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News  |  Wednesday, June 17, 2026
BRN, U of T and University of the West Indies fund research on climate resilience, health and AI
Five research teams have received funding through the University of Toronto’s Black Research Network, the Office of the Vice-President, International and the University of the West Indies. 
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BRN – UWI 2026 joint grant recipients.
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News  |  Tuesday, June 2, 2026
A passion for music, environmental justice and the human experience takes U of T grad to Cambridge
Growing up in Nairobi, Kenya, Lita Wanjiru Ngure learned early on how music could reflect social and environmental realities. 
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African Studies Humanities and the Arts
Lita Wanjiru Ngure
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News  |  Thursday, May 28, 2026
A love of food led biologist Zakee Sabree to study the important role gut microbes play in health
When Zakee Sabree talks about microbes, he doesn’t start with disease. He starts with collaboration.
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Zakee Sabree.
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BRN – UWI 2026 joint grant recipients.
News | Wednesday, June 17, 2026
BRN, U of T and University of the West Indies fund research on climate resilience, health and AI
Five research teams have received funding through the University of Toronto’s Black Research Network, the Office of the Vice-President, International and the University of the West Indies. 
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BRN Research
Lita Wanjiru Ngure
News | Tuesday, June 2, 2026
A passion for music, environmental justice and the human experience takes U of T grad to Cambridge
Growing up in Nairobi, Kenya, Lita Wanjiru Ngure learned early on how music could reflect social and environmental realities. 
Read More Arrow Pointing Right
African Studies Humanities and the Arts
Zakee Sabree.
News | Thursday, May 28, 2026
A love of food led biologist Zakee Sabree to study the important role gut microbes play in health
When Zakee Sabree talks about microbes, he doesn’t start with disease. He starts with collaboration.
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Natural Sciences UTSC
Ezekiel Kennedy-Bissah
News | Tuesday, May 5, 2026
U of T students connects skin health to environment, equity and well-being
Ezekiel Kennedy-Bissah’s recently published research focuses on how everyday environments influence skin health.
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Medical, Health, and Life Sciences Public and Population Health
Upton Allen
News | Thursday, April 23, 2026
U of T professor co-leads Genome Canada-funded project to advance precision medicine for Black Canadians
Upton Allen is part of a research team that has been funded by Genome Canada to support the development of precision medicine approaches tailored to Black populations in Canada. 
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Medical, Health, and Life Sciences
Recipients of the Black Graduate Scholar Award in Geography & Planning.
News | Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Black Graduate Scholar Award recipients announced in Geography and Planning
The Department of Geography and Planning and the Black Research Network are proud to announce this year’s recipients of the Black Graduate Scholar Award in Geography and Planning.
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