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farah qaiser
April 13, 2018

The second annual March for Science will run tomorrow in hundreds of cities around the world, with a local march in Toronto from Nathan Phillips…

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April 13, 2018

The hippocampus is an area of the brain commonly linked to memory and dementia, but new U of T research suggests it could also yield important…

casper the robot
April 13, 2018

Having twice battled breast cancer, Nathalie Le Prohon has first-hand knowledge of the “dire need for change and transformation” of the aging and…

Lydia and Suzie
April 12, 2018

By the time Lydia Gill got the hang of university, she was already on the cusp of graduation.  It was a steep learning curve, at least…

cigarette butt
April 12, 2018

Higher cigarette prices would save millions of people from extreme poverty and poor health around the world, while also cutting health treatment costs…

Alán Aspuru-Guzik talks with Ted Sargent in Mexico City
April 12, 2018

Alán Aspuru-Guzik, a Mexican-American scholar in theoretical and computational chemistry, was recently named a Canada 150 Research Chair jointly…

Brendan Frey
April 11, 2018

A University of Toronto startup that uses artificial intelligence to develop treatments for genetic diseases has forged a partnership with a U.S.…

Photo of student Juliana Lee
April 11, 2018

Instructors of a new self-paced version of Introduction to Computer Programming found that three weeks before the end of classes, about half of the…

Photo of CPTP researchers
April 11, 2018

The University of Toronto has been selected to serve as the national scientific partner of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (CPTP),…

April 11, 2018

 Innovation doesn’t just happen – it is designed by humans for humans. While economists discuss new theories, scientists develop new…