Events

RSVP by November 5 to uoft.me/realtalk

You’re invited to a night of Real Talk with engineering alumni about the intersection of engineering skills and social change. Equip yourself with knowledge that can help you make decisions about when to act for social change versus when to step back, learn how to find your way when you want to contribute your engineering skills but don’t know how, and better understand how engineers can strike a balance between supporting others and empowering themselves to lead.

This night will offer:

• Tools and take-aways from working alumni that you can use as you decide on and a plan a course to contribute to social justice initiatives with engineering skills and expertise.
• Find out how engineering alumni have empowered themselves,
• The hard lessons they’ve learned about social change work, how they’ve adjusted their approaches and persevered
• The power of deep listening
•  A chance for you to plot your own steps towards empowering yourself and others in the face of overwhelming projects for systemic change, including preliminary learning.

U of T Engineering alumni, join us for this monthly series.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now a part of the standard physical scientist’s tool kit, and it is regularly used to discover exciting new materials and processes. But AI is famously fickle, susceptible to data set bias and imbalance, subject to information leakage during training, and reliant on humans to evaluate its performance.

Professor Jason Hattrick-Simpers (MSE) discusses best practices for the implementation of AI techniques in the field of materials science, the challenges and successes of his research, and why he believes that robots can help us learn to better trust AI.

Read the abstracts and register for this free and exclusive event.

We are thrilled to announce the return of in-person U of T Pride Pub for 2022.  

Start YOUR pride celebrations with U of T surrounded by friends and colleagues in the beautiful outdoor Hart House Quad at the U of T Pride Pub. Join the party early for an outdoor event with food and drinks, a Community Fair with local 2SLGBTQ+ organizations, a photobooth from our friends at Alumni Relations, and kid-friendly activities care of MoveU and the Family Care Office. Or wait until the stars come out to dance the night away with our fabulous DJs, DJ Shannyn Hill and Deejay Jams, and performers, the beautiful and hilarious drag queen, Erin Brockobić and Ballroom legends, House of Monroe. All activities will be organized keeping in mind COVID health and safety protocols. 

This event is open to U of T students, staff, faculty, alumni, friends, families, and community members – everyone is welcome to attend! 

Free before 9:00PM, $5 AFTER 9:00PM 

This space is accessible. All-gender and accessible washrooms are located on site. 

4:30 PM – 8:00 PM: COMMUNITY FAIR & BBQ (family-friendly)
8:00 PM – 1:00 AM: DANCING UNDER THE STARS (17 +) 

All ages until 9pm, 17+ after 9 pm. There will be a wristband policy in effect. 

Find full details here.

#UofTPridePub – Your Pride Starts Here!