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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.
In Singapore and Thailand, sexual and gender minorities face barriers across health, education, and family life. π
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
Today is UNESCOβs 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
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
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
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
August 9 was International Day of the Worldβs Indigenous Peoples! This annual celebration raises awareness of the needs, traditions, endurance, and knowledge of various Indigenous communities worldwide.πͺΆ
#sdgs #indigenous #worldcommunity #landback #sdg1 #sdg10 #sdg11 #sdg13 #sdg14 #sdg15 #sdg17
Todayβs 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
Todayβs 2024 Student Awards Program recipient spotlight is on PhD candidate Ma Guadalupe Sanchez Sandoval from OISE!πLearn more about her research on a critical community of practice across 3 Mexican universitiesβ sustainability courses here: sdg.utoronto.ca/research-the...
#sdgs #education #learn
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
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.
π Read here: sdg.utoronto.ca
#sdgs #SAC
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.
π Read the blog at: sdg.utoronto.ca
#sdgs #SAC #students
Introducing our Student Advisory Committee members for the 2025-2026 term! Weβre 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
Introducing our Student Advisory Committee members for the 2025-2026 term! Weβre 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
Introducing our Student Advisory Committee members for the 2025-2026 term! Weβre 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
Introducing our Student Advisory Committee members for the 2025-2026 term! Weβre 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
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 π πΌ
#WYSD2025 #sdg4 #sdg8 #youth
Todayβs 2024 Synthesis Grant recipient spotlight is on Prof. Wanja Gitari from UTMβs 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 π
#sdgs #synthesis #learn
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
Weβre 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 Newmanβs blog post if you havenβt already! ππ
πRead here: sdg.utoronto.ca/leaving-no-o...
#sdgs #pridemonth
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.
π Articles:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
gh.bmj.com/content/10/5...
#SDGs
Itβs Pride Month! A time for celebration, but also a time for awareness, solidarity, and protest. Read Professor Newmanβs blog article on how the fulfillment of the SDGs may be leaving 2SLGBTQIA+ communities behind ππ
π Learn more here: sdg.utoronto.ca/leaving-no-o...
#sdgs #pridemonth #lgbtq
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. ππ
π Learn more here: sdg.utoronto.ca/leaving-no-o...
#sdgs #sdg10 #sdg17 #pridemonth #lgbtq
Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day! Celebrated annually on June 21st for the summer solstice, this day recognizes Canadaβs First Nations, Inuit peoples, and MΓ©tis communitiesβas well as their cultures, languages, and traditions.πͺΆ
#nationalindigenouspeoplesday #nooneleftbehind #summersolstice
π£ 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
π£ Attention University of Toronto SDG enthusiasts! This is your final opportunity to register for Climate Positive Energy (CPE) and SDGs@UofTβs collaborative panel pictured here.
π‘More info: cpe.utoronto.ca/event/food-f...
πRegistration link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#sdgs #foodforthought
Today is World Environment Day! Celebrated annually on June 5, this day, led by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and advocacy. π
#sdgs #worldenvironmentday #beatplasticpollution #combatclimatechange
Today is International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. Observed annually on June 4, this day raises awareness about how often children are caught in the crosshairs of armed conflict across the globe. Children have rights. Children want peace.π§Έ
#sdgs #peace #protectchildren
Congratulations to SDGs@UofT Fellow Carmen Logie and Affiliate Peter A. Newman for publishing a paper on the lived experiences of sex workers and gbMSM in Nairobi, in regard to climate change and EWE, resource insecurities, and HIV vulnerabilities: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#SDGs
May 25-May 31 is the International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories! This week reminds us of ongoing decolonization via the political, economic, social, and educational advancement of peoples striving towards free political institutions.
#SDGs #decolonizenow
Today is International Day of UN Peacekeepers. Today, we honour the invaluable contributions made by peacekeepers in bringing tangible change to communities worldwide and facilitating a more sustainable world.
#sdgs #sustainability #sdg16 #unpeacekeepers #peace #justice #futureofpeacekeeping
