Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work

Congratulations to #FIFSW Sessional Lecturer and Assistant Professor, Status Only Laura Tamblyn Watts on being named a AgeTech Insight Fellow by the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation powered by @Baycrest!

CLSAFindings💡: Reclaiming wellness: Key factors in restoring optimal well-being in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Cc: @UofT_FIFSW @lifecourseUofT 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40991576/

#UofT ranked first in Canada – and among the top 30 universities worldwide – in all 11 major subject areas tracked in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026. utoronto.ca/news/u-t-ranke…

⚠️ Weather Update: Due to heavy snowfall and the impacts on public transit, the #UofT St. George campus is closed until 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Monday, January 26, 2026. A status update will be posted online today by 10:00 a.m. on our website at utoronto.ca/campus-status

The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work is thrilled to announce that Indigenous scholar Professor Michael Yellow Bird will be joining FIFSW as the inaugural Lee Wu Kee Ming Chair in Indigenous Social Work starting July 1, 2027: socialwork.utoronto.ca/news/announcin…

⚠️ Weather Alert: Due to severe weather conditions, @UTM, @UTSC and #UofT St. George campuses are closed today. All scheduled campus activities are cancelled. For more info, visit utoronto.ca/campus-status

Prof. Esme Fuller-Thomson spoke to CTV about healthy aging in light of a new Statistics Canada report, which found that despite living longer, Canadian's are spending more years in poor health: ctvnews.ca/video/2026/01/…

Juggling two worlds: a new #UofT study led by #FIFSW graduate Maya A. Stern & colleagues (including Prof. Esme Fuller-Thomson) reveals the emotional, physical, and financial toll on family caregivers and calls for caregiver support as standard cancer care: eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

Registrants: Thinking about supervising a social work/social service work student? Field placement can bring fresh insights to your practice & support professional growth, including through the CCP. 👉 Read more in the Fall 2025 issue of Perspective: ow.ly/SECF50XT40B

We are excited to present the FIFSW Alumni Thrive Series, a set of in-person sessions created exclusively for our alumni community focused on promoting self-care and professional sustainability for social work professionals: socialwork.utoronto.ca/event/fifsw-al…

Congratulations to the #FIFSW PhD students who received RBC Graduate Fellowships in Applied Social Work Research this year! Visit our website to learn about their projects: socialwork.utoronto.ca/news/seven-phd…

The Senate Committee on Human Rights (@senateca) released a new report on the crisis facing youth aging out of government care, with 8 recommendations to drive systemic change, informed by expert witnesses, including Prof. Barbara Fallon. Read the report: sencanada.ca/en/info-page/p…

For those who may have missed it, a recording of #FIFSW's 2025 Janis Rotman Distinguished Lecture on Mental Wellness is now on FIFSW's YouTube channel. View Professor Ramona Alaggia's talk on building resilience with children, families, and communities: youtu.be/2qx1hS8TUmY?si…

5 champions, 5 papers, 1 winner. Check out the "Battle of the Papers" where 5 scholars champion the one paper of the past academic year they feel every health professional educator must read. Read the papers and vote for your favourite by January 13th! centreforfacdev.ca/bper-reads/

A new study led by Prof. @carmenlogie used participatory mapping to gather youth recommendations to advance water, food, and sanitation security associated with climate change in Kenya: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#UofT marks National Day for Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women with a memorial at Ziibiing Pavilion as well as events hosted by @UofTEngineering. uoft.me/c2E

‘Thank you all’: President Melanie A. Woodin releases first holiday message to the #UofT community 💙 uoft.me/holiday25

#FIFSW Professor Lin Fang is among the featured panelists in the event "FEMINIST CITY 6.0: What Makes a Caring City?" hosted by the School of Cities and the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE), January 12, 2026 from 5:00 to 6:15 PM. Register here: community.rotman.utoronto.ca/events/s/speci…

A new study led by Prof. Kyle Ganson reveals that adolescents and young adults who use pre-workout dietary supplements, such as Bang!, Jack3D, and C4, are significantly more likely to report dangerously short sleep durations: news-medical.net/news/20251202/…

As we near the end of the Fall semester, CityTV checks in with Prof. Raza Mirza's intergenerational classroom, and what the students of all ages have learned: toronto.citynews.ca/video/2025/11/…