Black Research Network: U of T students connects skin health to environment, equity and well-being

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.

Medical, Health, and Life Sciences Public and Population Health

Network | Researcher Profile

Ibukun Abejirinde

Ibukun Abejirinde (MD, PhD) is a Scientist at the Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners where she leads a...

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Health care access, privilege or marginalization Medical, Health, and Life Sciences

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...

Public and Population Health

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...

BRN Medical, Health, and Life Sciences Public and Population Health

News | Tuesday, November 25, 2025

BRN IGNITE Grant helps researcher develop AI tool for community-based disease surveillance in Ethiopia

When Gelan Ayana Zewdie was growing up near Bedele in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, his community became deeply concerned when a...

BRN Public and Population Health

News | Tuesday, September 23, 2025

U of T Engineering researcher, Alberta enterprise test AI tool to support nurses in First Nations communities

LaShawn Murray, a PhD student in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, is exploring how digital tools can improve...

Engineering and technology Public and Population Health

News | Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Black Research Network members named to Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

Two members of the Black Research Network have been named to the Royal Society of Canada’s  College of New Scholars,...

Black Excellence Humanities and the Arts Public and Population Health UofT UTSC

News | Wednesday, July 16, 2025

From selling peanuts to saving lives: Researcher uses AI to combat health misinformation across Africa

At age 15 – a time when most teenagers are enjoying after-school activities and hanging out with their friends – Jude...

Black Excellence Computer and information sciences Public and Population Health

Events | Thursday, June 19, 2025

MPH Black Health Fireside Chat with Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs

Join the Master of Public Health in Black Health program for a fireside chat with Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs, New York...

Anti-Racism Public and Population Health

News | Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Onye Nnorom appointed associate chief medical officer of health for Ontario

Onye Nnorom, an assistant professor at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, has been...

Black Excellence Public and Population Health