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Innovation Circle - News and Updates
December 10, 2021 - From Vulnerability to Possibility: Investing in Mothers to End Intergenerational Cycles of Addictions & Trauma present a 6-month update to the Innovation Circle Circle. From Vulnerability to Possibility won the $70,000 Innovation Circle Discovery Prize in 2020.
In a pitch competition on October 14, the Innovation Circle selected From Vulnerability to Possibility: Investing in Mothers to End Intergenerational Cycles of Addiction & Trauma - a research project led by Professor Karen Milligan (top centre) and psychology graduate students Erica Rodrigues and Victoria Ingram (top left and right respectively) - to receive the Innovation Circle Discovery Prize.
Thank you to the stellar members of the Innovation Circle (second row from the top and down) Isaac Olowolafe, Gurbani Marwah, Josh Reisman, Eddie Chan, Ronnen Harary, Karlee Vukets and Moez Kassam for their investment of time, energy and funding in support of advancing the university's research.
October 22, 2019 - Citytrees present a 6-month update to the Innovation Circle. Citytrees won the $70,000 Innovation Circle Discovery Prize in 2019.
April 30, 2019 - The Innovation Circle watched 3 finalist teams pitch their research projects at the annual adjudication event. They chose Citytrees as the winner of the 2019 Innovation Circle Discovery Prize, which provided them with $70,000 to support their project.
Thanks to @RyersonU Innovation Circle @RyersonResearch gets $70,000 boost- IC member Karlee Vukets: "The Citytrees initiative is scalable and sustainable-their vision for the project really inspired our Innovation Circle. Can’t wait to see what they grow!” (judging competition) pic.twitter.com/aS8UufZHbz
— StrongerRU (@StrongerRU) May 8, 2019
Innovation Circle Prize @RyersonU awarded to Citytrees. IC member @gurbanikm says "Citytrees will get the community thinking about the importance of trees in an urban setting. The more trees in Toronto, the better off we all are." https://t.co/iYf9fRyISt pic: judges & recipients pic.twitter.com/rg4y9L3Tic
— StrongerRU (@StrongerRU) May 8, 2019
"Citytrees addresses an issue that impacts the entire city. TO needs trees in all neighbourhoods, not just the wealthiest ones," say Isaac Olowolafe Jr of @DreamMakerVC & @RyersonU Innovation Circle https://t.co/n7RaGllyGe Thanks Innovation Circle for advancing @RyersonResearch pic.twitter.com/AL2ksoqlnF
— StrongerRU (@StrongerRU) May 29, 2019
Nov. 20, 2018 - We are now accepting research proposals from Toronto Metropolitan University faculty member & graduate student teams under the 2019 Innovation Circle Program call for proposals.
Nov. 13, 2018 - At the inaugural meeting of the Innovation Circle, the members heard from distinguished Toronto Metropolitan University researchers and decided on the Call for Proposals for the research competition. In Spring 2019, finalists across the university will pitch their innovative ideas to the Innovation Circle, and one will receive their $70,000 prize.