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U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · 13d

Sept. 30 | Orange Shirt Day at OISE Library Book Club

Join UTL and OISE for a book club discussion of Tanya Talaga's 'The Knowing'.
⏰ 1 - 2 p.m.
📍 OISE Library

The book club is open to everyone at #UofT. 🧡 #OrangeShirtDay #NDTR.

More info 📙 https://bit.ly/42axmST

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U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · 14d

Sept. 30 | Orange Shirt Day 2025 Event

Honour the experiences of residential school survivors by joining a university-wide event to recognize #OrangeShirtDay and #NDTR.
⏰ 10 - 11:30 a.m.
📍 Hart House OR virtually

More info & event registration ➡️ https://bit.ly/4807cWy

Group of diverse individuals wearing orange shirts with 'Every Child Matters' slogan sitting in Hart House Great Hall.

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U of T Indigenous Research Network @uoftirn.bsky.social · 13d

Hosted by @utm.utoronto.ca’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives, the Oct. 4 All-Nations Powwow marks the third year people will gather on campus to celebrate Indigenous culture, community and tradition 💙 #UofTIRN #UofTIndigenous

2025 All-Nations Powwow - Indigenous Research Network at the University of Toronto

A Powwow is an Indigenous social celebration where community members can gather and enjoy traditional singing and dancing. All community members, including non-Indigenous, are welcome and strongly enc...

irn.utoronto.ca

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U of T Mississauga (UTM) @utm.utoronto.ca · 12d

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.

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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · 10d

Join us on Thursday, October 16 at 12 p.m. for our October Seminar Series event. Dr. Lee-Ling Lim from Universiti Malaya will present on From Data to Action in the Fight Against Diabetes and NCDs in Malaysia. Register now! www.eventbrite.com/e/network-fo...

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EARLY Diabetes @earlydiabetes.bsky.social · Aug 13

Showcasing our students' research @uhn.ca ORT STAR Research Day and @nhp-uoft.bsky.social Summer Student Research Day! A big kudos and shout-out for their accomplishments and dedication👏

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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Aug 13

We're celebrating the incredible work done by our summer students today. This cohort has created a wealth of research projects throughout this term and our Summer Student Research Day is their opportunity to share the findings.

Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Aug 13

We're celebrating the incredible work done by our summer students today. This cohort has created a wealth of research projects throughout this term and our Summer Student Research Day is their opportunity to share the findings.

Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Aug 6

The @calvin-ke.bsky.social lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow! Apply to join the team, where you will lead community-engaged, equity-focused type 2 diabetes research (qualitative & mixed-methods). jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHe...

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EARLY Diabetes @earlydiabetes.bsky.social · Jul 31

We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow! Exciting opportunity to join our research program @uhn.ca leading community-engaged, equity-driven type 2 diabetes research using qualitative and mixed-methods approaches.🔗: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHe...
@kristalamb.bsky.social @nhp-uoft.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Fellow, Qualitative Type 2 Diabetes Research

Company Description: UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto West...

jobs.smartrecruiters.com

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Temerty Medicine @uoftmedicine.bsky.social · Jul 23

Looking for the latest news at #TemertyMed? Our stories about our faculty, students and research live here: bit.ly/45TQbfK

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EARLY Diabetes @earlydiabetes.bsky.social · Jul 21

Grateful to my PI @calvin-ke.bsky.social, our co-authors, community partners, and the patient participants who made this work possible. Special thanks to @nhp-uoft.bsky.social for funding this project–read here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40639770/
@bbdc-uoft.bsky.social @uhn.ca @ihpmeuoft.bsky.social

Prevalence of diabetic kidney disease by world region of birth among immigrants and long-term residents of Canada with type 2 diabetes - PubMed

There is substantial variation in the prevalence of DKD among immigrants according to world region of birth.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Jul 16

New research from the lab of Dr. @calvin-ke.bsky.social looks at the prevalence of diabetic kidney disease by world region of birth among immigrants and long-term residents of Canada with type 2 diabetes.

www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com/article/S016...

Prevalence of diabetic kidney disease by world region of birth among immigrants and long-term residents of Canada with type 2 diabetes

To measure the prevalence of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) among immigrants and long-term residents with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com

Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Jul 14

Dr. Ghazal Fazli was recently a guest on The Agenda with Steve Paikin. You can watch her episode, which looks at how medicine has advanced over the last 20 years, now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nzo...

How Has Medicine Advanced in 20 Years? | The Agenda

YouTube video by TVO Today

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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Jul 11

A new publication from members of our NHP team looks at Community-based T2D screening programmes designed for priority populations: a scoping review protocol. Congratulations to Dr. Ghazal Fazli, Muhanad Ali, Fatema Ali, David Gerstle and Aimen Zehra.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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EARLY Diabetes @earlydiabetes.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thank you to my coauthors, our community partners, and patient participants. Grateful to SPARK and @nhp-uoft.bsky.social for funding this work.
@kristalamb.bsky.social @bbdc-uoft.bsky.social @uhn.ca @ihpmeuoft.bsky.social @calvin-ke.bsky.social

Impact of cardiovascular risk visualization on motivation to self-manage young-onset type 2 diabetes

To investigate the accessibility, credibility, emotional responses, and impacts of cardiovascular risk visualizations in motivating self-management of young-onset type 2 diabetes (YOD).

www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com

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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Jul 8

Dr. Ghazal Fazli, an assistant professor at the @uoftmississauga.bsky.social, has been named the inaugural Novo Nordisk Research Chair in Social and Environmental Determinants of Health!

Congratulations, Ghazal! healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/meet-our-res...

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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Jul 7

A new publication from the lab of Dr. @calvin-ke.bsky.social looks at findings from his recent Catalyst Grant project. What impact does cardiovascular risk visualization have on motivation to self-manage young-onset #T2D. www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com/article/S016...

Impact of cardiovascular risk visualization on motivation to self-manage young-onset type 2 diabetes

To investigate the accessibility, credibility, emotional responses, and impacts of cardiovascular risk visualizations in motivating self-management of young-onset type 2 diabetes (YOD).

www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com

Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Jul 1

#ICYMI - New research from the lab of Dr. Baiju Shah looks at comparing quality of diabetes care between immigrants and non-immigrants within dimensions of marginalization: A population-based cohort study.

www.primary-care-diabetes.com/article/S175...

Comparing quality of diabetes care between immigrants and non-immigrants within dimensions of marginalization: A population-based cohort study

Immigrants in western countries face an increased risk of developing diabetes and have been shown to receive lower quality of diabetes care. However, it is uncertain whether this disparity in care per...

www.primary-care-diabetes.com

Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Jun 24

New research from Katelyn Sushko and Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe and looks at mapping the components of the effective implementation of diabetes prevention programs after gestational diabetes.

bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...

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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Jun 18

Our Director, Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe, is part of the Global Diabetes Forum, which released The Copenhagen Declaration for Diabetes in the latest issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. #CopenhagenDeclaration
Learn more! diabetes.emory.edu/copenhagen-d...

Copenhagen Diabetes Declaration | EGDRC | Emory University

diabetes.emory.edu

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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Jun 16

Congratulations to Dr. Baiju Shah who won Diabetes Canada's Charles H. Best Award. The award recognizes a health-care professional who has made a significant difference across Canada towards improving the quality of life of individuals living with diabetes. diabetes.ca/media-room/p...

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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Jun 11

Congratulations to Dr. Erik Leif Lovblom, from
@ihpmeuoft.bsky.social who was awarded a 100th Anniversary Discovery of Insulin Banting Award from the Network for Healthy Populations and the Banting Discovery Foundation! healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/100th-annive...

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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations @nhp-uoft.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Discovery Day. This event was a fantastic opportunity to connect, learn and share - and to introduce our new Catalyst Grant projects and give updates on our previously-funded work. We can't wait for next year! @calvin-ke.bsky.social

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Krista Lamb @kristalamb.bsky.social · Jun 5

I love that I was able to interview my colleague @calvin-ke.bsky.social for this profile about his Catalyst Grant. The @nhp-uoft.bsky.social is supporting so many interesting projects aimed at improving the overall health of our communities. healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...

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