Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by ICCIT

U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · 9h

Oct. 9 | Photography Exhibition

Check out a new photography exhibition: "In the Quiet of Everyday Life: Indian and Pakistani Diaspora Lives in the GTA"

⏰ 6 p.m.
📍 MN North Reception

Exhibition runs through Oct. 17, 2025

More info ➡️ https://bit.ly/46E1EzX

Promotional banner for an event titled 'In the Quiet of Everyday Life – Indian and Pakistani Diaspora Lives in the GTA', featuring a person draped in a white embroidered shawl, sitting against a lush green background. The event details 'A Community Photography Research Exhibition'

1 2

ICCIT @iccit-utm.bsky.social · 1d

The ICCIT PROfessional series connects students with industry professionals through targeted workshops, lectures, and hands-on experiences. Our mission is to equip ICCIT students with the tools they need for success in their professional journeys. www.utm.utoronto.ca/iccit/studen...

ICCIT PROfessional Series | Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology

www.utm.utoronto.ca

ICCIT @iccit-utm.bsky.social · 1d

Join us October 20th at UTM for an Entrepreneur's Forum, the first event in the ICCIT's PROfessional Series for 2025-26. Network with fellow entrepreneurs, share insights, and gain valuable knowledge to help grow your business. www.eventbrite.ca/e/iccit-prof...

ICCIT PROfessional: MGD421 Entrepreneur's Forum

Get ready to join us at the ICCIT PROfessional: MGD421 Entrepreneur's Forum for a day of networking, learning, and inspiration!

www.eventbrite.ca

1

Reposted by ICCIT

Jackman Humanities Institute @jhievents.bsky.social · 2d

✨ Join the Jackman Humanities Institute’s Circle of Fellows in 2026-27!

Apply for our Visiting Public Humanities Faculty Fellowship

🧩 Annual Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025 | 4pm EST
🔗 Details & FAQs: uoft.me/vph26-27

A blurred and double exposure image of a group of pedestrians walking on a busy street at night. The text overlay is Call for Applications: 2026-27 Visiting Public Humanities Faculty Fellowship. Deadline is November 25, 2025. Theme is Doubles, Doppelgangers.

3 3

Reposted by ICCIT

U of T Black Research Network @uoftbrn.bsky.social · 7d

📢 Calling all #UofT graduate students!

On Oct. 17, join the BRN for a virtual lunch-hour to help shape the future of our programming.

This informal session is your chance to share ideas on how we can better support your academic + professional journey 🤝🏽 buff.ly/GzIARpa #BlackResearchNetwork

Event | Join the BRN for "Graduate Student Lunch Hour: Shaping BRN Programming." The virtual event takes place on Oct. 17 from 12 - 1 p.m. with R. Cassandra Lord, the BRN's acting director.

5 7

Reposted by ICCIT

U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · 8d

Sept. 30 | National Day of Truth & Reconciliation

Honour the experiences of residential school survivors by joining a university-wide event to recognize #OrangeShirtDay & #NTRD. 🧡

All #UTM community members are encouraged to watch the livestream.
⏰ 10 - 11:30 a.m.
📍 DV2220

Orange background with featuring illistration of noojimo’iwe, an award-winning design by MJ Singleton.

2 5

Reposted by ICCIT

U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · 9d

#UTM orientation activities have wrapped up and the fall leaves are beginning to change on campus. 🍁 #MyUofT

How has your back-to-school season gone so far?

A person wearing a 'University of Toronto' jacket walking along a path in a campus setting with trees and other pedestrians nearby.

Photo of a university campus walkway lined with autumn trees, featuring an individual holding an umbrella and another person walking on the path.

Vivid red autumn leaves on a tree at a park, with a person walking in the background.

View of a lush park with a close-up of a tree with multicolored leaves, surrounded by a grassy area and other trees in the background.

1 4

Reposted by ICCIT

U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · 11d

Get ready! The #AllNationsPowwow is coming to #UTM in just one week.
Free ticket and event info ➡️ uoft.me/utmpowwow25

#UTMPowwow

Dancer in regalia observes the All-Nations Powwow.

3 3

ICCIT @iccit-utm.bsky.social · 12d

Lilia Topouzova discusses her new book, Unsilencing: The History and Legacy of the Bulgarian Gulag, in an informal interview with the European Review of Books. Published by Cornell University Press, her book is a study of Bulgaria's forced labour camps. europeanreviewofbooks.com/texting-with...

Texting with ... Lilia Topouzova - The European Review of Books

I wanted to show that history and memory are inseparable—and that unsilencing is itself a method.

europeanreviewofbooks.com

1 2

Reposted by ICCIT

U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · 18d

Sept. 24-25 | Experiential Education Fair

Learn more about experiential learning, network & learn more about the wide range of experiential research activities available at #UTM.
⏰ 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
📍 Kaneff Centre

More info 💙 https://bit.ly/47ALpET

EEU staffers gather at an informational table during an event at Kaneff Centre.

1 1

Reposted by ICCIT

Nicole Cohen @nicolecohen.bsky.social · 15d

The Canadian Communication Association will host its 2026 conference at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario June 2-4, 2026. Call for papers in French and English: acc-cca.ca/index.php/co...

CCA 2026 // June 2-4 // Windsor – Canadian Communication Association

acc-cca.ca

3 4

Reposted by ICCIT

U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · 18d

Just two weeks to go! Join us on Oct. 4 for the UTM #AllNationsPowwow 💙

Get your free ticket and plan your visit: uoft.me/utmpowwow25

Dancers in the RAWC gym during the All-Nations Powwow

1 1

ICCIT @iccit-utm.bsky.social · 19d

Congratulations to ICCIT Professor Julie Yujie Chen for being awarded a @utm.utoronto.ca Annual Research Prize. This award recognizes outstanding early career faculty members from the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. www.utm.utoronto.ca/research-inn...

The stone sculpture marking the entryway of the University of Toronto Mississauga, marked with the name of the university.

2 4

Reposted by ICCIT

U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · 20d

#UofT has been named one of the top five universities in the world – and the No. 1 university in Canada – for research impact, according to the 2025 edition of the NTU World University Rankings.
https://bit.ly/4nGuMwg

U of T among top five universities globally in latest research rankings | University of Toronto Mississauga

The University of Toronto has been named one of the top five universities in the world – and the No. 1 university in Canada – for research impact, according to the 2025 edition of the NTU World University Rankings.In this year's ranking, U of T placed f...

www.utm.utoronto.ca

1 2

Reposted by ICCIT

U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · 21d

Garry Sault, an Anishinaabe Elder who was deeply involved with U of T Mississauga, is being remembered for his wisdom, generosity and ability to bring people together.
Read more: #UTM remembers Elder Sault's "guiding presence"
🔗 https://bit.ly/48iFWT9

Elder Garry Sault conducts a sacred fire ceremony at Massey College on Nov. 15, 2023.

1 3

Reposted by ICCIT

U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · 23d

Sept. 30 | Reimagining Education: Black Indigenous Waterways

Register for this virtual event spotlighting research insights from the inaugural recipients of the BRN’s Black Indigenous Waterways Fellowship, Jade Nixon and kara lynch.
https://bit.ly/4npvA8E

Black Research Network: Reimagining Education: Black Indigenous Waterways

How do Black and Indigenous pedagogical approaches challenge dominant educational frameworks? What does it look like to center these methodologies...

bit.ly

1 3

Reposted by ICCIT

Jackman Humanities Institute @jhievents.bsky.social · 23d

📣 Deadline TOMORROW!

@utoronto.ca Faculty - get your applications in now for 2026-27 JHI Faculty Research Fellowships:

✨ 12-Month Fellowships on the theme Doubles, Doppelgangers
✨ 6-Month Fellowships (any theme)

⏰ Deadline: Sept 16, 4pm EST
👉 uoft.me/26-27frf

Old style round alarm clock with bells on top. The hands point to 4pm. Text overlay reads: Deadline Alert! The JHI Faculty Research Fellowship Application closes this Tuesday, September 16 at 4pm EST.

2 2

ICCIT @iccit-utm.bsky.social · 26d

Join the University of Toronto community on September 30th in commemorating Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This event will be held in-person at Hart House as well as streamed virtually. people.utoronto.ca/news/2025-or...

Reposted by ICCIT

Jackman Humanities Institute @jhievents.bsky.social · 28d

✨ Join the Jackman Humanities Institute’s Circle of Fellows in 2026-27!

Apply for our Visiting Public Humanities Faculty Fellowship

🧩 Annual Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025 | 4pm EST
🔗 Details & FAQs: uoft.me/vph26-27

2 3

Reposted by ICCIT

Jackman Humanities Institute @jhievents.bsky.social · 29d

📣 U of T Faculty - don’t miss this opportunity!

Apply now for 2026-27 JHI Faculty Research Fellowships:

✨ 12-Month Fellowships on the theme Doubles, Doppelgangers
✨ 6-Month Fellowships (any theme)

⏰ Deadline: Sept 16, 4pm EST
👉 uoft.me/26-27frf

1 1

ICCIT @iccit-utm.bsky.social · Sep 8

📣 A reminder: This posting closes on September 30, 2025.

ICCIT @iccit-utm.bsky.social · Jul 28

The ICCIT is hiring! Our faculty is inviting applications for an Associate or Full Professor position in Organizational Studies, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Mississa...

An outdoor shot of a glass UTM building adjacent a tree in autumn.

1

Reposted by ICCIT

Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society @torontosri.bsky.social · Sep 4

Exciting news from SRI!

We’re welcoming Michael Inzlicht & Avery Slater as new research leads for 2025–26! Alongside six continuing leaders, they’ll advance bold projects on AI safety, trust, fairness, creativity & more.

Learn more: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/eight-n...

#AI #UofT

Eight research leads drive SRI’s mission forward with new projects — Schwartz Reisman Institute

With two new appointments and six renewed roles, the Schwartz Reisman Institute ’s 2025–26 cohort of research leads will advance projects on trust, creative pedagogy, agentic AI, democratic fairness,...

srinstitute.utoronto.ca

3 4

Reposted by ICCIT

U of T Black Research Network @uoftbrn.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join the BRN on Sept. 30 for, "Reimagining Education: Black Indigenous Waterways" 🌊

Inaugural BIW recipients Jade Nixon & kara lynch will share insights on the role of Black Indigenous histories & relationships in their work: buff.ly/dIihRxL #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Event | Join the BRN for a special talk titled, "Reimagining Education: Black Indigenous Waterways." The event features Jade Nixon and kara lynch. It will take place on Sept. 30, 2025 from 12 - 1 p.m., online.

1 2

Reposted by ICCIT

University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · Sep 2

In photos: #UofT kicks off fall term with move-in days, a clubs fair & first-day fun #MyUofT 📸 uoft.me/bts-photos

One last phone check as students make their way to class on U of T’s St. George campus on Sept. 2, the first day of the fall term

Move-in day is often a family affair. Volunteers and family members help roll students’ belongings into residence at U of T Mississauga

Welcome to U of T Scarborough! Students were greeted with open arms – and even a little dancing – as they moved into their new homes-away-from-homes

Students didn’t let a little rain dampen the fun at the tri-campus cheer-off event on the St. George campus

6 13

Reposted by ICCIT

University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · Aug 29

#UofT will be closed for Labour Day on Monday, September 1.

To find back to school resources for the U of T community, please visit utoronto.ca/utogether.

Enjoy your long weekend!

#MyUofT

Three students walking out of the Health Sciences Building

1 1