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News Category: Awards & Recognition

Peter A. Newman shortlisted for a 2024 SSHRC Impact Award

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The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has announced 12 finalists for its 2024 Impact Awards […]

Carmen Logie and her research team receive a 2024 Impact Award at the International AIDS Conference

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Poverty, violence and disrupted social networks increase vulnerability to HIV among refugee youth, while those same barriers […]

Youth Wellness Lab recognized for its excellence in community-based research

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The Youth Wellness Lab (YWL), a research collaborative led by Associate Professors Stephanie Begun and Bryn King, […]

Meet spring 2024 graduate and Student Leadership Award winner Vithusan Arunakirinathan

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Growing up, Vithusan Arunakirinathan often interacted with social workers in the health-care system through his family caregiving role, […]

PhD student Peter Sheffield places second in student poster competition at the Institute for Pandemics Interdisciplinary Symposium

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FIFSW PhD student Peter Sheffield won second place in the student poster competition at the University of […]

The Government of Canada announces funding to help prevent and address the mistreatment of older adults in Ontario

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On February 22, the Government of Canada announced nearly $800,000 in funding for the University of Toronto […]

Alumna invests in strengthening and expanding access to palliative and hospice care through student fellowships

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Inspired by the potential of palliative and hospice care to facilitate a dignified death for all, Factor-Inwentash […]

Faye Mishna selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare 

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Professor Faye Mishna has been selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and […]

Master of Social Work graduate Brennan Snow recognized for his leadership in interprofessional education

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Recent MSW graduate Brennan Snow was selected as one of the recipients of the 2022-2023 Susan J. […]

‘This scholarship made me feel like I’m here for a reason’: New social work graduate award invests in Black and Indigenous students

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Favour Aina wants to better understand the factors causing second generation immigrants, and Black men in particular, […]