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Assistant Professor Sam Maglio
October 6, 2016

Have you ever wondered why the outbound trip to a new destination feels longer than the return trip home? New U of T research…

October 6, 2016

University Professor Molly Shoichet, a world-renowned researcher and leader in the use of biomaterials to enhance stem-cell delivery for treating…

Alexis Kane Speer
October 5, 2016

For Alexis Kane Speer, community engagement starts with a brush stroke. The U of T grad started STEPS Initiative, the award winning public…

Colon biopsy showing ulcerative colitis
October 5, 2016

What triggers the difficult and painful set of conditions known as inflammatory bowel disease? How can we understand the influence of genetics as well…

Photo of Bonnie McElhinny class
October 5, 2016

University of Toronto students are helping their city reconnect with its lake system by collecting personal stories about water as part of two unique…

Stephen Lye
October 5, 2016

University of Toronto researchers are making a major contribution to a new series on early childhood development by The Lancet, one of the world's…

Mikko Taipale
October 4, 2016

Professor Mikko Taipale believes cures for genetic disorders already exist. We just have to find them. “I have the second best job in the…

Members of the LIGO team
October 4, 2016

The discovery of gravitational waves in 2016 – predicted by Albert Einstein – was one of the biggest sciences stories of the decade.  While the…

Woman holding a sign saying "Refugees Welcome" at rally in Toronto
October 4, 2016

Syrian refugees received a warmer welcome in Canada than in Europe last year partly because Canada used the language of hospitality rather than that…

University of Tokyo President Makoto Gonokami and University of Toronto President Meric Gertler shaking hands
October 4, 2016

Universities are gateways – gateways of opportunity for young people, gateways to new knowledge, and gateways to their local regions and to the world,…

October 3, 2016

University of Toronto ingenuity in robotics, mechatronics and automation was on display at the sixth Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE)…