Dr. Hailey Banack Appointed Inaugural Novo Nordisk Research Professor in Health Equity of Chronic Illness Prevention
November 21/2024
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Hailey Banack as the inaugural Novo Nordisk Research Professor in Health Equity of Chronic Illness Prevention, as part of the University of Toronto’s Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations. An Assistant Professor in the Division of...
Five DLSPH Researchers Awarded 2024 Canada Research Chairs
November 18/2024
The prestigious appointment of five DLSPH faculty members as 2024 Canada Research Chairs, recognizes their leadership and contributions in their respected fields. By Ishani Nath The Canada Research Chair Program invests an estimated $311 million every year to support and retain researchers at post-secondary institutions across the country. There are...
New funding furthers AI-driven public health projects in the Global South
November 15/2024
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health received $2.15 million to scale successful projects and make them sustainable. By Ishani Nath There were no hospitals in the small village where Assistant Professor Jude Kong of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health grew up in Cameroon. No local doctors. He...
Public Health Sciences Celebrates 2024 Faculty Awards
August 02/2024
Associate Dean of Public Health Sciences (PHS), Dr. Carol Strike, recently hosted the PHS Year End Celebration and 2024 Faculty Awards where various faculty were recognized for their service, supervision and mentorship, research and teaching. The community gathered at the University of Toronto’s Faculty Club to acknowledge another successful and...
Two research teams awarded grants toward student mental health studies
July 08/2024
Faculty members Emily Seto and Daniel Grace receive 2023-24 Inlight Research Development Grants for studies focusing on student mental health. By Elaine Smith Professors Emily Seto and Daniel Grace are among five University of Toronto (U of T) researchers who have been awarded 2023-24 Inlight Research Development Grants to advance knowledge...
Jean-Louis Denis Joins DLSPH as New Faculty Member
July 05/2024
The following message was sent to the DLSPH community announcing the hiring of our new faculty member, Jean-Louis Denis. Dear DLSPH Faculty and Staff, We are happy to share the news that a new faculty member will be joining us in July, in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and...
DLSPH Welcomes New Faculty Member Sarah Elton
July 03/2024
The following message was sent to the DLSPH community announcing the hiring of our new faculty member, Sarah Elton. Dear DLSPH Faculty and Staff, We are delighted to announce that a new faculty member, Assistant Professor Sarah Elton, will be joining us in July, in Public Health Sciences (PHS)...
Prof. Roberta K. Timothy recognized with Early Teaching Award
May 28/2024Early Career Teaching Award recipient Prof. Roberta K. Timothy encourages students to think critically and consider diverse perspectives in their studies. By Elaine Smith Prof. Roberta K. Timothy, the inaugural program director of DLSPH’s Master of Public Health: Black Health program and the Black Health Lead, was named one of...
DLSPH hosts Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Mid-Year Meeting
April 04/2024
On March 8th, DLSPH faculty Dr. Laura Rosella and Dr. Hailey Banack co-chaired the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) 2024 Mid-Year Meeting in Toronto. The mission of SER is to keep epidemiologists at the forefront of scientific developments. The theme of the mid-year meeting was Innovative Data Science Applications inEpidemiology,...
New educational tool on Black Health launches in Canada
March 21/2024
Black Health Primer addresses challenges in receiving adequate and unbiased health care By Elaine Smith A new online course on Black health and anti-Black racism in the Canadian health-care system will now be available to learners across Canada, and its creators say the tool will be a momentous step in...