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A Student’s Path from War to Hope

Oct 16, 2024 | magazine.utoronto.ca | Megan Easton

Program Scholars-at-Risk | Launched 2000 | Mission To offer bursaries to students or scholars who have recently sought asylum or whose studies or research have been affected by crisis – and give them a safe haven at U of TIn the summer of 2022, Vadym Lytvynov left Ukraine and enrolled in the master of science in biomedical communications program at U of T’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
Looking Beyond the Frontlines to Uncover War’s Hidden Scars

Oct 16, 2024 | magazine.utoronto.ca | Megan Easton

When Zoë Wool started interviewing injured soldiers at a military hospital in the U.S. in 2007, she thought the research would be one part of her doctoral thesis about the “war on terror” after the attacks of 9/11. Very quickly, though, she realized that the conversations offered an expanded perspective on the harms of war and their often-unseen, yet wide-ranging, effects.
Drawing Connections

Apr 25, 2024 | magazine.utoronto.ca | Megan Easton

Ai Taniguchi was six when her family moved to the United States from Japan, and she’ll never forget how scary and lonely it felt to start Grade 1 barely knowing a word of English. She learned quickly, but it was her love of art that first helped her bridge the language barrier. “I’d sit with my notebook on a bench drawing at recess, and the kids would come over and ask me to draw them or their favourite cartoon characters,” she says.
Research on LGBTIQ inclusion in Asia is advancing human rights and addressing the root causes of HIV

Apr 24, 2024 | socialwork.utoronto.ca | Megan Easton

Categories: Faculty, Peter Newman, Research After more than two decades spent studying HIV prevention among sexual and gender minorities in Asia and North America, Peter A. Newman is well-acquainted with the factors that increase vulnerability to HIV infection: discrimination, stigma, violence, and marginalization in education and employment, to name just a few.
His Course About the Body Is a Workout for the Mind

Jan 22, 2024 | magazine.utoronto.ca | Bruce Grierson |Megan Easton

On the first day of a University of Toronto course about healthy living, Doug Richards puts a simple-sounding question to the class: what is the most common cause of death in Canada? One student pipes up: “heart disease?” Another says, “cancer.”“Well, that’s the pathologist’s perspective,” says Richards, an associate professor, teaching stream, at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education. “But if you ask a sociologist, they’re probably going to say the answer is poverty.
Little evidence linking five 'love languages' to healthy relationships, researchers say

Jan 10, 2024 | educationnewscanada.com | Megan Easton

Even if you don't know your love language, you've probably heard of the concept. The theory's pervasiveness in pop culture has only increased in the 30-odd years since Baptist minister Gary Chapman published his book The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts. But when psychology researchers at the University of Toronto decided to test Chapman's main assumptions, they found they don't stand up to scientific scrutiny.
Changing the conversation around love languages and positive relationships

Dec 21, 2023 | medicalxpress.com | Megan Easton

Even if you don't know your love language, you've probably heard of the concept. The theory's pervasiveness in pop culture has only increased in the 30-odd years since Baptist pastor Gary Chapman published his book "The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts." Yet psychology researchers at the University of Toronto Mississauga recently showed that Chapman's main assumptions don't stand up to scientific study—and have proposed a new metaphor for sustaining positive relationships.
University of Toronto Magazine

Oct 11, 2023 | magazine.utoronto.ca | Megan Easton

When Thy Phu was a young Vietnamese-born newcomer to Toronto in the 1980s, she liked to watch kids’ shows on CBC. Without the luxury of today’s on-demand programming, she would often sit through the adult shows that came on in between, including a frequently aired documentary on the Vietnam War. Witnessing the shocking battleground footage over and over again, Phu was confused by how little this depiction looked like the Vietnam from her hazy childhood memories and family stories.
Two generations of community service: Special Constable Ryan Moore joins father at U of T Campus Safety

May 24, 2023 | blueline.ca | Megan Easton

Ryan Moore’s path to becoming a Special Constable at U of T Mississauga wasn’t easy. To stay motivated as he gained the necessary skills and experience through security jobs, workouts and volunteering, he’d often visualize receiving the badge. When that moment finally came in February, he says it was even better than he imagined. “The swearing-in ceremony was extra special because my dad handed me the badge,” says Ryan.
University of Toronto Magazine

Apr 26, 2023 | magazine.utoronto.ca | Megan Easton

The first time Suman Roy used a food bank, he was curious to see what was in the bag he had been handed. “I sat down in a little courtyard nearby and started going through it,” says Roy, who immigrated to Canada in 2002 with $42 in his pocket. “One of the items was a box of dry bread pieces that I thought I’d break my teeth on. Even though I was very hungry, I threw it out. I know now that it was a stuffing mix.