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March 18, 2019
First-year student takes big step as head female dancer at U of T powwow

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March 18, 2019
U of T's Sloan Foundation fellow on how tiny bugs and simple worms offer clues to infectious diseases
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March 18, 2019
Entrepreneurship Week 2019: Ten U of T startups to watch
March 15, 2019
'Horror and sorrow': U of T reacts to attack on Christchurch mosque
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March 15, 2019
A place for space? U of T startup builds out a global satellite network – from downtown Toronto
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March 15, 2019
'Creativity, passion and a genuine sense of leadership': Four U of T faculty honoured with Early Career Teaching Awards
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March 15, 2019
Classical composer is one of many Juno nominees from U of T's Faculty of Music

What's happening at U of T

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March 14, 2019
U of T medical student helps document decline in global adolescent health
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March 14, 2019
Federal minister comes to U of T to announce investigation unit, helpline to address abuse in sport
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March 14, 2019
On eggshells: What the world's oldest eggs reveal about dinosaur evolution
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March 13, 2019
Abuse crisis in Catholic Church is subject of conference at University of St. Michael's College
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March 13, 2019
‘Fantastic Voyage’: U of T researchers create nano-bot to probe inside human cells
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March 13, 2019
In photos: U of T's Canine Cognition Lab, where dogs play and humans learn
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March 11, 2019
'Intellect, humour and insight': Jane Millgate wrote seminal study on Sir Walter Scott, was inspiring mentor to students
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March 11, 2019
U of T researchers look at how the brain represents time when processing long-term memories
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March 11, 2019
U of T research shows dramatic rise in U.S. opioid deaths as epidemic spreads to eastern states
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March 8, 2019
Entrepreneur and U of T alumna Huda Idrees named a YWCA Toronto Young Woman of Distinction for 2019
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March 8, 2019
'We're in a good place right now': Women entrepreneurs share their experiences at U of T event
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March 8, 2019
Leong Centre for Healthy Children will help improve child health through new precision prevention
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March 7, 2019
Global Engineering Week aims to inspire students to think beyond their borders
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March 7, 2019
Meet the woman behind @TheGirlyMD, a U of T med student who shares her experiences on social media
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March 7, 2019
Breaking up the Old Boys club by elevating female coaches
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March 7, 2019
Body of work: The pioneering women behind the groundbreaking Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy
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March 6, 2019
Effect of AI on health care will be all-encompassing, U of T graduate students say in study
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March 6, 2019
U of T's A.F. Moritz, Toronto's newest poet laureate, tells Toronto Star how he will handle the role
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March 6, 2019
U of T researcher leads first comprehensive analysis of Ontario pharmacy services
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March 6, 2019
International Women's Day: U of T Libraries acquires rare manuscript by 'extraordinary feminist icon'
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March 5, 2019
Press passes and prime ministers: Inside Peter Mansbridge’s archives at U of T
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March 5, 2019
U of T's Joint Centre for Bioethics partners with charity on ethical AI for health
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March 5, 2019
U of T seeks to clarify recent report about its financial position
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March 4, 2019
Watching the detectives: U of T theatre grad returns to role on crime drama
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March 4, 2019
'Say yes to a text': Sarah Dowling on new directions in reading, writing and studying poetry
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March 4, 2019
U of T expert on why regulations are needed after cryptocurrency CEO takes passwords to his grave
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March 4, 2019
U of T researchers explore what makes robots ‘persuasive’ to humans
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March 1, 2019
Basketball, charity, family: Raptors President Masai Ujiri speaks at U of T's Black History Luncheon
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March 1, 2019
Why U of T's Office of Indigenous Initiatives is offering cultural competency training
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March 1, 2019
Scott Mabury on his expanded role and U of T’s ambitious plan to pursue real estate opportunities and partnerships
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February 28, 2019
'Built for this moment': U of T researcher helps develop ethics of AI handbook
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February 28, 2019
U of T's Reach Project launches latest research findings at second annual symposium
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February 28, 2019
Queen’s University joins U of T’s ONRamp entrepreneurship network
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February 28, 2019
U of T to confer honorary degrees upon 13 influential scholars, artists and leaders
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February 27, 2019
Machine learning could improve treatment for children with arthritis: U of T study
February 27, 2019
How much exercise do you need? Not much if you're diligent, U of T researcher says
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February 27, 2019
Melanie Woodin to become new dean of U of T’s Faculty of Arts & Science
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February 27, 2019
U of T ranks first in Canada in 2019 QS World University subject rankings

Spotlight on the Naylor Report: Canada's Fundamental Science Review

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January 18, 2018
U of T's Barbara Fallon uses data to help front-line workers support vulnerable children
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December 20, 2017
Natalie Zemon Davis on the importance of curiosity in humanities research
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December 19, 2017
Public funding is needed to support the next generation of scientists: U of T's Mark Lautens
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December 18, 2017
U of T’s Ron Buliung helps make kids' trips to school more active and accessible with help from public funding
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December 15, 2017
James Till on how 'serendipity' and public funding made possible the discovery of stem cells
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December 15, 2017
No more tears: Publicly funded research by U of T's Anna Taddio is taking the pain out of vaccinations in Canada and around the world
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December 14, 2017
U of T wraps up successful #SupportTheReport postcard campaign
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December 13, 2017
U of T's Prabhat Jha, head of India's Million Death Study, on how public funds make his research possible
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December 7, 2017
U of T students, researchers intensify #SupportTheReport efforts
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November 24, 2017
Nobel Prize-winning chemist John Polanyi calls for more government investment in science
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November 16, 2017
U of T launches #SupportTheReport postcards as groundswell of support builds across Canada
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October 19, 2017
#supportthereport: A call to action
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September 21, 2017
Ottawa must improve research funding – or risk losing the innovation race
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September 13, 2017
Toronto Star editorial: Don't let the world pass us by on science
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September 8, 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announces $52.6 million for U of T scientists
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September 5, 2017
U of T ranked No. 1 in Canada, one of world’s top 10 public universities
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August 23, 2017
Why the federal budget should act on all Naylor report recommendations: U of T
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June 14, 2017
U of T remains in top 25 of universities with best reputations worldwide
June 5, 2017
Canadian researchers rally to support funding recommendations
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June 17, 2016
Science minister appoints U of T's David Naylor to head fundamental science review

Editor's Picks

April 16, 2018
How U of T squash coach, rock star and painter John Lennard hones his crafts
Alán Aspuru-Guzik talks with Ted Sargent in Mexico City
April 12, 2018
Mexican-American chemist on why he left Harvard for U of T
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April 11, 2018
U of T's new self-paced Introduction to Computer Programming: How did students do?
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April 10, 2018
'While other countries want to build walls, we want to build bridges,' U of T President Gertler tells Mexico City audience
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April 9, 2018
U of T's CERT team advances to finals of international competition Carbon XPRIZE
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April 9, 2018
How to bring your A-game to exams: Tips from a sports psychology researcher

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March 11, 2019
U of T researchers look at how the brain represents time when processing long-term memories
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March 12, 2019
U of T's Creative Destruction Lab to expand to University of Oxford
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March 13, 2019
In photos: U of T's Canine Cognition Lab, where dogs play and humans learn

Special Series Inside Con Hall

Convocation Hall not only hosts graduation ceremonies for thousands of students each year, it also serves as the largest classroom at the largest university in Canada.

So what’s it really like to learn in a room with 1,500 fellow students? And what’s it like to teach in that famous rotunda? In this four-part series, U of T News student reporter Krisha Ravikantharaja goes Inside Con Hall to see why some of U of T’s most popular professors and classes can be found under the dome.

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Innovations in teaching: Inside Con Hall with Christian Caron
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Innovations in teaching: Inside Con Hall with Mike Reid
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Innovations in teaching: Inside Con Hall with Ashley Waggoner Denton
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Innovations in teaching: Inside Con Hall with Kenneth Yip