From: Barbara Fallon, Associate Vice-President, Research
Date: April 17, 2025
Re: 2025 Recipients of the President’s Impact Awards and Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award
(PDAD&C #36)

I am delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 President’s Impact Awards and the Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award.  

The President’s Impact Awards (PIA) celebrate and honour faculty members and teams of faculty whose research has led to significant impact beyond academia. They recognize contributions that emerge from academic scholarship and have fully realized, demonstrable impacts on any domain of society, whether through a single influential contribution or through an ongoing commitment to research translation. PIA nominees are also considered for the Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award, presented annually under the banner of the U of T Awards of Excellence (AWEX). 

Recipients of the PIA are designated as members of the President’s Impact Academy for a period of five years, during which they receive an award of $10,000 per year to be used toward their research. The Academy meets to discuss matters relevant to research impact, offers advice to the Vice President, Research and Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives, and advocates for sustained excellence in research and innovation impact within and outside of the University. 

I want to thank all the nominators for their support and care in preparing the dossiers. I also want to extend appreciation to the members of the Selection Committee for their time and dedication to the process. Thank you all for your commitment to recognizing excellence in research impact at U of T. 

The 2025 recipients are as follows: 
 

Miriam L. Diamond 
Professor, Faculty of Arts and Science 

For groundbreaking scientific research on chemical contaminants that has engaged the public, informed policy and improved protection of human health and global ecosystems. 

Photo credit: Kemeisha McDonald
 

Zoe Hilton 
Temerty Faculty of Medicine 
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care 

For the creation and translation of data-driven domestic violence risk assessment tools, impacting criminal legal decisions and victim safety across Canada and the US.  

Knowledge Translation Program 
Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Temerty Faculty of Medicine 
Unity Health Toronto 

For knowledge synthesis, guideline development, and evidence-based implementation research that improved the quality of patient care and strengthened health systems in Canada and worldwide. 

Mayo Moran 
Faculty of Law 

For work redressing historic wrongs including for Residential School survivors and for the restitution of belongings taken during the Holocaust and in colonial settings.  

Professor Moran is also the recipient of the 2025 Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award. 
 

Steven Narod 
Dalla Lana School of Public Health 
Women’s College Hospital 

For shaping current policies assessing cancer risk that have expanded genetic testing and reduced mortality among carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. 

Profiles of this year’s recipients and further information about the awards are available online and on U of T Celebrates.