Events

Speaker: Kenneth Bartlett, History and Renaissance Studies, U of T Title: “Raphael and the Mystery of the Frame: Art, Science […]

Lorraine York, English and Cultural Studies, McMaster U Tittle “'Yes, I’m a Witch”: Yoko Ono, Paracelebrity as Parasitism, and the […]

Susan McCahan, Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, Digital Strategies and Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education “The Impact of AI on University […]

Liat Margolis, Daniels, U of T; Nikibii Dawadinna Giigwag/Flooded Valley Healing Title: “Call to Action #66: A Land-based Indigenous Youth […]

Larry Moran, Biochemistry, U of T Title: “What’s in Your Genome?” Introducer: Jim Gurd Abstract: Scientists have been studying the […]

Bob Davidson, Spanish, U of T Title: “Smelling the Humanities” Introducer: Anne Urbancic Abstract: We don’t truly appreciate our sense […]

Robert Sharpe, Law, U of T Title: “The Persons Case: Equality of Women and the Constitution as a Living Tree” […]

Eric Jennings, History, U of T Title: “A World History of Vanilla” Introducer: Charles Maurer Abstract: Open your fridge or […]

Zhang, Di, Music, York U Title: “Exploring Regional Yangqin Music in China” Introducer: Daphne Maurer Abstract: This presentation offers an […]

Carl Knappett, Art History, U of T Title: “The Coastal World of Minoan Palaikastro” Introducer: Susan Pfeiffer Abstract: Lying on […]

Ian Radforth, History, U of T Title: "Deadly Swindle: An 1890 Murder in Backwoods Ontario That Gripped the World" Introducer: […]

David Rayside, History Title: “The Biography of an Early Upper Canadian House” Introducer: Jim Gurd Abstract: One of Ontario’s oldest […]

Quinya Liu, Earth Sciences, Physics, U of T Title: “Rumbles Beneath Your Feet: Earthquakes, Resource Exploration and Earth’s Tectonic History” […]

Speaker: Isaac Bogoch, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, U of T Title: “Emerging Infections and How to Fight Them”  Abstract: We will […]

Speaker: Neil Besner, English, U of Winnipeg Title:  Montreal Standard Time, 1944-1950: Mavis Gallant’s Short Stories and Her Early Journalism […]

Speaker: David Townsend, English and Medieval Studies, U of T. Title: “Imagination, Historical Knowledge, and Public Discourse” Abstract: Guilty pleasure […]

Speaker: Daphne Maurer, Psychology, McMaster U Title: “An Invisible Pandemic” Abstract: In this century, most schoolchildren are becoming nearsighted--80% to […]

Speaker: Jennifer DeSilva, Woodsworth College, U of T Title: "Women's Labour in Renaissance Florence's Streets and Taverns" Abstract: Early modern […]

Speaker: Beatrix Dart, Rotman School of Management, U of T Title: “Retired, Not Expired: The Longevity Economy Unveiled” Abstract: As […]

Speaker: Laura Hug, Environmental Microbiology, Biology, U of Waterloo Title: “Man's Trash Is a Microbe's Treasure: The Microbiology of Landfills” […]

Speaker: Ira Wells, President, PEN Canada; Victoria College, U of T Title: “On Book Banning: Saving Children from the Harm […]

Speaker: Stephen Brooke, History, York University Title: "‘Gleaming Obelisks’ and ‘Dilapidated Streets’: London in the 1980s: Abstract: This talk will […]

Speaker: Carl Knappett, Art History, U of T Title: “The Coastal World of Minoan Palaikastro” Abstract: Lying on the eastern […]

Speaker: Jennifer Bonnell, History, York U Title: “Place and People at the Margins: A History of Toronto’s Don River Valley” […]

Speaker: Nick Terpstra, History, U of T; Provost, Trinity College. Title: “Moving Targets:  Young People in the Early Modern World” […]

Speaker: Domenico Pietropaolo, Drama and Italian, U of T Title: “The Colours of Harlequin: Costumes, Cultural Adaptability, and Popular Culture” […]

Speaker: Brian Levine, Senior Scientist, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences; Professor of Psychology and Medicine (Neurology), U of T […]

Speaker: Andrés Jiménez Monge, Executive Director, Ontario Nature Title: “Environmental Problem Solving: A Wicked Thing” Abstract: Environmental problems are people […]

Speaker: Bruce Kidd, Sports Policy, Kinesiology, U of T Title: “The Challenges of Sports Betting” Abstract: Canada legalized sports betting […]

Speaker: Jim Phillips, Law, U of T Title: “’I Did Not Commit Adultery’: A Unique (Parliamentary) Divorce from in the […]

Speaker: Jacalyn Duffin, Hannah Chair of History of Medicine, Queen’s U Title: “Canada on Easter Island: The Secret History of […]

Speaker: Reuben Gaetani, Strategic Management, Rotman Title: "Location and Innovation: Why Geography Still Matters" Abstract: Innovation does not happen uniformly […]

Speaker: Karina Vernon, English, U of T Title: “Cowboy Songs and the ‘Alternate Archives’ of the Black Atlantic” Abstract: In […]

Speaker: Helmut Reichenbächer, English, OCAD U Title: “Mendelssohn, Shakespeare, and the Politics of Race: Cultural Programming in the Third Reich” […]

Speaker: Roberto Verdecchia, TV director, writer, producer Title: “The Real World of Science Communication” Abstract: Theoretical models of science communication […]

Speaker: J.D.M. Stewart, historian, author Title: Prime Ministers and the Presidents  Abstract:  J.D.M. Stewart will talk about his book, The Prime […]

Speaker: Daniel Bender, CRC in Food and Culture, U of T Title: "Typicity’s End: Tasting Wine in the Anthropocene” Abstract: […]