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U of T grad navigates cancer while learning how to improve the health of Indigenous families

News • 31 October 2025

Diagnosed with colon cancer just weeks before starting her master’s degree, Linda Nothing found strength in ceremony, language and community.

U of T Indigenous Research Network fosters partnerships to launch global Indigenous research consortium

News • 29 October 2025

The University of Toronto’s Indigenous Research Network is building global partnerships to advance Indigenous-led research through the International Indigenous Research Consortium.

‘Listening is a good place to start’: Arts & Science symposium explores Indigenous research ethics

News • 17 October 2025

Students, faculty and staff gathered for the A&S Indigenous Research Ethics Symposium recently in New College’s William Doo Auditorium.

Heidi Bohaker and Cara Krmpotich

Great Lakes Research Alliance marks 20 years of celebrating Indigenous history, culture and language

News • 26 September 2025

For two decades, the Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts & Cultures(GRASAC) has worked to preserve, celebrate and share cultural belongings and information about First Nations heritage in Canada and around the world.

U of T Arts & Science and Indigenous Research Network to co-host research symposium

News • 16 September 2025

The Dean’s Advisory Committee on Indigenous Research, Teaching, and Learning in the Faculty of Arts & Science and the Indigenous Research Network at the University of Toronto, will host the A&S Indigenous Research Ethics Symposium on Sept. 23.

Deborah Emery

U of T Pharmacy alum sees change in acceptance of Indigenous cultures in health care

News • 26 August 2025

During Deborah Emery’s 40-year pharmacy career, she provided care in Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay and Manitoulin Island.

Claudia Miller

U of T undergrad passionate about Indigenous governance heads to Oxford this summer

News • 2 July 2025

University of Toronto undergraduate student Claudia Miller is building a career at the intersection of law, governance and Indigenous self-determination – and she’s already making her mark.

Kieran Rice

Learning, leading and writing: New grad Kieran Rice’s academic journey

News • 20 June 2025

Kieran Rice graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Indigenous studies and a minor in English and creative writing.

Devonne Moosewaypayo

‘It just didn’t feel like a reality for me’: U of T grad turns life challenge into academic opportunity

News • 13 June 2025

Devo Moosewaypayo will graduate with an honours bachelor of arts degree in Indigenous Studies from the University of Toronto on June 19.

John Borrows

John Borrows awarded Ontario’s Mundell Medal for excellence in legal writing

News • 23 May 2025

John Borrows, professor and Loveland Chair in Indigenous Law at the Faculty of Law, has been awarded the 2024 David Walter Mundell Medal by the Government of Ontario.

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