Volume 48, Issue 14

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The Independent Student Newspaper of the University of Toronto Mississauga since 1974

Issue 14 Volume 48 January 17 2022

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VACCINE MANDATE

CANCER RESEARCH

DAWN FM

Currently, the university requires all students to have both vaccine doses. The Medium interviewed students at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus as well as the St. George campus to find out how this vaccine has impacted their studies.

Dr. Beharry and Dr. Allen from U of T’s Faculty of Pharmacy aim to enhance a current cancer cell therapy treatment known as photodynamic therapy (PDT), which focuses on directing light to damaged cells to kill them.

As a follow-up to After Hours, Dawn FM burrows deeper into The Weeknd’s artistic influences and aspirations, striving toward a more thematically complete album rather than one driven by hit singles.

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NEWS

Students hold UTM administrators accountable for lack of communication May Alsaigh News Editor

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s the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact universities across Ontario, students are coming together and expressing their concerns to university executives. The student community of the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) has attempted multiple times through mass emails and petitions to reach the administration office about these concerns, but a response is yet to be provided. Last year when the return of in-person classes was announced, several students were taken aback by the sudden statement and immediately expressed their worries.

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SPORTS

FEATURES

An analysis of ADHD in women, by a woman with ADHD

A more technologically inclusive future: Dr. Cosmin Munteanu wins award for his human-computer interaction research

Lexey Burns Staff Writer

Dalainey Gervais Associate Features Editor

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s a woman with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), I am part of the 4.2 per cent of women who will get diagnosed throughout their lifetime. Despite the average age of diagnosis being seven, I was not diagnosed until I was 19, after one of my friends pushed me to see a doctor. Men are three times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than women. Girls are underdiagnosed because they try harder to hide their symptoms. They can do this by spending more time studying or asking for help from their guardians and teachers. Fred Reimherr M.D. says that “ADHD is still presumed to be a male disorder” as there is more research solicited towards ADHD in males than in females. It is common for women to not receive a diagnosis until she sees her child exhibit the same symptoms around ages three to six. Because ADHD is seen as a boy’s disorder, teachers, who are typically the first to see signs of ADHD in children, overlook girls that exhibit the same symptoms as their male classmates. >> ADHD continues on page 14

ike many other students at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), I am a fellow member of Generation Z. Born between 1997 and 2012, our generation has been coined as the “iGeneration” as an ode to being raised with technology since childhood. Unlike my parents, who grew up with a coil-cabled landline, I got my first cellphone when I was 12. My friends and I shocked our parents with our quick adaptability to new technology while they were all left using the one-finger typing technique on their first smartphone. Dr. Cosmin Munteanu, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), studies how humans and computers interact with the goal of making technology accessible to groups who are often left with confusion. Beginning his journey at UTM in 2014, Dr. Munteanu has been actively researching the societal aspects of the

human-computer world. His research heavily focuses on the design of technology, specifically digital interfaces, with an eye for inclusivity. Recently awarded the UTM Annual Research Prize in Social Sciences for his contributions to the study of human-computer interactions, Dr. Munteanu reflects on the importance of advocating for digitally underrepresented groups, with a primary focus on older adults. The UTM Annual Research Prize rewards researchers and faculty who are producing outstanding research in the fields of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences. Recipients of the award receive $2,000 to continue their research development and contributions to their field of study. Typically nominated by the chair of the department in question, the nominees are voted in by a selection committee, which is chaired by UTM’s Vice-Principal Rhonda McEwen. Other UTM professors awarded for this year’s research prize include Dr. Bailey McMeans and Dr. Andrew Beharry for Sciences, as well as Dr. Owen Ware for Humanities. >> DR. MUNTEANU continues on page 11


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