Author: Kristy Bard

Transdisciplinary Knowledge Co-Production Online Workshop

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Event poster

Engaged scholarship that involves partnership with non-academic stakeholders and addresses real world and complex challenges of sustainability and climate change requires a different approach to building knowledge and facilitating action. The Committee on the Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability (CECCS), in partnership with the SDGs@UofT Institutional Strategic Initiative (ISI) is hosting a Transdisciplinary Knowledge Co-Production (TDCP) Workshop for early-career researchers, post-doctoral fellows, masters and PhD students at U of T. Join us in this online workshop to learn more about the concept of TDCP research and  get your questions answered!

Time: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024, 3:00pm – 4:30pm

Audience: Early-career researchers, post-doctoral fellows, PhD and masters students at U of T

Please note this is an online event, and it will be recorded and shared via CECCS channels. The Zoom link will be shared with participants closer to the event date. 

Register for the March 19th TDCP online workshop here.

Transdisciplinary Knowledge Co-Production (TDCP) Workshop 

Posted on by Kristy Bard
TDCP Dec. 4 event poster

Transdisciplinary Knowledge Co-Production (TDCP) Workshop for early career researchers, post-doctoral fellows and PhD students at U of T  

Engaged scholarship that involves partnership with non-academic stakeholders and addresses real world and complex challenges of sustainability and climate change requires a different approach to building knowledge and facilitating action. The Committee on the Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability (CECCS) is hosting a Transdisciplinary Knowledge Co-Production (TDCP) Workshop for early-career researchers, post-doctoral fellows and PhD students at U of T.  The first pilot session will introduce the concept of TDCP research, offer an opportunity to discuss the perspectives of different academic and non-academic partners, and include a working lunch to discuss what U of T should do to encourage more TDCP.

Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm, Monday, December 4, 2023

Location: Hart House (7 Hart House Circle, Toronto M5S 3H3)

Lunch will be provided.

Register at https://rb.gy/ebhjbh

The deadline to register for the workshop is 11:59 PM, 26th November 2023.

U of T News: The future of takeout? U of T startup partners with restaurants to offer reusable containers

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Reusable takeout containers supplied by Inwit
Photo of Mo Tahvili

Mo Tahvili is a co-founder and chief technology officer of Inwit, a Toronto startup that is dedicated to offering waste-free takeout.  Inwit – a recent finalist in U of T’s Adams Sustainability Innovation Prize competition – currently partners with 16 Toronto restaurants to offer takeout meals in reusable stainless steel containers. Mo spoke to U of T News about his experience juggling a marketing business, a startup and computer science studies at the University of Toronto 

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U of T News: U of T entrepreneurs credit Adams Sustainability Innovation Prize for energizing sun-care startupU of T News:

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Kristina Knox and Stephanie Tien, co-founders of sun-care startup Arbre

At the 2022 Adams Sustainability Innovation Prize competition, Arbre won second-place and $7,500 for their company. Arbre is a sustainable sun care brand on a mission to create inclusive and innovative sun protection products.

Kristina Knox and Stephanie Tien co-founders of sun-care startup Arbre recently spoke with U of T News about how their second-place finish paved the way for the launch of their debut product. 

Go to U of T News to read the full article