Blog

Ricky Rodrigues
September 18th, 2018

On September 18, 2018, at the Engage Toronto Office, the Engage Toronto Research Coordinator and HIV Prevention Lab Manager drew the winning ticket for the third $250 Best Buy gift card draw. The winning ticket was ticket #24 and was drawn using Google’s random number generator (see image below)....

Ricky Rodrigues
September 17th, 2018

Recap On 17 October 2018, the Engage Toronto Research Team conducted a knowledge translation and exchange event to share preliminary findings from the Engage study and to receive feedback from the local community. The event included three presentations of preliminary analyses of Engage data,...

Ricky Rodrigues
September 13th, 2018

The Engage Toronto Office is closed due to a power outage at 105 Bond Street. We hope to resume functioning by Sep 14 at the latest. We will provide an update if this is not possible. Sorry for any inconvenience. -Engage Toronto Research...

Ricky Rodrigues
August 23rd, 2018

On August 23, 2018, at the Engage Toronto Office, the Engage Toronto Research Coordinator and one of the Engage Toronto Research Nurses drew the winning ticket for the first $2000 travel draw. The winning ticket was ticket #128 and was drawn using Google’s random number generator (see image...

Gbolahan Olarewaju
July 27th, 2018

The call for applications for the Engage Research Capacity Building program for the 2018-2019 academic year was launched June 18th! As in previous years, there is one position available in Vancouver, one in Montreal, and 3 in Toronto (for Ryerson students only). The deadline for applications...

Gbolahan Olarewaju
July 27th, 2018

The Engage Intervention Fund Committee was happy to see such interest and a high calibre of applications for this fund. We received 10 applications, 4 of which were ultimately selected for funding based on the following criteria. Relevance: The application should have been an intervention,...

Ricky Rodrigues
July 18th, 2018

NAAT is finally available at Engage Toronto for testing of gonorrhea and chlamydia in throat and rectal sites! Some of the benefits of NAAT include: Participants don't have to provide as many swabs since NAAT can be used to test for both gonorrhea and chlamydia from a single swab. The...

Gbolahan Olarewaju
July 15th, 2018

Vancouver In Vancouver, we continue to see both Momentum and Engage cohort participants. We are seeing participants for their 3rd visit and continue to recruit new participants. Recruitment picked up over the past few moths and we are averaging about 40 new participants per month. To aid with...

Gbolahan Olarewaju
July 10th, 2018

The ENGAGE Team is pleased to announce the 2018-2019 Engage Studentship Awards competition. Who is Eligible?  We invite applications from graduate level students who are enrolled or plan to be enrolled in full-time programs at recognized institutions in September 2018 and are interested in...

Ricky Rodrigues
July 06th, 2018

From July 4 to 14, 2018, there will be construction in the lobby of 105 Bond Street, where the Engage Toronto Office is located. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this. For accessibility concerns, please contact us at toronto@engage-men.ca or 416-979-5000 extension 2158 (follow...