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February 8, 2017

U of T Engineering Assistant Professor Erin Bobicki's secret weapon for reducing the environmental impact of mining and mineral processing…

February 8, 2017

Three talented creative writing students from U of T are winners of the International Festival of Authors’ inaugural Lit Jam – a timed,…

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February 8, 2017

U of T's School of Public Policy and Governance (SPPG) is part of a joint study that suggests Canadians are not exceptional when it comes to…

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February 7, 2017

A new U of T study finds that diesel trains may expose passengers to elevated levels of certain pollutants, especially if they are sitting directly…

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February 7, 2017

Cervical cancer is highly curable if it’s caught early. But across Canada, screening rates for the disease vary wildly. Recent immigrants and women…

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February 7, 2017

University of Toronto scientists have discovered a better way to extract proteins from the membranes that encase them, making it easier to study how…

February 6, 2017

University of Toronto's sharpest minds and wittiest wordsmiths are taking to Twitter, Instagram and YouTube to share their expert insights and unique…

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February 6, 2017

Long before Drake nicknamed Toronto “The 6ix” some French explorers and a cartographer prone to typos borrowed from the Mohawk word “Tkaronto” to…

Ali Punjani
February 6, 2017

A new set of machine learning algorithms developed by U of T researchers that can generate 3D structures of tiny protein molecules may revolutionize…

February 3, 2017

While a presidential election in the U.S. brings about a new administration and a new appointed cabinet, what happens to the millions of public…

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February 3, 2017

David McLagan’s research has taken him to some interesting places, but going to an active volcano tops the list.  “I’ve never been to a…