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August 10, 2016

The University of Toronto is continuing to monitor the case of student Tahmid Khan, one of two men held by authorities in Bangladesh following last…

August 9, 2016

Sugar has a bad rap. To most of us, it represents empty calories and a constant battle for the waistlines of the nation. Lost in that narrative is…

photo of Masse in pool immediately after her bronze race
August 9, 2016

Varsity Blues swimmer Kylie Masse tied for a bronze medal in the women's 100-metre backstroke race in Rio – Canada's fourth medal of these…

concert photo of The Weeknd
August 8, 2016

A $50,000 donation from Grammy-award winning star The Weeknd will help the University of Toronto launch Ethiopian studies.  Starting in…

photo of solar car on highway
August 8, 2016

The University of Toronto's Blue Sky Solar Racing team has finished third in the American Solar Challenge – an eight-day, rally-style solar…

Photo of Suhal Ahmed standing near bike stand
August 8, 2016

Ten young people, one big challenge: get their generation to play a part in Toronto’s future.  That was the ambitious goal for a research team…

Photo of hands bandaged in fighting ready stance with wrist-mounted sensor
August 8, 2016

The Canadian and American Olympic boxing teams competing in Rio de Janeiro may just have the upper hand – thanks to a wearable technology…

photo of Christine Sinclair
August 5, 2016

The excitement started even before the opening ceremonies – with a 2-0 victory by the Canadian women’s soccer team over Australia on the…

August 5, 2016

Mapping the City is an ongoing series on the stories we can tell about people and places in Toronto through maps created by University of Toronto…

Photo of performance Mankind at Durham Town Square
August 5, 2016

“As brilliant as Shakespeare is, he’s not a genre. I think what happens is that people like a version of the past that they feel they can get a handle…

artist's rendering of the park
August 5, 2016

A proposed 21-acre downtown Toronto park is being touted as a bold project that will help redefine the city. But will it? The Rail Deck Park would…

August 5, 2016

For more than 40 years, an international group of researchers based in the Department of French at the University of Toronto has been reading…