Jessica Cabral
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So long UTM: Class of ‘19 looks back
There’s only one week
left in the semester, and for some, there’s only one week left in their
undergraduate career. With UTM’s convocation scheduled for June...
FEATURING: Meet The Editor
Name: Jessica Cabral
Position at The
Medium: Features
Editor
Year: Fourth year
Program of
Study: Double major
in English and Professional Writing and Communication
How did you get involved with The Medium?
JC:...
EvoEco Lab hits 10-year milestone
In 2009, EvoEco Lab began as a small lab located at North Carolina State University that consisted of only a technician, two graduate students,...
Guide to Winter 2019 on a budget
As the holiday season ends and we ring in the new year, we often find ourselves reflecting back on the past twelve months. Between...
Mingling at “Meet the Grad Students”
Last week, the Erindale Biology Society (EBS) and the Erindale Chemical and Physical Sciences Society (ECPS) collaborated on a “Meet the Grad Students” event...
Eugenia Duodu: From UTM to CEO
This week The Medium spoke with Dr. Eugenia Duodu, the current CEO of Visions of Science and a graduate of the University of Toronto,...
A week travelling in Hokkaido, Japan
During the 2018 fall reading week, Dr. Gary Crawford, a professor in UTM’s anthropology department who specializes in archaeological botany and environmental archaeology, ventured...
Convocation: A family celebration
At convocation students receive their diplomas—a marker of their hard work and determination over the past four years and a celebration of their accomplishments...
Are you a match for Marell Tomeh?
Although many cancer patients fear relapse, Marell Tomeh, a former undergraduate student at UTM, never thought that her cancer would return. Diagnosed in 2013...
How Facebook attracts us back in
We log onto Facebook, check our notifications, accept a friend request, decline an event invitation, reply to a message, and log off. A few...
Embrace failure and active-learning
At the end of September, the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) announced the winners of their prestigious teaching award for the 2017-2018...
From Rome to New York, and back again
In the year between high school and university, Evonne Levy, a professor of Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture at UTM, travelled to Italy...
What can hybrids tell us about humans?
Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, Lauren Schroeder, an assistant professor in biological anthropology at UTM, never thought that she’d leave her...
Keep your wallet & your stomach happy
Inspired by Suresh Doss’ recent article that featured his top picks for delicious and affordable food located around UTM, The Medium contributors have gathered...
Smarti Gras III celebrates summer research
On Wednesday August 15, the Office of the Vice-Principal, Research, in collaboration with the Office of the Dean and UTMAGS, held their third annual...
Dreaming big at Walt Disney World
After visiting Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, for the past two summers, John Fernandez, a fourth-year digital enterprise management student, wondered how he...
Bikes, bands, and beer: Max’s Big Ride returns
This summer, Andrew Sedmihradsky, the global mobility coordinator at UTM’s International Education Centre, and his seven-year-old son Max, cycled 600 kilometers from Hamilton to...
Authority and non-conformity in the ancient world
Last Thursday, UTM’s historical studies department hosted professor Neville Morley from the University of Exeter to speak about the significance of historical authority, and...
A scientist bats away barriers at UTM
For fourth-year Ph.D. candidate Cylita Guy, pursuing doctoral studies in ecology and evolution, offered her an outlet to combine her passion for the natural...
Active and involved: awareness at UTM
Last Thursday, the Centre for Student Engagement at the University of Toronto Mississauga held their first Civic Awareness workshop tailored towards educating students on...
Finding prejudice closer to home?
During her undergraduate studies as a criminology student at the University of Toronto Mississauga, 2016 alumna Janelle Douthwright read one research article that paved...
No release: Ensnared by prejudice
For young second- and third-generation Latina women living in segregated Mexican neighbourhoods in southern California, the cycle of incarceration and disruptions in education seems...
An alumni story of overcoming fears
Sweat beads form on your forehead and trickle down your brow. Your heart beats rapidly, you’re almost certain the audience can see it pounding...
Trade upgraded
In 2016, recession hit Nigeria and the value of the naira, the Nigerian currency, plummeted rapidly. At the time, 400 Nigerian naira equalled approximately...
A new UTM classroom experience
As a high school biology student at Alternative Scarborough Education 2, Sanja Hinic-Frlog, an evolutionary biologist, paleontologist, and assistant professor at the University of...
How to respond to abuse and neglect
In the background paper published in November 2006 for the International Policy Forum on Family Violence, Dr. Christine Walsh, from the University of Calgary,...
Students light the night with awareness
Last Thursday night, UTM Student Housing and Residence Life, in collaboration with the Centre for Student Engagement and the Diversity Task Force, held their...
Writing with theatrics, creativity, and grit
The English and Drama Student Society, in collaboration with the Department of English and Drama, is set to launch the fourth volume of their...
What does it really mean to be No. 1?
In the recently published Times Higher Education 2018 university ranking, the University of Toronto placed 22nd out of the top 1,000 universities in the...
A journey across time: Japan to UTM
Gary Crawford, a professor in UTM’s anthropology department who specializes in archaeological botany and environmental archaeology, holds an interest in time and is fascinated...
“Cram the cruiser” with donations
On Tuesday March 21, the Campus Police held their first ever “Cram the Cruiser” food drive event in Spigel Hall. All proceeds from the...
A year to remember for UTM athletes
As the end of another semester draws near, the UTM Eagles get ready to wrap up their athletic season. From hockey championships to badminton...
Grad launches “Help the Homeless”
All it took was one encounter with a homeless individual on the streets of downtown Toronto for Rebecca Kaushal, a recent UTM graduate, to...
SMA to host Finance Cup
On Sunday March 19, the Student Management Association will hold the first ever UTM Finance Cup. Tailored towards the finance realm of business, participants...
Living Library returns with new “books”
On February 16, the Human Living Library returned for a fifth year, featuring books such as Gurveer Bains (a U of T Ph.D. student),...
Eyes set on the Miss World Canada crown
The Miss World slogan is “beauty with a purpose,” and for Rudrakshi Chakrabarti, a third-year UTM student with a double major in biology for...
An exciting time for co-ed volleyball
Last Thursday, the UTM Campus Rec Coed Intramural volleyball teams bumped, set, and spiked their way closer to earning a spot in the division...
Chef Corbin brings in meals on wheels
When you think of food truck cuisine, what comes to mind? Maybe your thoughts drift to images of mouth-watering hotdogs loaded with your favourite...
Devon, UTM’s newest Loran Scholar
Each year, the Loran Scholars Foundation awards Canada’s largest undergraduate scholarship, to the next generation of great leaders. The scholarship is valued at approximately...
The “real” CSI: not as seen on TV
For some, binge watching all 11 seasons of Criminal Minds in a matter of a few weeks can be considered a remarkable feat. For...
Will an AI-composed carol top the charts?
Although January provides us with the opportunity to embrace the New Year and toss the events of 2016 behind us, we’re still savouring the...
What can you find in a Good Food Box?
In February of 1994, FoodShare Toronto, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering healthy food and food education to schools and communities, packed their first...
Polanyi recipient Wright speaks out
In early November, Dr. Daniel Wright, an assistant professor in the English and drama department at UTM, was awarded the Polyani Prize for his...
The face behind the popular SOC100
Have you or your friends taken SOC100? How many of them are pursuing a major or minor in sociology? Until I mentioned it to...
Is there more to compassion and awe?
How are positive emotions correlated to health? Do complex emotions, such as compassion, gratitude, and awe elicit beneficial physiological changes within individuals? Can experiencing...
Pedaling to cure children’s cancer
After raising $12,500 last year in support of curing children with cancer, UTM’s BioTech Investment club is back and ready to get pedalling for...
Beyond the classroom: internships
UTM offers internship courses, where third- and fourth-year undergraduate students work for 100-200 hours of high quality, unpaid, university-sponsored work. Several departments offer these...
U of T: home to the oldest book in CA
About two months ago, U of T’s Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library purchased a 1507 copy of The Golden Legend, making it the oldest...
A new year, a new lineup for UTM
In March 2016, the UTM community came together to elect a fresh group of seven individuals that would soon build the UTM Athletic Council...
So long UTM: Class of ‘19 looks back
There’s only one week
left in the semester, and for some, there’s only one week left in their
undergraduate career. With UTM’s convocation scheduled for June...
FEATURING: Meet The Editor
Name: Jessica Cabral
Position at The
Medium: Features
Editor
Year: Fourth year
Program of
Study: Double major
in English and Professional Writing and Communication
How did you get involved with The Medium?
JC:...
EvoEco Lab hits 10-year milestone
In 2009, EvoEco Lab began as a small lab located at North Carolina State University that consisted of only a technician, two graduate students,...
Guide to Winter 2019 on a budget
As the holiday season ends and we ring in the new year, we often find ourselves reflecting back on the past twelve months. Between...
Eugenia Duodu: From UTM to CEO
This week The Medium spoke with Dr. Eugenia Duodu, the current CEO of Visions of Science and a graduate of the University of Toronto,...
A week travelling in Hokkaido, Japan
During the 2018 fall reading week, Dr. Gary Crawford, a professor in UTM’s anthropology department who specializes in archaeological botany and environmental archaeology, ventured...
Convocation: A family celebration
At convocation students receive their diplomas—a marker of their hard work and determination over the past four years and a celebration of their accomplishments...
Are you a match for Marell Tomeh?
Although many cancer patients fear relapse, Marell Tomeh, a former undergraduate student at UTM, never thought that her cancer would return. Diagnosed in 2013...
How Facebook attracts us back in
We log onto Facebook, check our notifications, accept a friend request, decline an event invitation, reply to a message, and log off. A few...
Embrace failure and active-learning
At the end of September, the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) announced the winners of their prestigious teaching award for the 2017-2018...
From Rome to New York, and back again
In the year between high school and university, Evonne Levy, a professor of Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture at UTM, travelled to Italy...
What can hybrids tell us about humans?
Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, Lauren Schroeder, an assistant professor in biological anthropology at UTM, never thought that she’d leave her...
Keep your wallet & your stomach happy
Inspired by Suresh Doss’ recent article that featured his top picks for delicious and affordable food located around UTM, The Medium contributors have gathered...
Smarti Gras III celebrates summer research
On Wednesday August 15, the Office of the Vice-Principal, Research, in collaboration with the Office of the Dean and UTMAGS, held their third annual...
Dreaming big at Walt Disney World
After visiting Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, for the past two summers, John Fernandez, a fourth-year digital enterprise management student, wondered how he...
Bikes, bands, and beer: Max’s Big Ride returns
This summer, Andrew Sedmihradsky, the global mobility coordinator at UTM’s International Education Centre, and his seven-year-old son Max, cycled 600 kilometers from Hamilton to...
Authority and non-conformity in the ancient world
Last Thursday, UTM’s historical studies department hosted professor Neville Morley from the University of Exeter to speak about the significance of historical authority, and...
A scientist bats away barriers at UTM
For fourth-year Ph.D. candidate Cylita Guy, pursuing doctoral studies in ecology and evolution, offered her an outlet to combine her passion for the natural...
Active and involved: awareness at UTM
Last Thursday, the Centre for Student Engagement at the University of Toronto Mississauga held their first Civic Awareness workshop tailored towards educating students on...
Finding prejudice closer to home?
During her undergraduate studies as a criminology student at the University of Toronto Mississauga, 2016 alumna Janelle Douthwright read one research article that paved...
No release: Ensnared by prejudice
For young second- and third-generation Latina women living in segregated Mexican neighbourhoods in southern California, the cycle of incarceration and disruptions in education seems...
An alumni story of overcoming fears
Sweat beads form on your forehead and trickle down your brow. Your heart beats rapidly, you’re almost certain the audience can see it pounding...
Trade upgraded
In 2016, recession hit Nigeria and the value of the naira, the Nigerian currency, plummeted rapidly. At the time, 400 Nigerian naira equalled approximately...
A new UTM classroom experience
As a high school biology student at Alternative Scarborough Education 2, Sanja Hinic-Frlog, an evolutionary biologist, paleontologist, and assistant professor at the University of...
How to respond to abuse and neglect
In the background paper published in November 2006 for the International Policy Forum on Family Violence, Dr. Christine Walsh, from the University of Calgary,...
Students light the night with awareness
Last Thursday night, UTM Student Housing and Residence Life, in collaboration with the Centre for Student Engagement and the Diversity Task Force, held their...
Writing with theatrics, creativity, and grit
The English and Drama Student Society, in collaboration with the Department of English and Drama, is set to launch the fourth volume of their...
What does it really mean to be No. 1?
In the recently published Times Higher Education 2018 university ranking, the University of Toronto placed 22nd out of the top 1,000 universities in the...
A journey across time: Japan to UTM
Gary Crawford, a professor in UTM’s anthropology department who specializes in archaeological botany and environmental archaeology, holds an interest in time and is fascinated...
“Cram the cruiser” with donations
On Tuesday March 21, the Campus Police held their first ever “Cram the Cruiser” food drive event in Spigel Hall. All proceeds from the...
A year to remember for UTM athletes
As the end of another semester draws near, the UTM Eagles get ready to wrap up their athletic season. From hockey championships to badminton...
Grad launches “Help the Homeless”
All it took was one encounter with a homeless individual on the streets of downtown Toronto for Rebecca Kaushal, a recent UTM graduate, to...
SMA to host Finance Cup
On Sunday March 19, the Student Management Association will hold the first ever UTM Finance Cup. Tailored towards the finance realm of business, participants...
Living Library returns with new “books”
On February 16, the Human Living Library returned for a fifth year, featuring books such as Gurveer Bains (a U of T Ph.D. student),...
Eyes set on the Miss World Canada crown
The Miss World slogan is “beauty with a purpose,” and for Rudrakshi Chakrabarti, a third-year UTM student with a double major in biology for...
An exciting time for co-ed volleyball
Last Thursday, the UTM Campus Rec Coed Intramural volleyball teams bumped, set, and spiked their way closer to earning a spot in the division...
Chef Corbin brings in meals on wheels
When you think of food truck cuisine, what comes to mind? Maybe your thoughts drift to images of mouth-watering hotdogs loaded with your favourite...
Devon, UTM’s newest Loran Scholar
Each year, the Loran Scholars Foundation awards Canada’s largest undergraduate scholarship, to the next generation of great leaders. The scholarship is valued at approximately...
The “real” CSI: not as seen on TV
For some, binge watching all 11 seasons of Criminal Minds in a matter of a few weeks can be considered a remarkable feat. For...
Will an AI-composed carol top the charts?
Although January provides us with the opportunity to embrace the New Year and toss the events of 2016 behind us, we’re still savouring the...
What can you find in a Good Food Box?
In February of 1994, FoodShare Toronto, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering healthy food and food education to schools and communities, packed their first...
Polanyi recipient Wright speaks out
In early November, Dr. Daniel Wright, an assistant professor in the English and drama department at UTM, was awarded the Polyani Prize for his...
The face behind the popular SOC100
Have you or your friends taken SOC100? How many of them are pursuing a major or minor in sociology? Until I mentioned it to...
Is there more to compassion and awe?
How are positive emotions correlated to health? Do complex emotions, such as compassion, gratitude, and awe elicit beneficial physiological changes within individuals? Can experiencing...
Pedaling to cure children’s cancer
After raising $12,500 last year in support of curing children with cancer, UTM’s BioTech Investment club is back and ready to get pedalling for...
Beyond the classroom: internships
UTM offers internship courses, where third- and fourth-year undergraduate students work for 100-200 hours of high quality, unpaid, university-sponsored work. Several departments offer these...
U of T: home to the oldest book in CA
About two months ago, U of T’s Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library purchased a 1507 copy of The Golden Legend, making it the oldest...
A new year, a new lineup for UTM
In March 2016, the UTM community came together to elect a fresh group of seven individuals that would soon build the UTM Athletic Council...
Mingling at “Meet the Grad Students”
Last week, the Erindale Biology Society (EBS) and the Erindale Chemical and Physical Sciences Society (ECPS) collaborated on a “Meet the Grad Students” event...