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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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Chelsi Ricketts and Shalom Brown.
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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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R. Cassandra Lord
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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.
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Engineering and technology Human factor engineering
Myrtede Alfred
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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
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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BRN
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.
Read More Arrow Pointing Right
Engineering and technology
Seika Boye.
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.
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BRN Humanities and the Arts
Rachel Goffe
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.
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Caribbean Studies Recreation, leisure and tourism geography UTSC
Reke Avikpe
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.
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