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News  |  Thursday, March 19, 2026
Beverley Essue receives Connaught Award to advance financial protection in cancer care
A cancer diagnosis is a devastating blow resulting in both physical and emotional turmoil, leaving patients and their families to…
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News  |  Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Heart disease marker varies by African ancestry: BRN Faculty Fellow research 
Cardiovascular disease remains the second leading cause of death in Canada, after cancer.  One marker drawing increased attention is lipoprotein(a), a cholesterol-related…
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Husam Abdel-Qadir
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News  |  Monday, March 16, 2026
BRN Research Symposium 2026 to focus on turning scholarship into action 
The Black Research Network (BRN) will host its second annual research symposium on March 27 at Victoria University in the University of Toronto.  …
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News | Thursday, March 19, 2026
Beverley Essue receives Connaught Award to advance financial protection in cancer care
A cancer diagnosis is a devastating blow resulting in both physical and emotional turmoil, leaving patients and their families to…
Read More Arrow Pointing Right
Public and Population Health
Husam Abdel-Qadir
News | Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Heart disease marker varies by African ancestry: BRN Faculty Fellow research 
Cardiovascular disease remains the second leading cause of death in Canada, after cancer.  One marker drawing increased attention is lipoprotein(a), a cholesterol-related…
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BRN Medical, Health, and Life Sciences Public and Population Health
BRN Research Symposium
News | Monday, March 16, 2026
BRN Research Symposium 2026 to focus on turning scholarship into action 
The Black Research Network (BRN) will host its second annual research symposium on March 27 at Victoria University in the University of Toronto.  …
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Chelsi Ricketts and Shalom Brown.
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…
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Social Sciences Women & Gender Studies
R. Cassandra Lord
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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Myrtede Alfred
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.
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