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Welcome to Charley Willison, our 2nd 2024-25 Visiting Prof. to arrive at SofC! An Asst. Prof. Cornell Public Health, she studies relationships b/w local politics, #PublicHealth & decision-making, focusing on policy outcomes for the most disadvantaged & underserved: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/programs-oppor…
Our colleagues at Maytree Foundation & West End Phoenix invite applications by Sept 16 for un/Sheltered - ideas for practical, feasible, dignified housing solutions for T.O.'s unhoused population. maytree.com/publications/c…
Register by Sept. 8 for early bird access to the State of Canada's Cities. Hosted by Canadian Urban Institute, in a research partnership w/ SofC, this year #urban experts from across the country will look at what it will take to right the national #infrastructure crisis: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/2nd-annu…
We’re accepting proposals for papers on AI and the City. Are you a researcher, practitioner, policymaker with an idea on AI + governance, mobility, healthcare, policy & planning, cybersecurity or employment? Apply now & present it in Bangalore (Jan. 2025)! schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/ai-and-t…
For a flood-resilient GTA, municipalities & residents need updated, comprehensive flood info. This isn't what SofC UCG grantees Nidhi Subramanyam & Robert Soden found when they examined data sources, esp. re. vulnerable communities. Learn more & browse the map: schoolofcities.github.io/flood-data-equ…
Last chance for University of Toronto grad students from any department or discipline to apply to our seminar course on hip-hop and the city. Explore the evolution of the music & culture and trace its impacts on the cities it comes from & has influenced. Apply by Aug. 31: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/learning-sofc/…
Finally Toronto is number One 🙃 "Reduced revenues lead to reduced services. And of course, ridership goes down when there's fewer services and we enter this downward spiral," Steven Farber - Naama Weingarten h/t Mobilizing Justice Partnership Infrastructure Institute School of Cities cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
There’s still time to join SofC as an RA! Come and work with us on our data visualization and mapping work about all things urban, or join Gabriel Eidelman to work on data collection, analysis, and writing activities for the Canadian Municipal Barometer.
Join us & Canadian Urban Institute to discuss Canada’s infrastructure challenges & how we can and must repair, reinvest, and reimagine to help communities thrive and support a growing population. Register by Sept 8 for the early bird rate: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/2nd-annu…
Publish a journal article & join us in Bangalore to present at a conference of experts and peers on AI & the city: the ethics, innovations and impacts on urban economies, health, governance, cybersecurity, climate resilience etc. Submit a proposal by 15/9: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/ai-and-t…
School of Cities AI and the City Conference in Bangalore, India (Jan 4-5). Abstracts due Sept 15. Attendance w/out presenting is welcome. Free for students w/ possible travel (domestic) stipends. Happy to chat via comments or DM. Details at rb.gy/9gynkn School of Cities
School is back in session, and with it come new opportunities for University of Toronto students to apply for work-study positions! If you qualify and are interested in all things urban, consider joining us and supporting our communications, research, data and more: clnx.utoronto.ca/home.htm
Fri 13, 11:45 AM: Join us, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work & Youth Wellness Lab to hear from Lindsay Pearce about research into multi-sector approaches to the prevention of child and adolescent homelessness in Australia. Lunch provided for in-person attendees, or join on Zoom!
[Toronto, ON] Kicking-off another great year of new-build #AffordableHousing development site assessments with our Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project (#MUCP) student team for the 2024-2025 school year at School of Cities..! MUCP - schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/learning-sofc/…