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February 24, 2016

Next time you powder your nose, thank an engineer. University of Toronto civil engineering alumna Hana Zalzal, co-founder of Cargo Cosmetics, might…

February 23, 2016

Jo Bovy looks out his office window towards the billions of stars of the Milky Way. It's daytime, so he can’t actually see those stars. At night,…

February 23, 2016

Picture books aren't widely equated with scientific inquiry, but they are great sources of insight to Christopher Honey of the…

February 23, 2016

The first ethnicity, culture and health course ever offered at a Canadian health sciences faculty teaches students to view culture as a facilitator,…

February 23, 2016

University of Toronto undergrad Jing Zhou knows a lot about surveillance issues in China and Canada, but even she’s surprised by findings that…

February 22, 2016

Researchers led by Joseph Thywissen of the University of Toronto’s department of physics have discovered new rules governing the behaviour of…

February 22, 2016

Once confined to the realm of science fiction, 3D printers have become part of the mainstream. These machines fabricate physical objects by melting…

February 22, 2016

Judicial writing may not be the first thing people turn to for a good read, but U of T English professor Greig Henderson‘s new book Creating…

February 19, 2016

Public health researchers created a first-of-its-kind peer education project targeting black women to improve breast and cervical cancer awareness and…

February 18, 2016

Drake? Check. Kobe Bryant? Check. Spike Lee and Snoop Dogg? Check and check. For a weekend, Toronto went from being a cool city to a really cool…

February 18, 2016

Chemotherapy isn’t supposed to make your hair fall out – it’s supposed to kill cancer cells. A new molecular delivery system created at U of T…

February 18, 2016

We're told diamonds are forever. But new research reveals that when relationships tank, so does the value of the rings meant to honour…