News Category: Awards & Recognition
Peter A. Newman shortlisted for a 2024 SSHRC Impact Award
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty, Peter NewmanThe 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
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Carmen Logie, ResearchPoverty, 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
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Bryn King, Faculty, Research, Stephanie BegunThe 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
Categories: Awards & Recognition, StudentsGrowing 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
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research, StudentsFIFSW 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
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Awards & Recognition, David Burnes, Faculty, ResearchOn 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
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Awards & Recognition, Faculty, Programs + Teaching, Students, Susan BlackerInspired 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
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty, Faye Mishna, LeadershipProfessor 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
Categories: Awards & Recognition, StudentsRecent 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
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Awards & Recognition, StudentsFavour Aina wants to better understand the factors causing second generation immigrants, and Black men in particular, […]