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Beach at Rio de Janeiro
July 30, 2016

Opening ceremonies are set to begin a week from today but the road to the Rio Olympics has been nothing short of rocky.  The threat of the…

July 28, 2016

“Not a moment too soon.” That’s the reaction from Dr. Trevor Young, dean of the Faculty of Medicine, to news announced July 28 that a…

Scott Mabury, Meric Gertler and Navdeep Bains
July 28, 2016

In what University of Toronto President Meric Gertler called “an historic investment in Canadian science and innovation,” the federal and provincial…

photo of researchers
July 28, 2016

Ask any Olympic athlete, the facilities where they train every day have a huge impact on how well they compete on the world stage. Having access to…

a screen grab of map
July 27, 2016

Wondering if monogamy was more popular than polygamy in the 19th and 20th centuries? Curious to know which societies are linked to a common ancestor…

Performers at a ceremony marking one year until the 2014 Winter Olympics
July 26, 2016

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided not to ban Russia entirely from participating in Rio 2016, leaving it up to individual sports'…

Andre Sorensen and some of the students from Tokyo
July 26, 2016

Not even jet lag can stop these future Japanese city planners from enjoying the sites that Toronto has to offer. Students from the University…

Insturctor Alex Motut and some of her students in a lecture hall
July 25, 2016

Alex Motut, a PhD candidate in linguistics, is speaking to a class of about 90 in a lecture hall that normally services chemistry students. “Does…

Children walking the streets of Gaziantep
July 25, 2016

When Petra Molnar graduated this year with a JD from U of T’s Faculty of Law, she carried with her invaluable experiences, such as conducting…

Maroof Moral, Erica Tatham and Anthony Nazarov
July 25, 2016

A new app developed by University of Toronto alumni aims to solve a perennial problem in scientific research — recruiting and retaining…

Akwasi Owusu-Bempah
July 25, 2016

Only three weeks after joining the sociology department at U of T Mississauga, assistant professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah finds himself in…