Liam Mitchell

Dr. Michelle Murti appointed Toronto's new Medical Officer of Health News Release July 23, 2025 Today, Toronto City Council approved the appointment of Dr. Michelle Murti as Toronto’s new Medical Officer of Health, effective Wednesday, September 3. Her appointment is s...

Congratulations to #UofT MD Program grad, Dr Michelle Murti, on being named Toronto’s next Medical Officer of Health. www.toronto.ca/news/dr-mich...

From Postdoc to Research Faculty crash course - University Affairs A collaborative approach to supporting Toronto postdocs with academic job searches.

The Greater Toronto Area Research Training Centre (GTA RTC) is providing vital training to Pod-Docs at @uoftmedicine.bsky.social and beyond! universityaffairs.ca/career-advic...

Canada’s Trump-Fueled Brain Gain

The University of Toronto has attracted several U.S. professors amid turmoil between American higher-education institutions and the Trump administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w...

How a chance encounter on King Street in Toronto changed the life of Amna Zulfiqar who is now an internal medicine resident at U of T. deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/news/communi...

Preparing for Canada Day at Queen’s Park. I hope there is no rush to take down the large Canadian flag afterwards. It looks good up there!

Black Research Network: Onye Nnorom appointed associate chief medical officer of health for Ontario Onye Nnorom, an assistant professor at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, has been...

This is great news for Ontario! Onye Nnorom appointed associate chief medical officer of health for Ontario. brn.utoronto.ca/onye-nnorom-...

Congratulations to @uoft.bsky.social’s Professor Caitlin Maikawa (Chemistry and Institute of Biomedical Engineering) on winning the Polanyi Prize.

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I am very glad to see Marcus Law of Temerty Medicine's MD Program recognized with the @uoft.bsky.social's President's Teaching Award. Well deserved! www.provost.utoronto.ca/profile/marc...

When women’s health loses, we all lose The disturbing cuts to women’s health research in the U.S. will threaten global innovation and care for decades. Canada has a chance to lead.

“Investing in women’s health research should be core to Canada’s innovation strategy. Such an investment will unlock new scientific insights, drive inclusive economic growth, and ensure a healthier future for all.”

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This stay-at-home mom wanted to get out of the house. Her volunteer gig has lasted 50 years — Toronto Star 88-year-old Betty McBride is the longest-serving volunteer at Centenary Hospital in Scarborough.

Thank goodness for hospital volunteers like SHN’s Betty McBride and the service they provide to our healthcare system.

This stay-at-home mom wanted to get out of the house. Her volunteer gig has lasted 50 years - Toronto Star

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We all watch the election results like this… right?!?!

What voting in Canada’s High Arctic looks like Several operations organized by Elections Canada to get ballots to those living in remote regions, including lighthouse keepers

Never take your ability to vote for granted. And, appreciate living in a country that will go to such lengths to ensure every eligible voter can cast a ballot. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/95612bb...

Opinion: Recruiting U.S. scientists is a fine idea – except we’re barely supporting Canadian scientists as it is Before we look to take advantage of fleeing American talent, let’s nurture the Canadian talent we have here by increasing R&D spending

“We need to more effectively nurture the talent that is already in place and to ensure that this talent is given every opportunity to succeed.” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

I cast my ballot today. I think the privacy of the voters booth should not be violated so I won’t say who got my vote.

Toronto’s University Health Network launches recruitment campaign for scientists Hospital network will be investing $15-million in recruiting 50 scientists immediately as a part of its ‘Canada Leads 100 Challenge’

UHN will be investing $15-million in recruiting 50 scientists immediately as a part of its “Canada Leads 100 Challenge,” with plans to secure matching investments to hire another 50 down the road.
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On April 3, 1875, Elizabeth McMaster and a group of Toronto women opened The Hospital for Sick Children, which has grown to be the #1 publicly funded children's hospital in the world! Consider contributing $150 to mark the 150th anniversary.

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It was great to visit and meet with the dedicated leaders of Sunnybrook HSC yesterday. It gave us a chance to see the 7-Tesla MRI scanner being installed “Tesla” is a unit of measurement for electromagnetism. This MRI has a magnetic field equivalent to 140,000 times the Earth’s magnetic field.

University of Toronto names Melanie Woodin as school’s first female president Current dean of arts and science will be the university’s 17th president and succeeds Meric Gertler

Melanie Woodin named the 17th President of University of Toronto (@uoft.bsky.social). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/95612bb...

Not the 51st State. Not now. Not ever.

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Because there still is good news on campuses these days!

A campus sign said, ‘Tell us something good.’ Students delivered.

From babysitting to six-figure signing bonuses, recruiters are pulling out all the stops to lure family doctors to their communities Recruiter insights into what doctors want could be particularly valuable as policymakers grapple with a family doctor shortage across Canada

Canadian towns and provinces are hustling to woo new physicians to support their communities. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Lorne Michaels’s ‘S.N.L.’ Archive Is Going to the University of Texas (Gift Article) Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” has donated his papers to the university’s Harry Ransom Center.

Surely this is a mistake. He meant for the collection to go to U OF T (University of Toronto), not UT (University of Texas)! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/a...

2025: Don’t f*ck it up…

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2024: If you have nothing nice to say…

in a world of Donald Trumps, be a Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100, his son says The tenacious Southerner was turned out of office after one term. But he had a brilliant post-presidential career as a champion of health, peace and democracy.

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A life long journey of seeking peace has found it. RIP President Carter.

Fed Cuts Interest Rates and Markets Plunge After 2025 Forecast: Live Updates The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, its third reduction this year, but suggested only two more reductions next year as inflation lingers.

Canada congratulates incoming Premier Donald Trump, who will soon lead Canada’s 11th Province: the United Province of America. We will form a Royal Commission to consider our subsidization of America’s economy.

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They died because they were women.
Today is the 35th anniversary of the Dec. 6, 1989 Polytechnique Massacre. 14 women, most engineering students, were murdered by a misogynist gunman. December 6 is now the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

* Michèle Richard
* Annie St-Arneault
* Annie Turcotte
* Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz

And, take action: www.canada.ca/en/women-gen...