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March 2021
CIHR Spring Project Registration Deadline
The CIHR Project Grant program provides funding for health-related research. The program provides grants that are flexible in the amount of funding offered and the duration of the grant (most grants are 4 or 5 years). The project grant application process involves two stages: The Registration (due March 4, 2021) and the Application (due April 1, 2021). Contact Sherri Klassen if you are interested in pursuing this opportunity. More information is available on the U of T Funding Opportunity Page.
Find out more »Winter Colloquium Series – Liberation Unionism: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago – Prof. Zophia Edwards
Please join us for the Winter Colloquium Series talk with Prof. Zophia Edwards (Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director of Black Studies, Providence College) Zoom meeting link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/89274065668 Passcode: 350025 Liberation Unionism: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago Abstract: Within labor studies, much ink has been spilled on conceptualizing different types of trade unionisms. Using an historical case study analysis of labor union formation and worker mobilization in Trinidad and Tobago, this paper differentiates yet another type of unionism not yet discussed in…
Find out more »Series of virtual talks in 2020-21 – Brittany Bond (Cornell, ILR)
The Rotman Strategic Management area is pleased to co-sponsor a series of virtual talks in 2020-21 with the Sociology Department. The first co-sponsored speaker of the year is Fred Wherry, this Thursday from 4-5pm. If you’d like to receive reminders about the talks or be kept updated of any changes, please email Curtis Lake (curtis.lake@rotman.utoronto.ca) and request to be added to the Strategy Seminar mailing list. Co-sponsored Speakers: Brittany Bond (Cornell, ILR): Mar 18, 4-5pm You are warmly welcomed to…
Find out more »Health and Mental Health Seminar Series – ‘’It’s a Positive Pressure for Me to Become a Better Dad’: How New Fathers Perceive and Bifurcate Work-Family Roles and Stressors’
We are excited to invite all students and faculty to our new Thursday afternoon Health/MH Seminar series, with Happy Hours to follow. The workshop is open to all, including those broadly interested in Health/Medical Sociology or Mental Health. March 25: Casey Scheibling, U of T Postdoctoral Fellow “’It’s a Positive Pressure for Me to Become a Better Dad’: How New Fathers Perceive and Bifurcate Work-Family Roles and Stressors” 4:00-5.15 p.m., followed by Happy Hour thru 6 pm Zoom link: Will…
Find out more »Intersections Series: Prof. Jennifer Adese on Confronting Institutionalized Violence Against Métis Women
The Feminist Seminar & Race, Ethnicity and Immigration Workshop in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto are inviting you to another exciting event as part of the Intersections Series: the talk by Prof. Jennifer Adese (University of Toronto Mississauga) on March 31, 2021 (Wednesday), 2:30 to 4:00 pm (EST). We are also taking this moment to celebrate her Canadian Research Chair (CRC)! Please mark your calendar and looking forward to seeing you there, Hae Yeon, Cynthia, and Neda. To join this virtual event via Zoom, please register in advance: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdOmqqzMrGNCRzytjWk3Gieo0g8l9-a6p From “half-breed…
Find out more »April 2021
CIHR Spring Project Grant Application Deadline
The CIHR Project Grant program provides funding for health-related research. The program provides grants that are flexible in the amount of funding offered and the duration of the grant (most grants are 4 or 5 years). The project grant application process involves two stages: The Registration (due March 4, 2021) and the Application (due April 1, 2021). Note that you must also submit an MRA through the University's My Research system by March 25th. Contact Sherri Klassen if you are…
Find out more »Practicum Annual Conference – PAC – 2021
We welcome this opportunity to hear about the exciting research projects of our second-year Ph.D. students! Papers will be presented the following times on April 7th, 8th and 9th 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM All Sessions to be held on Zoom (link TBA) Below is the schedule for this event: APRIL 7th WEDNESDAY Critical social policy 10:00am – 11:50am 10:00-10:35 – Mircea Gherghina, “The Green Divide: Wealth, Poverty, and the Unequal Distribution of Green Energy…
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