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SDGs@UofT is responsible for catalyzing transformative research efforts at the University of Toronto to advance the Sustainable Development Goals globally.

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2025 was a year of big moves for SDGs@UofT β€” more scholars, more impact, more collaboration.πŸ’‘

See how we shape sustainability in our Annual Report: sdg.utoronto.ca/annual-repor...

@utoronto.ca @utsc.utoronto.ca @utm.utoronto.ca @utscresearch.bsky.social @uoftdlsph.bsky.social @artsci.utoronto.ca

05.11.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last Friday, we celebrated 80 years of peace, justice, and SDG impactβ€”honouring the United Nations’ legacy! 🌏

#UNDay #SDGs #GlobalGoals

@utoronto.ca @unitednations1945.bsky.social

28.10.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Harleen Kaur @utoronto.ca represented Canada & @sdgsatuoft.bsky.social at the #WorldFoodForum (Oct 13-17, @fao.org Rome). As part of their Ontario Chapter β€” the 1st North American youth chapter β€” she helped spotlight youth leadership & innovative food systems on the international stage! 🌍

#SDGs

23.10.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prof. Amy Bilton’s work at U of T’s Centre for Global Engineering bridges solar-powered water systems and community-led solutions across Mexico, Jamaica, and Canada’s North. πŸ’§

#SDGs #ClimateAction #Resilience #Engineering

@amybilton.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @ed4socialchange.bsky.social

22.10.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Resilience begins with people β€” not technology. 🌎
From Canada to the Caribbean, Prof. Amy Bilton and her team at U of T build community-led water, energy, and sanitation systems that last, through partnerships rooted in trust and shared learning.

#SDGs #Resilience #ClimateAction #GlobalDevelopment

21.10.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Singapore and Thailand, sexual and gender minorities face barriers across health, education, and family life. 🌈
PhD Student David Puvaneyshwaran's refining how we measure inclusion, making global tools more culturally grounded and responsive to Asian LGBTI realities.
#SDGs #LGBTQ #Asia #Equality

09.10.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is UNESCO’s International Day of Remembrance for the Slave Trade and its Abolition, commemorating the anniversary of a slave uprising in Haiti that led to the Haitian Revolution and other freedom victories.
#sdgs #sdg10 #sdg16 #freedom #remember #reclaim #equality

23.08.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In our new blog article, Prof. Robert Schertzer discusses nationalism's role in polarizing the U.S.' climate change policies.
Read the blog here: sdg.utoronto.ca
Read Robert's new article on the subject in Environmental Politics.

#sdgs #blog #sdg13 #sdg17 #climatepolicy #nationalism #USA

18.08.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. government has scaled back on international funding for sustainability-driven climate change initiatives. In our new blog article, Prof. Robert Schertzer identifies nationalism in U.S. policies as a potential reason why.
Read: sdg.utoronto.ca

#sdgs #climatechange #blog #sdg13 #sdg17

18.08.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The UN has released an article detailing worldwide, record-breaking extreme heat, highlighting the global interconnectedness of climate change and its relation to multiple SDGs.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Learn about our climate-resilient research and news: sdg.utoronto.ca

#sdgs #extremeheat

14.08.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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August 9 was International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples! This annual celebration raises awareness of the needs, traditions, endurance, and knowledge of various Indigenous communities worldwide.πŸͺΆ

#sdgs #indigenous #worldcommunity #landback #sdg1 #sdg10 #sdg11 #sdg13 #sdg14 #sdg15 #sdg17

11.08.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s 2025 Student Mobility Program recipient spotlight is on PhD student Noshin Karim from MIE! Learn more about her research on biofouling growth on reverse osmosis membranes and the pushback against global water scarcity for remote communities here: sdg.utoronto.ca

#sdg6 #solarpower

06.08.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s 2024 Student Awards Program recipient spotlight is on PhD candidate Ma Guadalupe Sanchez Sandoval from OISE!πŸ“šLearn more about her research on a critical community of practice across 3 Mexican universities’ sustainability courses here: sdg.utoronto.ca/research-the...

#sdgs #education #learn

28.07.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to SDGs@UofT Affiliate David Pettinicchio for his recent paper on re-employment and earnings for people with disabilities in the labor market.

Read the paper here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Read Prof. Pettinicchio's relevant SDGs@UofT blog: sdg.utoronto.ca

#paperspotlight

23.07.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At SDGS@UofT, we are committed to creating spaces that highlight student voices. Arjun Yanglem, undergrad student advisor on our Student Advisory Committee, discusses the necessity of student contributions as we race to meet the 2030 SDG Agenda deadline.

πŸ”— Read here: sdg.utoronto.ca

#sdgs #SAC

21.07.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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With Youth Skills Day behind us and our 2025-2026 student advisors for the SDGs@UofT Student Advisory Committee recruited, returning undergraduate member Arjun Yanglem encourages us to place students at the forefront of SDG advancement.

πŸ”— Read the blog at: sdg.utoronto.ca

#sdgs #SAC #students

21.07.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing our Student Advisory Committee members for the 2025-2026 term! We’re looking forward to a successful year of SDG promotion and representation with our graduate student advisors!

Learn more about our initiative here: sdg.utoronto.ca/about/

#sdgs #SAC #studentengagement

17.07.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing our Student Advisory Committee members for the 2025-2026 term! We’re looking forward to a successful year of SDG promotion and representation with our graduate student advisors!

Learn more about our initiative here: sdg.utoronto.ca/about/

#sdgs #SAC #studentengagement

17.07.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing our Student Advisory Committee members for the 2025-2026 term! We’re looking forward to a successful year of SDG promotion and representation with our undergraduate student advisors!

Learn more about our initiative here: sdg.utoronto.ca/about/

#sdgs #SAC #studentengagement

17.07.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing our Student Advisory Committee members for the 2025-2026 term! We’re looking forward to a successful year of SDG promotion and representation with our undergraduate student advisors!

Learn more about our initiative here: sdg.utoronto.ca/about/

#sdgs #SAC #studentengagement

17.07.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is World Youth Skills Day! This year marks the 10th anniversary of this day, celebrating the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship, and access to quality education and training opportunities πŸ“ πŸ’Ό

#WYSD2025 #sdg4 #sdg8 #youth

15.07.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s 2024 Synthesis Grant recipient spotlight is on Prof. Wanja Gitari from UTM’s Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy! Learn more about her creation of a pedagogical model that contextualizes and analyzes the purpose and progress of the SDGs: sdg.utoronto.ca πŸ“

#sdgs #synthesis #learn

09.07.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In partnership with IECS, we are pleased to announce the launch of our Visiting Scholars Program! Come engage in SDG-related discussions, research, and collaborative activities at UofT from any uni in the world!
For more info and to apply, navigate here: sdg.utoronto.ca/visiting-sch...

#community

07.07.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re not leaving Pride behind! We must continue to prioritize the consistent uplifting of marginalized communities as we enter Disability Pride Month for July! Be sure to read Professor Newman’s blog post if you haven’t already! 🌎🌈

πŸ”—Read here: sdg.utoronto.ca/leaving-no-o...

#sdgs #pridemonth

03.07.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to SDG Fellow Carmen Logie, and Affiliate Peter Newman, for these recent publications covering climate change, weather fluctuations, sexual and reproductive health, and resource insecurities.

πŸ”— Articles:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

gh.bmj.com/content/10/5...

#SDGs

25.06.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s Pride Month! A time for celebration, but also a time for awareness, solidarity, and protest. Read Professor Newman’s blog article on how the fulfillment of the SDGs may be leaving 2SLGBTQIA+ communities behind 🌎🌈

πŸ”— Learn more here: sdg.utoronto.ca/leaving-no-o...

#sdgs #pridemonth #lgbtq

23.06.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is the fulfillment of the 2030 UN SDG Agenda actually leaving key groups behind? Professor Peter A. Newman discusses the tensions between 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and the Sustainable Development Goals. 🌎🌈

πŸ”— Learn more here: sdg.utoronto.ca/leaving-no-o...

#sdgs #sdg10 #sdg17 #pridemonth #lgbtq

23.06.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day! Celebrated annually on June 21st for the summer solstice, this day recognizes Canada’s First Nations, Inuit peoples, and MΓ©tis communitiesβ€”as well as their cultures, languages, and traditions.πŸͺΆ

#nationalindigenouspeoplesday #nooneleftbehind #summersolstice

21.06.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ SDGs@UofT Fellow Carmen Logie is sharing her insights from East Africa on extreme weather, resource insecurity, and youth sexual health with the UN Uni Sci Talks series!

Date and Time: June 11 2025; 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Location: Zoom (online)
Register: forms.office.com/r/atKpCUDSx3

#sdgs

10.06.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ Attention University of Toronto SDG enthusiasts! This is your final opportunity to register for Climate Positive Energy (CPE) and SDGs@UofT’s collaborative panel pictured here.

πŸ’‘More info: cpe.utoronto.ca/event/food-f...

πŸ”—Registration link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#sdgs #foodforthought

09.06.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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