From mapping stars to helping youth escape poverty, student researchers break new ground
October 4, 2022
Grace Yu remembers marvelling at the night sky as a child. Today, that childhood memory lives on as she studies the stars that make up the Milky Way.
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Researchers highlight the critical role of Ontario's primary care providers during the pandemic
October 4, 2022
Primary care providers have a critical role to play in the pandemic – and improving access to that care is key, say researchers from the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table.
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'A great feeling': Fred VanVleet Scholarship recipient Abdullahi Hassan sits down with VanVleet, CBC
October 4, 2022
Abdullahi Hassan was in second-period accounting class when he was handed a letter and asked to read it out in front of his peers.
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To help meet global EV demand, researchers develop sustainable method of recycling older lithium-ion batteries
October 3, 2022
A University of Toronto researcher has developed a new technique to help recycle the metals in lithium-ion batteries, which are in high demand amid surging global sales of electric vehicles.
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Monkeypox studies suggest ways to reduce viral spread
October 3, 2022
Less than three months since it launched, the monkeypox rapid research response led by the University of Toronto’s Emerging and... Our Community Institutional Strategic Initiatives, Monkeypox, Sinai Health, Sunnybrook Health Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Unity Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital
Researchers reveal a galaxy sparkling with the universe’s oldest star clusters
October 3, 2022
A team of Canadian astronomers, including experts from the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science, have used the James Webb Telescope (JWST) to identify the most distant... Breaking Research, Our Community Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Faculty of Arts & Science, Research & Innovation
‘The longest-lasting injury’: U of T marks Orange Shirt Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2022
The University of Toronto community gathered in-person and virtually Friday to commemorate Orange Shirt Day and the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – and to reflect on Canada’s treatment of Indigenous Peoples and the... Our Community Alexandra Gillespie, Orange Shirt Day, Indigenous Initiatives, Kelly Hannah-Moffat, Centre for Indigenous Studies, Faculty of Arts & Science, Hart House, Indigenous, St. George, Truth and Reconciliation, U of T Mississauga, U of T Scarborough
Four reflections from Elder Cindy White on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2022
Kawennanoron Cynthia (Cindy) White carries out the work of truth and reconciliation with a light heart and a trust in something beyond herself.
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‘It’s a really cool place’: U of T Mississauga students get hands-on experience in new robotics teaching lab
September 29, 2022
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As demand for EVs grows, student researcher explores social and ecological risks of lithium 'gold rush'
September 29, 2022
Lithium may be the lightest of all metals, but demand for it has been extremely heavy in recent years.
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