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Research by @arts-tmu.bsky.social professor Tracey Raney shows gender-based abuse in politics has a democratic cost, diminishing diverse voices and expertise in public office. Raney wrote this for @ca.theconversation.com on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Read:
‘Quiet, piggy’ and other slurs: Powerful men fuel online abuse against women in politics and media
Gender-based violence in politics has democratic costs, diminishing diverse voices and expertise in public office.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Research by @arts-tmu.bsky.social professor Tracey Raney shows gender-based abuse in politics has a democratic cost, diminishing diverse voices and expertise in public office. Raney wrote this for @ca.theconversation.com on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Read:
How can cities help older adults age in place? New research by @torontomet.bsky.social professors Samantha Biglieri and Pamela Robinson calls for better coordination across city services, increased funding of community programs, and expanding affordable housing options. Read more:
Designing the future of aging in place
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November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
How can cities help older adults age in place? New research by @torontomet.bsky.social professors Samantha Biglieri and Pamela Robinson calls for better coordination across city services, increased funding of community programs, and expanding affordable housing options. Read more:
Canada’s e-waste is growing fast, but awareness and education lag behind. @torontomet.bsky.social PhD student Saidia Ali says the solution starts in the classroom by teaching youth to reduce, repair and reuse before they toss or recycle. Read more in @ca.theconversation.com:
To tackle e-waste, teach kids to be responsible consumers
Schools should provide students with the know-how to challenge our throw-away culture and empower them to become conscious consumers.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Canada’s e-waste is growing fast, but awareness and education lag behind. @torontomet.bsky.social PhD student Saidia Ali says the solution starts in the classroom by teaching youth to reduce, repair and reuse before they toss or recycle. Read more in @ca.theconversation.com:
Hossein Rahnama’s research is reimagining how humans and machines collaborate. The @torontomet.bsky.social professor aims to create more empathetic, human-centred systems. Read more:
Beyond artificial intelligence: How perspective-aware AI is making technology more collaborative
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November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Hossein Rahnama’s research is reimagining how humans and machines collaborate. The @torontomet.bsky.social professor aims to create more empathetic, human-centred systems. Read more:
Researchers at @torontomet.bsky.social are tackling big societal challenges with a sophisticated technology: the digital twin, a virtual model of a physical asset connected to live data. Read more about this critical pathway in sustainable development in @theglobeandmail.com:
Building a blueprint
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November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Researchers at @torontomet.bsky.social are tackling big societal challenges with a sophisticated technology: the digital twin, a virtual model of a physical asset connected to live data. Read more about this critical pathway in sustainable development in @theglobeandmail.com:
The things we say in social media posts can reveal clues about our well-being. New research by @trsmtorontomet.bsky.social professor Nancy Yang puts AI-powered language models to work studying social media posts to detect signs of depression. Read more (sensitive subject matter):
Analyzing social media posts with AI can assist in diagnosing depression
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November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The things we say in social media posts can reveal clues about our well-being. New research by @trsmtorontomet.bsky.social professor Nancy Yang puts AI-powered language models to work studying social media posts to detect signs of depression. Read more (sensitive subject matter):
Many of us read online reviews, but some are clever fakes that can erode customer trust in e-commerce. New research from @torontomet.bsky.social professor Rasha Kashef and PhD student Dina Nawara uses AI and machine learning to help flag those fakes. Read more:
Using AI to catch AI: research puts large language models to work detecting fake e-commerce reviews
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November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Many of us read online reviews, but some are clever fakes that can erode customer trust in e-commerce. New research from @torontomet.bsky.social professor Rasha Kashef and PhD student Dina Nawara uses AI and machine learning to help flag those fakes. Read more:
Lowering Ontario’s licensing standards for psychologists won’t fix our mental health crisis, it risks making care unsafe, @torontomet.bsky.social professor Michael Cheng, York's Skye Fitzpatrick and Tri Health Clinic's Jenn Bossio write in the @theglobeandmail.com. More:
Opinion: Improving access to psychologists shouldn’t mean dangerously lowering our standards
Ontario’s regulatory body is slashing the requirements to become a licensed psychologist, which is a threat to the most vulnerable seeking mental health care
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November 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Lowering Ontario’s licensing standards for psychologists won’t fix our mental health crisis, it risks making care unsafe, @torontomet.bsky.social professor Michael Cheng, York's Skye Fitzpatrick and Tri Health Clinic's Jenn Bossio write in the @theglobeandmail.com. More:
Researchers from @torontomet.bsky.social are connecting what matters through innovative, human-centred research. In the latest issue of Innovation Magazine, learn more about advances in technologies, healthy aging, community, culture and democracy. Read more:
Connecting what matters: Innovation with human impact
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November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Researchers from @torontomet.bsky.social are connecting what matters through innovative, human-centred research. In the latest issue of Innovation Magazine, learn more about advances in technologies, healthy aging, community, culture and democracy. Read more:
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Canadians shouldn’t confuse policy disagreements with disagreeable politics.
“Parliamentary debate, while it sometimes seems like a shouting match, is a safeguard against bad policy.”
More reflections on the TMU Democracy Forum from @reggcohn.bsky.social: www.thestar.com/politics/pol... #cdnpoli
“Parliamentary debate, while it sometimes seems like a shouting match, is a safeguard against bad policy.”
More reflections on the TMU Democracy Forum from @reggcohn.bsky.social: www.thestar.com/politics/pol... #cdnpoli
Martin Regg Cohn: A Liberal and Conservative show us what politics in Canada could look like
We brought together two local rivals from two opposing parties — Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman and rookie Liberal MP Karim Bardeesy — to see if they could do democracy
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November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Canadians shouldn’t confuse policy disagreements with disagreeable politics.
“Parliamentary debate, while it sometimes seems like a shouting match, is a safeguard against bad policy.”
More reflections on the TMU Democracy Forum from @reggcohn.bsky.social: www.thestar.com/politics/pol... #cdnpoli
“Parliamentary debate, while it sometimes seems like a shouting match, is a safeguard against bad policy.”
More reflections on the TMU Democracy Forum from @reggcohn.bsky.social: www.thestar.com/politics/pol... #cdnpoli
Congratulations to @torontomet.bsky.social's Narjes Allahrabbi for winning the @mitacscanada.bsky.social award for Canadian Start-Up Innovator of the Year. Her start-up Fertilead's novel at-home fertility technology is expanding access to equitable, accessible care. Read more:
2025 Mitacs Innovation Awards Winners and Highlights
The 2025 Mitacs Innovation Awards recognize outstanding Canadian talent driving research and innovation nationwide.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Congratulations to @torontomet.bsky.social's Narjes Allahrabbi for winning the @mitacscanada.bsky.social award for Canadian Start-Up Innovator of the Year. Her start-up Fertilead's novel at-home fertility technology is expanding access to equitable, accessible care. Read more:
As AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood takes centre stage, @torontomet.bsky.social professor Ramona Pringle writes in the @ca.theconversation.com about the impact on creativity, ethics and the responsibility of storytellers in an increasingly synthetic world. Read more:
What AI-generated Tilly Norwood reveals about digital culture, ethics and the responsibilities of creators
While the reveal of the AI actress has caused a media and Hollywood firestorm, the solution to this tech unease may just be to embrace it.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
As AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood takes centre stage, @torontomet.bsky.social professor Ramona Pringle writes in the @ca.theconversation.com about the impact on creativity, ethics and the responsibility of storytellers in an increasingly synthetic world. Read more:
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This summer, @torontomet.bsky.social won first place in the pitch competition at the STEM Fellowship National Conference. Led by biomedical sciences student Grace Boakye, the team of FOS and FEAS students developed a project to help manage arthritis care. Read more:
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Interdisciplinary student collaboration leads to national success
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November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This summer, @torontomet.bsky.social won first place in the pitch competition at the STEM Fellowship National Conference. Led by biomedical sciences student Grace Boakye, the team of FOS and FEAS students developed a project to help manage arthritis care. Read more:
www.torontomu.ca/science/news...
www.torontomu.ca/science/news...
Congratulations, @TorontoMet professor Daolun Chen. At Saturday evening's Annual Gala, professor Chen was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (@src-rsc.bsky.social). In this video, watch the world-renowned expert in materials science talk about his research:
Daolun Chen, Fellow Royal Society of Canada 2025, Toronto Metropolitan University
YouTube video by TMU Research
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November 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Congratulations, @TorontoMet professor Daolun Chen. At Saturday evening's Annual Gala, professor Chen was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (@src-rsc.bsky.social). In this video, watch the world-renowned expert in materials science talk about his research:
The importance of Fashion Art Toronto lies in community building, @torontomet.bsky.social professor Joseph Medaglia tells @thestar.com. For students, the biannual event is "an incredible opportunity to learn ... and network with key players." Read more:
Meet the force behind Toronto’s longest-running — and most inclusive — fashion week
As Fashion Art Toronto turns 20, founder Vanja Vasic proves that the future of fashion isn’t exclusivity —it’s community, creativity and diversity.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The importance of Fashion Art Toronto lies in community building, @torontomet.bsky.social professor Joseph Medaglia tells @thestar.com. For students, the biannual event is "an incredible opportunity to learn ... and network with key players." Read more:
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🧾 Make a Will Month
Planning ahead helps ensure that our wishes are known and respected.
📑 This Make a Will Month, the NIA encourages Canadians to take proactive steps toward future planning to support independence and peace of mind as we age.
Planning ahead helps ensure that our wishes are known and respected.
📑 This Make a Will Month, the NIA encourages Canadians to take proactive steps toward future planning to support independence and peace of mind as we age.
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🧾 Make a Will Month
Planning ahead helps ensure that our wishes are known and respected.
📑 This Make a Will Month, the NIA encourages Canadians to take proactive steps toward future planning to support independence and peace of mind as we age.
Planning ahead helps ensure that our wishes are known and respected.
📑 This Make a Will Month, the NIA encourages Canadians to take proactive steps toward future planning to support independence and peace of mind as we age.
With marketers now using facial recognition cameras to tailor the advertising offerings on public display boards, Charles Finlay of @torontomet.bsky.social's Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst tells @thestar.com that people are right to have "legitimate concerns" about what those cameras capture:
These ads near Union Station and other places around Toronto could be recording you. What you need to know
A social media post drew outrage after highlighting billboards recording Torontonians’ biometric data. Here’s what’s going on.
www.thestar.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
With marketers now using facial recognition cameras to tailor the advertising offerings on public display boards, Charles Finlay of @torontomet.bsky.social's Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst tells @thestar.com that people are right to have "legitimate concerns" about what those cameras capture:
How much does the blue light emitted by screens impact our sleep health? New Canadian research on adult sleepers conducted by @arts-tmu.bsky.social professor Colleen Carney finds that even regular screen use before bed isn’t the sleep impediment it’s often made out to be. Read more:
Biggest-ever Canadian research study of its kind shows bedtime screen use isn’t a clear-cut sleep health concern
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November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
How much does the blue light emitted by screens impact our sleep health? New Canadian research on adult sleepers conducted by @arts-tmu.bsky.social professor Colleen Carney finds that even regular screen use before bed isn’t the sleep impediment it’s often made out to be. Read more:
For the second consecutive year, the @trsmtorontomet.bsky.social MBA has been ranked sixth in the world among large business schools in the @green-economy.bsky.social Better World MBA rankings. Read more:
Ted Rogers MBA ranked 6th globally among large schools in 2025 Better World MBA ranking
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November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For the second consecutive year, the @trsmtorontomet.bsky.social MBA has been ranked sixth in the world among large business schools in the @green-economy.bsky.social Better World MBA rankings. Read more:
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As we honour those who served, the NIA recognizes the unique challenges facing Canada’s ageing Veterans.
Two-thirds are now over 55—many living with complex health issues.
📄 Read our report: www.niageing.ca/veterans
#RemembranceDay #Veterans #HealthyAgeing #Frailty #MentalHealth #PublicHealth
Two-thirds are now over 55—many living with complex health issues.
📄 Read our report: www.niageing.ca/veterans
#RemembranceDay #Veterans #HealthyAgeing #Frailty #MentalHealth #PublicHealth
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
As we honour those who served, the NIA recognizes the unique challenges facing Canada’s ageing Veterans.
Two-thirds are now over 55—many living with complex health issues.
📄 Read our report: www.niageing.ca/veterans
#RemembranceDay #Veterans #HealthyAgeing #Frailty #MentalHealth #PublicHealth
Two-thirds are now over 55—many living with complex health issues.
📄 Read our report: www.niageing.ca/veterans
#RemembranceDay #Veterans #HealthyAgeing #Frailty #MentalHealth #PublicHealth
On #RemembranceDay, @torontomet.bsky.social professor Irene Gammel reminds us that remembrance is about highlighting sacrifice and showing empathy. Her research explores how the human cost of war is articulated in writing and art. Read more: bit.ly/3X88Hvn @arts-tmu.bsky.social
How one artist honoured fallen soldiers by painting war’s aftermath
TMU prof tells how personal stories remind us of the cost of war this Remembrance Day
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November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
On #RemembranceDay, @torontomet.bsky.social professor Irene Gammel reminds us that remembrance is about highlighting sacrifice and showing empathy. Her research explores how the human cost of war is articulated in writing and art. Read more: bit.ly/3X88Hvn @arts-tmu.bsky.social
Will discounted tickets to 'surprise' movie screenings lure audiences back to cinemas? @torontomet.bsky.social professor Paul Moore doesn't think so, telling @cbcnews.ca that 'mystery screenings' are likely to attract mostly diehard movie buffs. Read more: bit.ly/4hRFtdm
Cineplex is launching 'surprise' movie premieres, but will they bring crowds back to theatres? | CBC News
Cineplex is hoping an element of surprise will get people into seats at a time when movie theatres are short on blockbusters. The theatre chain’s Monday Surprise Premieres, launching Nov. 10, promise ...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Will discounted tickets to 'surprise' movie screenings lure audiences back to cinemas? @torontomet.bsky.social professor Paul Moore doesn't think so, telling @cbcnews.ca that 'mystery screenings' are likely to attract mostly diehard movie buffs. Read more: bit.ly/4hRFtdm
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#WorkingPaper from Usha George and Tearney McDermott offers valuable insights into how social capital impacts Syrian refugee settlement in the Greater Toronto Area. 🔗: www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/... #RefugeeResettlement #SocialCapital #Integration #Settlement
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#WorkingPaper from Usha George and Tearney McDermott offers valuable insights into how social capital impacts Syrian refugee settlement in the Greater Toronto Area. 🔗: www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/... #RefugeeResettlement #SocialCapital #Integration #Settlement
Congratulations to @torontomet.bsky.social professors Jane Griffith and Lia Langworthy of The Creative School, and Hyacinth Simpson of @arts-tmu.bsky.social, on being named 2025-26 Massey College fellows. This honour gives the three a year to dive deep into their research. Read more: bit.ly/47MC8If
TMU professors receive prestigious research fellowships at Massey College
TMU profs Jane Griffith, Lia Langworthy and Hyacinth Simpson will spend year exploring Canadian identity, Black history and screen storytelling
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November 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Congratulations to @torontomet.bsky.social professors Jane Griffith and Lia Langworthy of The Creative School, and Hyacinth Simpson of @arts-tmu.bsky.social, on being named 2025-26 Massey College fellows. This honour gives the three a year to dive deep into their research. Read more: bit.ly/47MC8If
Does hosting a huge sporting event in your city or country really pay off? @torontomet.bsky.social professor Frédéric Dimanche & Laurier's Kelley A. McClinchey say the financial outcomes tend to be more modest than anticipated. Read their article in @ca.theconversation.com: tinyurl.com/3yw24tyy
Do mega-sporting events like the World Series pay off? Here’s the economic reality behind them
What are the actual impacts of mega sporting events like the World Series and FIFA World Cup?
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November 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Does hosting a huge sporting event in your city or country really pay off? @torontomet.bsky.social professor Frédéric Dimanche & Laurier's Kelley A. McClinchey say the financial outcomes tend to be more modest than anticipated. Read their article in @ca.theconversation.com: tinyurl.com/3yw24tyy