Tara Vinodrai

Innovation, work & economic development in cities. Urban and economic geographer. Director, Master of Urban Innovation, University of Toronto. Views are my own.

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

All week I have had RuPaul's 'I'm a winner, baby' going through my head. No joke.

[Entrepreneurship & Regional Development @ERD_IntJournal]

📣@ERD_IntJournal BEST PAPER AWARD
And the winners are
🥁🥁
🖋 @ben_spigel from @EdinburghUni
🖋 @TaraVinodrai from @UofT
For their paper entitled
"Meeting its Waterloo? Recycling in entrepreneurial ecosystems after anchor firm collapse"
https://t.co/lA7wsAIVqN
#ent_researchers

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

Check out my new report on Toronto's cultural sector as part of a project with @UofTCities

[School of Cities @UofTCities]

T.O.’s cultural sector adds to the city's dynamism & creates job opportunities. A recent report by @IMIUofT's @TaraVinodrai provides data for economic #development & cultural #planning in @cityoftoronto & analyzes the sector's contribution to the economy https://t.co/JDhPJJ0bmi

[Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics @UofT_Pandemics]

How has hybrid work affected Toronto's downtown and how can it adapt during COVID-19 #PandemicRecovery?

IfP members @shaunabrail and @TaraVinodrai of @UTM provide insights from their latest report, “Remote Work: Urban Panacea or Curse?” to the @IceCommittee.

[Informed Perspectives @InformedOps]

"Hybrid work creates an opportunity for Toronto to adapt some downtown office spaces to other uses," writes @shaunabrail @TaraVinodrai via @ConversationCA

Brail's #InformedOps @ https://t.co/Sdny3d1EVz

https://t.co/bkcvvA2oCQ

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

@lohplaces My colleague @shaunabrail and I have a piece in @BigDataSoc on exactly these types of data challenges in understanding urban pandemic recovery https://t.co/D92jheq20f

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

We are searching for a new colleague - come work with us!

[Master of Urban Innovation @MUI_UofT]

The @IMIUofT invites applications for a 2-year contractually limited term appointment (CLTA) position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Urban Innovation. The appointment is anticipated to begin July 1, 2024.

For more info, please visit: https://t.co/MUnqZZQUL0.

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

This was an exciting piece of news to receive in my inbox. @IMIUofT @geo_uoft

[The ACSP @The_ACSP]

Congratulations to the 2023 @KauffmanFDN Best Paper Award winners: Tara Vinodrai, @UofT; Brenton Nader, @UWaterloo; Patrick Casey, @GSP_Group; and Raúl Santiago-Bartolomei, @uprrp
Read more here: https://t.co/Oh906iTzan

[Institute for Management & Innovation (IMI) 🇨🇦 @IMIUofT]

IMI Impact: Research & Discovery highlights fascinating work of our faculty and researchers. We begin with a study by @shaunabrail, @taravinodrai & @profchapple on barriers to pandemic recovery for women and youth.

Read more: https://t.co/Fuq19aTCSh

#uoft #IMIimpact @uoftcities

[Big Data & Society @BigDataSoc]

How did temporal dimensions & unexpected data sources shape our understanding of the pandemic's effects on #cities? @TaraVinodrai @shaunabrail @IMIUofT's commentary explores the tension between swift, novel data & slow, consistent data during #COVID19. https://t.co/ojqhBm5Eeb

[Big Data & Society @BigDataSoc]

New pub! @TaraVinodrai @shaunabrail @IMIUofT's paper delves into how data challenges hindered the understanding of #COVID19's impact on cities. From policy shifts to unexpected data sources, discover how these issues affected cities like #Toronto. https://t.co/ojqhBm5Eeb

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

Anyone else get the feeling while on Twitter / X like when Hogwarts is taken over by the Ministry of Magic?

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

@ben_spigel Congratulations Ben - this is awesome!

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

Sandwich sales as proxy? DIY Geographies? Rapid policy shifts? @Shaunabrail and I dig into the data challenges in understanding the impacts of COVID-19 in cities in our new commentary out in @BigDataSoc

[Shauna Brail @shaunabrail]

Super pleased to share our new paper: Cities, COVID-19, and counting , co-authored w @TaraVinodrai & published in @BigDataSoc.
https://t.co/Fz9pLjjiOf

[Big Data & Society @BigDataSoc]

🚨 ⚡ New commentary! In "Cities, COVID-19, and counting" @TaraVinodrai & @shaunabrail (@IMIUofT) "discuss four data challenges related to understanding the impact of the pandemic on #cities".

#urbandata #COVID19 #publicpolicy #dashboards
Check it out! ▶️ https://t.co/ojqhBm5Eeb

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

@shaunabrail @evoecolab @Progris @UofTMobilityNet We are immensely grateful for the support of our work!

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

We are so proud of @jananexo and all our @MUI_UofT and @IMIUofT grads #UofTGrad23

[U of T Mississauga @UTM]

Meet #UTM grad Jananee 💙 Discover some of the #UofTGrad23 experiences & memories as we celebrate spring convocation season. 🎉

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

We are excited to see our second cohort of @MUI_UofT students cross the stage at convocation today #UofTGrad23

[Shauna Brail @shaunabrail]

Convocation, here we go! 🎉🥳🎉

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

@CourtEllingson @jasonluan88 @albertaNDP Congratulations @CourtEllingson - so proud of you!

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

A sure sign that summer is near and so is #PrideMonth. Spotted this morning - the #ttcpride bus (and it's electric).

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

Happening tomorrow!

[Mobility Network @UofTMobilityNet]

Join us for the next session of The Way Forward on May 16, 4-5PM! 'Moving and #housing multitudes in the #Toronto region' features Prof Nathanial Baum-Snow, Derek Goring, Prof @TaraVinodrai and moderator Prof @higgicd | Virtual | Free | Details & register➡️https://t.co/GAdXuI37ev

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

Apparently at @UTM there are turtles crossing the road too (there's a joke in there - but - I am too tired to find it).

[Tara Vinodrai @TaraVinodrai]

When I left #UWaterloo in 2019 to lead the @MUI_UofT program - I thought I was trading geese for deer .... Apparently not. PS No deer sightings yet.