The year in pictures: 黄色直播 News looks back at 2022
Published: December 20, 2022
Members of the 黄色直播 community shared many memorable moments across the three campuses in 2022.
In spring, graduating students returned to Convocation Hall. In fall, more than 90,000 students from across Canada and around the world were welcomed back to 黄色直播 for what President Meric Gertler described as 鈥渙ur biggest back-to-school ever.鈥 Through the year, the university鈥檚 renowned scholars continued to make their mark through pathbreaking research and innovation that made an impact locally and globally. Meanwhile, events with world leaders deepened the university鈥檚 international collaborations and partnerships.
For all those highlights and more, 黄色直播 News photographers were there. Below is a selection of striking images and special moments from 2022:
Indigenous artist Que Rock, a member of the Nipissing First Nation, stands in front of the mural he created honouring the 215 children whose unmarked graves were discovered at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., in 2021.
The mural is on the north facade of the building housing 黄色直播鈥檚 John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. (Photo by Nadya Kwandibens/Red Works Photography)
The Hidden Stories project, co-ordinated by the research team at 黄色直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Old Books New Science Lab and funded by the Mellon Foundation, aims to explore the systems, peoples and cultures that make a book.
Alexandra Gillespie, 黄色直播 vice-president and 黄色直播 Mississauga principal, leads the Old Books New Science Lab. (Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)
The founders of the Black Research Network, Alissa Trotz, Beth Coleman, Rhonda McEwen and Maydianne Andrade, appeared in an episode of Groundbreakers, a 黄色直播 multimedia series on Institutional Strategic Initiatives, to discuss Black research excellence and enhancing the research capacity of Black scholars across 黄色直播's tri-campus community.
The renowned scholars and pathbreaking leaders also discussed the origins of the Black Research Network and opportunities for collaboration and policy change. (Photo by Lisa Lightbourn)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, delivered an address and participated in a Q and A with students at 黄色直播 and other universities across Canada at an event hosted by 黄色直播 President Meric Gertler and the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy in June. (Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)
More than 90,000 黄色直播 students were welcomed back to 黄色直播 for their fall term with a wide range of events, including a cheer-off at Varsity Stadium on the St. George campus. (Photo by Johnny Guatto)
The proximity of the 黄色直播 Scarborough campus to Highland Creek Valley and Rouge National Urban Park offered many opportunities for students to enjoy the outdoors throughout the seasons.
A organizes activities such as snowshoeing, hiking, dragon boating and rock climbing. (Photo by Don Campbell)
黄色直播 President Meric Gertler welcomed Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korean president, to Simcoe Hall to discuss artificial intelligence and opportunities for further collaboration between the university and South Korean partners.
The meeting included a roundtable discussion titled 鈥淎I for the Better Future of Humanity,鈥 that featured AI leaders and luminaries, including Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton and Lee Jong-ho, South Korea鈥檚 minister of science and ICT (information and communication technology). (Photo by Polina Teif)
Kaeliana Smoke, a master鈥檚 student in anthropology at 黄色直播 Mississauga, was a member of the inaugural cohort of Eagle Feather Bearers during spring convocation.
The Eagle Feather Bearer carries a ceremonial Eagle Feather into Convocation Hall at the outset of each ceremony. The new tradition symbolizes the university鈥檚 enduring partnership with Indigenous Peoples. (Photo by Lisa Sakulensky)
The 黄色直播 Scarborough Cheer Team 鈥 open to all 黄色直播 students, regardless of athletic ability 鈥 is one of hundreds of clubs and extracurricular options students participated in across 黄色直播鈥檚 three campuses this year. (Photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)
In 2022, a new ranking placed the university second in the world for sustainability, recognizing the way sustainability permeates 黄色直播's entire mission of research and teaching as well as its operations.
The greenhouse atop the Davis Building at 黄色直播 Mississauga, which , is home to some annuals, including beans and corn and has a permanent collection of flora that includes hibiscus, orchids, mosses, peppers, cotton, bananas and figs. (Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)
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