lab provides a thriving space for music of the African diaspora

A growing academic space at U of T Scarborough is offering students a meaningful outlet to engage with music from...

Black Studies BRN Researcher Profile Series Humanities and the Arts Poetry, Essays, and Songs UTSC

News | Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Connaught project set to create a roadmap to eliminate anti-Black racism in health care

For the past three decades, Notisha Massaquoi has advocated for the health of Black communities across Canada. In March, the renowned...

Anti-Racism Black Health BRN Researcher Profile Series Health care access, privilege or marginalization Public and Population Health

News | Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Waiting to inhale: New book by UTM’s Akwasi Owusu-Bempah personalizes the reality of harsh cannabis laws

A new co-authored book by Akwasi Owusu-Bempah examines how harsh cannabis laws have contributed to racial injustice – and how to repair...

BRN Researcher Profile Series Law Policy and policy administration Social Sciences UTM

News | Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Developing project explores how technologies drive – and challenge – the search for missing people

A developing project from Kamari Maxine Clarke, a Distinguished Professor of Transnational Justice and Sociolegal Studies at the University of...

BRN Researcher Profile Series Law Social Justice Social Sciences UofT

News | Thursday, December 1, 2022

A new understanding of brain functionality may help treat those with memory impairment

New research from a new University of Toronto faculty member is providing valuable insight into how the brain works to...

BRN Researcher Profile Series Medical, Health, and Life Sciences Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects UofT

News | Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Archival exhibition shares 70 years of Black performance history in Canada

A growing exhibit by a University of Toronto faculty member is preserving seven decades-worth of Black performance history in Canada. ...

Arts & Science BRN Researcher Profile Series Humanities and the Arts UofT

News | Wednesday, October 19, 2022

U of T engineering professor investigates maternal health disparities experienced by racialized patients in U.S. clinical systems

The United States is the world’s most expensive country to give birth. Yet, its maternal mortality rate was the highest...

BRN Researcher Profile Series Engineering and technology Health care access, privilege or marginalization UofT

News | Wednesday, October 5, 2022

From the CFL to U of T, Ryan Hinds switched game plans to make a difference

Ryan Hinds knows how to navigate different arenas – literally and figuratively. When it comes to the former, overcoming obstacles...

Anti-Racism BRN Researcher Profile Series Community Leadership Public Health UofT