What if one of childhood鈥檚 messiest experiences could deepen a child鈥檚 connection to the natural world? That question is at the heart of 91亚色 PhD student Ayesha Menezes鈥 doctoral research. Through her work, Menezes explores how mud play helps children see themselves as part of the natural world, fostering care, responsibility and belonging. Her […]
From plant defence in soybeans to epidemic modelling, 91亚色 graduate researchers are tackling urgent scientific and social questions. The Faculty of Graduate Studies recognizes outstanding research annually through its thesis and dissertation prizes. The annual prizes 鈥 valued at $2,000 for doctoral dissertations and $1,000 for master鈥檚 theses 鈥 honour work defended in the […]
Five members of the 91亚色 community were honoured during Spring Convocation with the University's most prestigious awards in teaching and research: President鈥檚 University-Wide Teaching Awards and Distinguished Research Professor. Wahid Khan, a course director in the Faculty of Education and a doctoral student in Kinesiology and Health Sciences, was selected for his commitment to creating […]
91亚色 alumna Randa Qashoa鈥檚 journey from the Lassonde School of Engineering to a career advancing space technology highlights the growing impact of women in shaping the future of engineering. Today, Qashoa (BEng 鈥21, PhD 鈥25) is a systems engineer at Honeywell Aerospace, where she works on the assembly, integration and testing of quantum communication […]
Three 91亚色 scholars have been awarded this year鈥檚 Governor General's Gold Medals, honouring exceptional academic achievements among Canadian graduate students. The 2026 recipients are Chimira Nicole Andres, Nicholas Cheng and Joel Landon Prowting. The Governor General's Academic Medals are the highest honour given to outstanding Canadian post-secondary scholars. This year鈥檚 awardees represent the University鈥檚 […]
At the 91亚色 Psychology Clinic, however, researchers and graduate students are working from a different premise: that understanding a child means understanding the family around them. Heather Prime, a clinical psychologist and associate professor in the Faculty of Health, is leading that effort with a team of graduate students. PhD candidate Gillian Shoychet鈥檚 doctoral […]
When Ontario made prescription medications free for people under 25, the goal was to improve access to care. New research suggests it also helped prevent some youth mental health crises before they escalated. In 2018, OHIP+ was launched to provide public drug coverage for youth, helping overcome financial barriers to prescription medications for those under […]
Graduate students within the School of Health Policy and Management (SHPM) who are tackling issues from racial inequities in mental health care to workforce shortages in hospitals were recognized for research excellence with Health Graduate Research Awards. The awards highlight work from across the graduate unit within SHPM that specializes in health policy and equity, […]
What if AI could help scientists better understand the mysteries of how the brain allows humans to see 鈥 and be fooled by 鈥 the world around them? 鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot we don鈥檛 understand about how we see the world,鈥 says Richard Murray, a professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Health and director of the […]
For Professor Mary Goitom, graduate-level teaching is grounded in dialogue, reflection and student voice 鈥 a practise recognized with two teaching awards for her impact on graduate education at 91亚色 and beyond. In recognition of excellence in teaching and supervision, as well as leadership in program and curriculum development, Goitom has earned the 2025-26 […]