It's a new fashion first: a textbook dedicated exclusively to plus-size patternmaking. Co-authored by @torontomet.bsky.social professor Leila Kelleher and technical designer Gabby Brown, the new book addresses a longstanding gap in fashion education. Read more:
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The Disability Publics Lab invites you to join us for a hybrid talk:
Disability in Crisis? Towards a Critical Imagination of Disability Politics with Dr. Akihito Kato
March 4, 12–1 PM EST
@ TMU (SHE 576) and on Zoom
ASL interpretation and captions provided.
Register:https://bit.ly/disability-crisis
It's two years since the launch of @torontomet.bsky.social's Black Scholarship Institute, a place where Black heritage is honoured and Black brilliance can thrive. Read more about this pan-university research centre serving the interests of Black scholars across TMU:
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Featured Speaker, Daron Acemoglu. Economist, MIT Institute Professor and Nobel Prize Laureate. DemocracyXChange, April 18.
What happened to liberal democracy?
Nobel Prize–winning MIT economist Daron Acemoglu will join DemocracyXChange on April 18 to explore the tension between economic growth, emerging technologies, and democratic health.
Learn more + purchase tickets: democracyxchange.org
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Congratulations to @torontomet.bsky.social's Lincoln Alexander School of Law. In new rankings released by @timeshighered.bsky.social, TMU's law school placed second in Canada for research quality in 2026, and among the top 250 law programs globally. Read more:
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This Shingles Awareness Week, the NIA is encouraging Canadians to take action.
Read the full report → niageing.ca/reports/the-...
Read our media release niageing.ca/media-releas...
#ShinglesAwarenessWeek
New research from @torontomet.bsky.social professor Travonne Edwards examines the impact of unnecessary child protection investigations on Black families. His 'Parenting Under Threat' project explores how these encounters shape trust, well-being, and policy. Read more:
24.02.2026 20:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Saskatchewan has seen a slight population decline due to a drop in non-permanent residents. Professor Rupa Banerjee says the trend reflects broader national patterns and recent federal caps on temporary foreign workers and international students. https://bit.ly/4acfRo8
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Build community and connection at the 7th annual Black Excellence Mixer! Black students, faculty and staff at TMU are invited to join us on the 8th floor of the Sheldon and Tracy Levy Student Learning Centre (SLC) on Feb. 26 from 3–5:30 pm for food, music and games. Register here: torontomu.ca/mixer
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A female librarian hands two books to a woman at a library check-out desk.
A new blog from @cfetmu.bsky.social says libraries are among Canada’s most trusted institutions because they're grounded in expertise, standards and accountability. On Freedom to Read Week, celebrate libraries as democratic institutions designed to serve all. Read more: tinyurl.com/ydkuhann
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Congratulations to all the recipients of @torontomet.bsky.social's 2026 Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards! @torontometsci.bsky.social @trsmtorontomet.bsky.social @arts-tmu.bsky.social
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Join iBest Research from 1-2pm today for the Visiting Lecturer Series featuring @torontomet.bsky.social professor Shaghayegh Shajari.
🗓️ Friday, Feb 20, 2026
📌 LKS Auditorium – 209 Victoria St
Full details and Zoom link: tinyurl.com/3fba66vj
In recognition of #NationalPensionAwarenessWeek, the NIA is proud to release the Cost of Ageing Calculator—an interactive tool to help individuals better understand the real and rising costs associated with ageing in Canada.
🔗 coacalculator.ca
#CanadasRetirementFuture #CostOfAgeing
A portrait of Toronto Metropolitan University professor Anna Triandafyllidou.
Better housing planning starts with better data, @arts-tmu.bsky.social professor Anna Triandafyllidou tells the @thestar.com. She says federal data can help provinces cities plan housing that meets the needs of newly arrived families and students. Read more: tinyurl.com/bdeca9xr
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Whitney Rockley (BComm ’92, Retail Management ’91) has been appointed a Member of the Order
of Canada in recognition of her leadership in Canada’s venture capital industry. She has helped create opportunities for under-represented communities in private capital. https://bit.ly/4abLYWn
At a recent conference about Canada's evolving relationship with the US, @TorontoMet professor Carolyn Johns spoke about the Great Lakes region, where challenges to Canadian sovereignty intersect with environmental & economic vulnerability. Read more:
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Congratulations to the recipients of @torontomet.bsky.social's 17th Annual Viola Desmond Awards, recognizing Black women and Black gender-diverse leaders whose work advances equity, leadership and community impact across Toronto Metropolitan University and beyond. www.torontomu.ca/news-events/...
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Last month, students from @torontomet.bsky.social's Department of Architectural Science participated in Radical Hospitality, a four-day collaborative exercise that reimagined architectural education through collective hosting, care, and lived experience. Read more in Canadian Architect:
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A large group of people ice skating on Lake Devo outside The Image Centre on the Toronto Metropolitan University campus.
Toronto Metropolitan University is closed for the Family Day holiday on Monday, February 16. This account will not be monitored today. We'll see you tomorrow.
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André Côté, executive director of @daisTMU, co-authored a recent op-ed arguing that Canadian sovereignty starts with a resilient democracy. Côté and his co-authors say the health of Canada’s institutions is vital to our independence. Read more: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
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The Ted Rogers Case Team won first place at ACHIEVE 2026, the national accounting case competition held during the ACHIEVE Conference in January. This marks the team’s second consecutive title and the school’s fifth straight win overall. https://bit.ly/4jZLO7K
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Who gets a say in how heart care is designed? @torontomet.bsky.social professor Suzanne Fredericks helped shape an international statement arguing that patients must be true partners in research, care and policy – not consulted after decisions are made. Read more:
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📉 Social Engagement Is Declining Among Older Canadians
New findings from the 2025 Ageing in Canada Survey show fewer older adults are participating regularly in social, recreational or group activities.
🔗 Read the full report niageing.ca/reports/pers...
#AgeingInCanada #HealthyAgeing #Loneliness
It's time to retire outdated ideas about retirement, @torontomet.bsky.social professor Marsha Barber writes in @thestar.com. Rather than representing a time of withdrawal, Barber says retirement should be about celebrating the potential of old age. Read more:
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The stage is set and the curtain is rising on an exciting performance season at TMU.
From February through April, the School of Performance presents eight live productions featuring dance and acting students working alongside professional artists.
AI literacy is no longer optional. Join Dr. Wendy Cukier, national leader in innovation and inclusion, for an Intersections talk on AI in the workplace and the future of work.
📅February 12 at 5:30 p.m.📍Burlington
💰Free and open to the public
🎫RSVP: ow.ly/JoUq50XSF9c
Leaving Afghanistan as a refugee to become a graduate student at @torontomet.bsky.social began a journey of transformation for Obaid Mahmoodi. Now a postdoctoral researcher, his experiences personify TMU's values of resilience and community. Read more:
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Six undergraduate computer science students put TMU on the map, placing 3rd among Canadian universities at the #ICPC2025 regionals. George Zhang, fourth-year student and longtime competitor, shares a play-by-play of the competition. www.torontomu.ca/science/news...
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The annual Winter Stations event returns to Woodbine Beach on Feb. 16 with Mirage, exploring perception and reality in the age of AI. @torontomet.bsky.social students helped designed Glaciate, a set of ice lenses formed by vertical panels filled with lake water. Read more:
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A poster to promote the iBEST Visiting Lecturer Series featuring Dr. Leyla Soleymani and her February 6 lecture, "Electrochemical and Functional Nucleic Acids – Key Tools for Next-Generation Biosensing."
Happening today:
Join the iBEST Visiting Lecturer Series featuring Dr. Leyla Soleymani for her lecture "Electrochemical and Functional Nucleic Acids – Key Tools for Next-Generation Biosensing."
🗓️ Friday, Feb 6, 2026
📌LKS Auditorium – 209 Victoria St.
Full details: tinyurl.com/3ap2yh2e
