Donna Kidwell
@drdonnakidwell.com
Technology is wonderful, let's make it trustworthy too. Chief Information Officer, University of Toronto
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Here's a bit about what we're working on at #UofT in the higher ed & tech space with @drdonnakidwell.com leading the way... and it was my pleasure to write about it! ⬇️
Aligning, collaborating, and dreaming big for a secure, scalable and ethically governed technology environment for all. 🔮🤖🌿
Aligning, collaborating, and dreaming big for a secure, scalable and ethically governed technology environment for all. 🔮🤖🌿
The IT@UofT Tech Alignment Task Force brings together experts to evaluate and strengthen @utoronto.ca's technology landscape. Their work will lay the foundation for a secure, scalable and ethically governed tech environment for the U of T community.
Learn more: its.utoronto.ca/charting-our...
Learn more: its.utoronto.ca/charting-our...
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Here's a bit about what we're working on at #UofT in the higher ed & tech space with @drdonnakidwell.com leading the way... and it was my pleasure to write about it! ⬇️
Aligning, collaborating, and dreaming big for a secure, scalable and ethically governed technology environment for all. 🔮🤖🌿
Aligning, collaborating, and dreaming big for a secure, scalable and ethically governed technology environment for all. 🔮🤖🌿
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
The desert is amazing
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The desert is amazing
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Reposted by Donna Kidwell
JOB ALERT: We are recruiting for the newly created role of Information Security Program Manager.
Apply by Sept 30.
citizenlab.ca/2025/09/job-...
Apply by Sept 30.
citizenlab.ca/2025/09/job-...
Job Opportunity: Information Security Program Manager - The Citizen Lab
The Information Security Program Manager will be responsible for providing strategic leadership to develop and implement Information Security Programs for the Citizen Lab as well as other units at the...
citizenlab.ca
September 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
JOB ALERT: We are recruiting for the newly created role of Information Security Program Manager.
Apply by Sept 30.
citizenlab.ca/2025/09/job-...
Apply by Sept 30.
citizenlab.ca/2025/09/job-...
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STUNNING
"Traditionally, wearing blankets was functional, but I thought, If fashion evolves, why can’t Native wearable art evolve too? So I used metallic thread to make the blanket shimmer, adapting an old form to a contemporary aesthetic."
hyperallergic.com/1014669/mari...
"Traditionally, wearing blankets was functional, but I thought, If fashion evolves, why can’t Native wearable art evolve too? So I used metallic thread to make the blanket shimmer, adapting an old form to a contemporary aesthetic."
hyperallergic.com/1014669/mari...
The Diné Weaver Who Turns Microchips Into Art
Marilou Schultz, a math teacher and fourth-generation weaver, pushes the boundaries of the art form by combining technological aesthetics and Diné techniques.
hyperallergic.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
STUNNING
"Traditionally, wearing blankets was functional, but I thought, If fashion evolves, why can’t Native wearable art evolve too? So I used metallic thread to make the blanket shimmer, adapting an old form to a contemporary aesthetic."
hyperallergic.com/1014669/mari...
"Traditionally, wearing blankets was functional, but I thought, If fashion evolves, why can’t Native wearable art evolve too? So I used metallic thread to make the blanket shimmer, adapting an old form to a contemporary aesthetic."
hyperallergic.com/1014669/mari...
The Toronto Public Library system is a marvel! So grateful to live in a city that cherishes libraries and books!!!
August 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Toronto Public Library system is a marvel! So grateful to live in a city that cherishes libraries and books!!!
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June data are in.
The value of monthly US wine exports (Jan 2023–Jun 2025). Year over year, Canada (-96.8%) has all but disappeared as an export market for U.S. wine. China (-36%) and the UK (-6%) are down as well. Overall, US wine exports declined by US$38.8 million (-37%) compared to June 2024.
The value of monthly US wine exports (Jan 2023–Jun 2025). Year over year, Canada (-96.8%) has all but disappeared as an export market for U.S. wine. China (-36%) and the UK (-6%) are down as well. Overall, US wine exports declined by US$38.8 million (-37%) compared to June 2024.
August 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
June data are in.
The value of monthly US wine exports (Jan 2023–Jun 2025). Year over year, Canada (-96.8%) has all but disappeared as an export market for U.S. wine. China (-36%) and the UK (-6%) are down as well. Overall, US wine exports declined by US$38.8 million (-37%) compared to June 2024.
The value of monthly US wine exports (Jan 2023–Jun 2025). Year over year, Canada (-96.8%) has all but disappeared as an export market for U.S. wine. China (-36%) and the UK (-6%) are down as well. Overall, US wine exports declined by US$38.8 million (-37%) compared to June 2024.
Having lived in the desert for years, I just can't get over how beautiful peonies are! #bloomscrolling
June 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Having lived in the desert for years, I just can't get over how beautiful peonies are! #bloomscrolling
Oriental poopies (with seeds?!) in The Annex. #bloomscrolling
June 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Oriental poopies (with seeds?!) in The Annex. #bloomscrolling
Fascinated and hopeful by approaches that encourage rewilding of the Internet. Let's encourage more of what inspires new generations of technology creatives to build cool things.
It’s been fun watching the unlikely rise of MCP as a standard, which is open and messy in a way that mimics the dynamics of the good parts of Web 2.0. Maybe something interesting will happen! www.anildash.com//2025/05/20/...
MCP is the coming of Web 2.0 2.0 - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
May 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Fascinated and hopeful by approaches that encourage rewilding of the Internet. Let's encourage more of what inspires new generations of technology creatives to build cool things.
LeVar Burton just startled his address 😍
I’m watching Howard University’s commencement. The keynote is LeVar Burton, he’s speaking soon: commencement.howard.edu/commencement...
157th Commencement Convocation Livestream | Commencement | Celebrating Howard University's Graduates
commencement.howard.edu
May 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
LeVar Burton just startled his address 😍
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This is a Magdelena Bay music video
this 1996 commercial for claritin sent me into flight or flight. an absolute psycho directed this
April 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This is a Magdelena Bay music video
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"When organizations work together and commit to a collective defense of democratic principles, they share the costs of defiance. The government cannot attack everyone all at once. When the costs of defiance are shared, they become easier for individuals to bear."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
"When organizations work together and commit to a collective defense of democratic principles, they share the costs of defiance. The government cannot attack everyone all at once. When the costs of defiance are shared, they become easier for individuals to bear."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Celebrating the new seasons with a new role! Looking forward to being surrounded by blossoms.
May is for ‘MAYING’ – the celebration of May Day and the coming of summer, usually with some flower garlands and general merriment!
This is a detail from a 14th-century Book of Hours (CUL MS Dd.4.17). Explore it in full in the Cambridge Digital Library: cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DD-0...
This is a detail from a 14th-century Book of Hours (CUL MS Dd.4.17). Explore it in full in the Cambridge Digital Library: cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DD-0...
May 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Celebrating the new seasons with a new role! Looking forward to being surrounded by blossoms.
Still so amazed by what the internet makes possible!
The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
If you know nothing else about medieval European illuminated manuscripts, you surely know the Book of Kells. “One of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures” comments Medievalists.net, “it is set apart ...
www.openculture.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Still so amazed by what the internet makes possible!
April 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
How wonderful to hear that Melanie Woodin will be leading the University of Toronto! I agree, we are an "unstoppable force for good."
www.utoronto.ca/news/univers...
www.utoronto.ca/news/univers...
Melanie Woodin named U of T’s 17th president
Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named the University of Toronto’s 17th president.
www.utoronto.ca
March 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
How wonderful to hear that Melanie Woodin will be leading the University of Toronto! I agree, we are an "unstoppable force for good."
www.utoronto.ca/news/univers...
www.utoronto.ca/news/univers...
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Reminder: if you haven’t yet read “The Mythical Man Month,” buy two copies so you can read it faster.
March 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Reminder: if you haven’t yet read “The Mythical Man Month,” buy two copies so you can read it faster.
Such a beautiful winter day on campus at the University of Toronto!
February 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Such a beautiful winter day on campus at the University of Toronto!
Celebrating Data Privacy Day with @profwhw.bsky.social and amazing colleagues from @uoft.bsky.social at 3pm ET. Join us as we discuss "We the Data" and what we can do to protect data as a human right. #dataprivacyday #staysafeonline search.app/4Gy7WbdE2CtR...
Public EVE | Data Privacy Day: Virtual panel discussion on "We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age"
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January 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Celebrating Data Privacy Day with @profwhw.bsky.social and amazing colleagues from @uoft.bsky.social at 3pm ET. Join us as we discuss "We the Data" and what we can do to protect data as a human right. #dataprivacyday #staysafeonline search.app/4Gy7WbdE2CtR...
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The fact that NIH grant-making has been switched off so haphazardly, for reasons that remain unclear, and despite the scope of troubles it creates, suggests that higher ed will be profoundly vulnerable during the second Trump era, writes @ibogost.bsky.social:
The Chaos in Higher Ed Is Only Getting Started
Grant reviews have been suspended at the NIH. This could be an omen.
www.theatlantic.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The fact that NIH grant-making has been switched off so haphazardly, for reasons that remain unclear, and despite the scope of troubles it creates, suggests that higher ed will be profoundly vulnerable during the second Trump era, writes @ibogost.bsky.social:
Official accounts should be informative and delightful. Going to check on my smoke detector and powerstrips now. Keep being you, cpsc.gov!
January 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Official accounts should be informative and delightful. Going to check on my smoke detector and powerstrips now. Keep being you, cpsc.gov!
One of my favorite places in Austin is the Harry Ransom Center. Lorne Michaels donated the SNL Archives. Can't wait to see the exhibit in the fall!
www.hrc.utexas.edu/lorne-michae...
Photo credit Edie Baskin
Shelley Duvall, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Lorne Michaels and Laraine Newman.
www.hrc.utexas.edu/lorne-michae...
Photo credit Edie Baskin
Shelley Duvall, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Lorne Michaels and Laraine Newman.
January 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
One of my favorite places in Austin is the Harry Ransom Center. Lorne Michaels donated the SNL Archives. Can't wait to see the exhibit in the fall!
www.hrc.utexas.edu/lorne-michae...
Photo credit Edie Baskin
Shelley Duvall, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Lorne Michaels and Laraine Newman.
www.hrc.utexas.edu/lorne-michae...
Photo credit Edie Baskin
Shelley Duvall, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Lorne Michaels and Laraine Newman.
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Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol
Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol
Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol, he shared in a TikTok video posted on Wednesday. In anticipation of the coming U.S. TikTok ban, which will go through on Sunday unless paused by the…
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January 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol