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August 9, 2017

Here's a new take on the link between facial features and leadership: a U of T study examines U.S. law firms and the less reputable…

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August 9, 2017

If you haven't heard already, on Aug. 21 people across North America will be able to witness an incredible cosmic phenomenon – the solar…

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August 9, 2017

Salma Hindy, who is pursuing a master's degree in clinical engineering at U of T, explains how she found her voice as a comedian by embracing her…

August 9, 2017

Peter St George-Hyslop, one of the world’s top neurodegenerative disease researchers, has won the 2017 Ryman Prize in recognition of his more than 30…

August 8, 2017

For cancer patients, understanding the odds of a treatment’s success can be bewildering. The same drug, applied to the same type of cancer, might…

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August 8, 2017

A molecule responsible for activating the body’s pain receptors has been identified by a U of T neuroscientist and an international team of…

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August 8, 2017

Kids should be putting down the screens, and putting on the sun screen, says Dr. Paul Cantarutti, an assistant professor at the department of family…

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August 4, 2017

We think of schools as safe places for children but an invisible hazard is lurking right outside the front door,  says a new study from the…

August 4, 2017

If you suffer a debilitating muscle injury, a tissue graft often offers the best hope to restore lost function.  But the procedure, in which…

August 4, 2017

Matthew Reiner, Chris Ristevski and Mohan Pandit met on their first day at the University of Toronto, surrounded by a sea of purple-painted first-year…

August 4, 2017

When The Conversation Canada asked its academic authors to share some recommended reading, the University of Toronto’s Bryan…

August 3, 2017

A visiting Fulbright scholar at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law will be working on a comparative law analysis regarding the role of…