Seventh IMACS International Symposium on Iterative Methods in Scientific Computing May 5–8, 2005 The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This paper traces the partnership between the University of Toronto and the non-profit Local Food Plus (LFP) to bring local sustainable food to its St. George campus. At its launch, the partnership represented the largest purchase of local sustainable food at a Canadian university, as well as LFP’s first foray into supporting institutional procurement of local sustainable food. LFP was founded in 2005 with a vision to foster sustainable local food economies. To this end, LFP developed a certification system and a marketing program that matched certified farmers and processors to buyers. LFP emphasized large-scale purchases by public institutions. Using information from in-depth semi-structured key informant interviews, this paper argues that the LFP project was a disruptive innovation that posed a challenge to many dimensions of the established food system. The LFP case study reveals structural obstacles to operationalizing a local and sustainable food system. These include a lack of mid-sized infrastructure serving local farmers, the domination of a rebate system of purchasing controlled by an oligopolistic foodservice sector, and embedded government support of export agriculture. This case study is an example of praxis, as the author was the founder of LFP, as well as an academic researcher and analyst.

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Buddhist, a Christian, and an Atheist Walk into a Classroom

Bulletin for the Study of Religion ◽

10.1558/bsor.v42i3.37 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 42 (3) ◽

pp. 37-42

Author(s):

Ken Derry

Keyword(s):

First Year ◽

Specific Relation ◽

University Of Toronto ◽

Central Focus ◽

The University

Although none of the articles in this issue on the topic of religion and humor are explicitly about teaching, in many ways all of them in fact share this central focus. In the examples discussed by the four authors, humor is used to deconstruct the category of religion; to comment on the distance between orthodoxy and praxis; to censure religion; and to enrich traditions in ways that can be quite self-critical. My response to these articles addresses each of the above lessons in specific relation to experiences I have had in, and strategies I have developed for, teaching a first-year introductory religion course at the University of Toronto.

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63. Developing a program for resident wellness at the postgraduate medical education office, University of Torontos

Clinical & Investigative Medicine ◽

10.25011/cim.v30i4.2824 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 63 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S. Edwards ◽

S. Verma ◽

R. Zulla

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Medical Education ◽

Stress Management ◽

Residency Training ◽

Medical Training ◽

Postgraduate Medical Education ◽

Program Directors ◽

University Of Toronto ◽

Resident Wellness ◽

The University

Prevalence of stress-related mental health problems in residents is equal to, or greater than, the general population. Medical training has been identified as the most significant negative influence on resident mental health. At the same time, residents possess inadequate stress management and general wellness skills and poor help-seeking behaviours. Unique barriers prevent residents from self-identifying and seeking assistance. Stress management programs in medical education have been shown to decrease subjective distress and increase wellness and coping skills. The University of Toronto operates the largest postgraduate medical training program in the country. The Director of Resident Wellness position was created in the Postgraduate Medical Education Office to develop a systemic approach to resident wellness that facilitates early detection and intervention of significant stress related problems and promote professionalism. Phase One of this new initiative has been to highlight its presence to residents and program directors by speaking to resident wellness issues at educational events. Resources on stress management, professional services, mental health, and financial management have been identified and posted on the postgraduate medical education website and circulated to program directors. Partnerships have been established with physician health professionals, the University of Toronto, and the Professional Association of Residents and Internes of Ontario. Research opportunities for determining prevalence and effective management strategies for stress related problems are being identified and ultimately programs/resources will be implemented to ensure that resident have readily accessible resources. The establishment of a Resident Wellness Strategy from its embryonic stags and the challenges faced are presented as a template for implementing similar programs at other medical schools. Earle L, Kelly L. Coping Strategies, Depression and Anxiety among Ontario Family Medicine Residents. Canadian Family Physician 2005; 51:242-3. Cohen J, Patten S. Well-being in residency training: a survey examining resident physician satisfaction both within and outside of residency training and mental health in Alberta. BMC Medical Education; 5(21). Levey RE. Sources of stress for residents and recommendations for programs to assist them. Academic Med 2001; 70(2):142-150.

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The University of Toronto

10.3138/9781442669154 ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Keyword(s):

University Of Toronto ◽

The University

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Brains and Numbers: Elitism, Comtism, and Democracy in Mid-Victorian England, by Christopher KentBrains and Numbers: Elitism, Comtism, and Democracy in Mid-Victorian England, by Christopher Kent. The University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1978. 202 pp.

Canadian Journal of History ◽

10.3138/cjh.13.3.485 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 485-487

Author(s):

Reba N. Soffer

Keyword(s):

Victorian England ◽

University Of Toronto ◽

The University

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Richard Mackenney, Venice as the Polity of Mercy: Guilds, Confraternities, and the Social Order, c. 1250–c. 1650. Toronto Italian Studies. Toronto, Buffalo, and London: University of Toronto Press, 2019, xiii, 471.

Mediaevistik ◽

10.3726/med.2019.01.167 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 551-552

Author(s):

Thomas Willard

Keyword(s):

Social Order ◽

Merchant Of Venice ◽

Legal Scholar ◽

University Of Toronto ◽

Italian Studies ◽

The Merchant Of Venice ◽

The Social ◽

University Town ◽

The University

Shakespeare is well known to have set two of his plays in and around Venice: The Merchant of Venice (1596) and The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (1603). The first is often remembered for its famous speech about “the quality of mercy,” delivered by the female lead Portia in the disguise of a legal scholar from the university town of Padua. The speech helps to spare the life of her new husband’s friend and financial backer against the claims of the Jewish moneylender Shylock. The play has raised questions for Shakespearean scholars about the choice of Venice as an open city where merchants of all nations and faiths would meet on the Rialto while the city’s Senate, composed of leading merchants, worked hard to keep it open to all and especially profitable for its merchants. Those who would like to learn more about the city’s development as a center of trade can learn much from Richard Mackenney’s new book.

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