Introduce your students early to U of T!
Register your class for engaging and interactive in-person and virtual workshops hosted by professors, students and PhD students from the Faculty of Arts & Science at U of T. See below for the variety of hands-on workshops and lectures available.
Note: In-person workshops will be held on campus.
Humanities & Social Sciences Workshops
Title: Introduction to Latin
Duration: 1 hour
Format: In-person
Facilitated by: Dr. Matt Ludwig
Description: A sneak peek of what a University Latin 101 course looks like, with a chance to meet undergraduates and their professor in a friendly, low-stakes environment.
Dates:
- March 13, 9–10 a.m.
Life Sciences Workshops
Title: The Pharmacology & Toxicology of Substance Use
Duration: 1.5 hours
Format: Virtual
Facilitated by: Dr. Michelle Arnot
Description: This workshop will focus on the neuropharmacology and toxicology behind how certain drugs that act in the brain can lead to substance use disorder. It will also cover a few of the most common theories and use examples from prescription and street drugs; for example, pain medication (opioids), sleeping pills and stimulants. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A with Dr. Arnot and students.
Dates:
- March 21, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Physical & Mathematical Sciences Workshops
Title: An introduction to geological microscopes
Duration: 1 hour
Format: In-person
Facilitated by: Professor Daniel Gregory
Description: We discuss the properties of light and how they are used in identifying minerals with a microscope, then we will provide a hands-on introduction to using a petrographic microscope to identify and understand a variety of beautiful minerals.
Dates:
- March 17, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Title: The Seven Bridges of Königsberg
Duration: 1 hour
Format: Virtual
Facilitated by: Dr. Asia Majeed
Description: All roads and motorways form a large network. How do you find the shortest route between two given points? Mathematics! In this interactive workshop, we’ll introduce students to graph theory by finding diversions when a particular connection is busy.
Dates:
- March 13, 10–11 a.m.
- March 14, 10–11 a.m.