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May 9, 2016

“For three years I’ve been thinking of places in Toronto to take my aunts when they come here,” says a U of T student whose two aunts, ages 65 and 68,…

May 9, 2016

Newfoundland and Oxford might seem far removed in some respects, but the hop from St. John’s International Airport to Heathrow in London is only…

May 9, 2016

For months, Torontonians have debated the fate of Uber, even as the taxi industry has threatened protests and the ride-hailing service has issued…

photo of fire on horizon at Fort McMurray
May 6, 2016

The raging wildfire that has forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray and engulfed parts of the community has already burned through 100,000 hectares.…

May 6, 2016

The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research (TRCHR) – a partnership between The Hospital for Sick Children, University Health Network and U of…

photo of instructors with student and art
May 6, 2016

University of Toronto undergraduate Bonnie Cuss could relate to the young people she met during her student placement at SKETCH, a community group…

May 6, 2016

The global pharmaceutical sector is the focus of a new World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre at the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan…

photo of little girl trying to avoid inhaling the spray for Zika-carrying mosquitos
May 5, 2016

It’s a cheap, fast and easy way to detect the Zika virus – using a freeze-dried piece of paper the size of a stamp. And it was created by the…

black and white photo of a paved road in Mexico
May 5, 2016

The road out of poverty can be a long and winding one for the urban poor in developing countries. But new University of Toronto research says…

May 5, 2016

Walter Kohn’s life as a scientist was extraordinary. One of five Nobel laureates to have graduated from U of T, his work in chemistry and physics made…

Students and professor look through a microscope
May 5, 2016

The University of Toronto is first in Canada and one of the top 25 universities in the world, according to the prestigious Times Higher Education…

photo of Prince Harry with Prime Minister Trudeau and others at sledge hockey game
May 5, 2016

Prince Harry dropped into town this week to celebrate Toronto being named host venue for the 2017 Invictus Games, raise the profile of the…