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Getty photo of police and protesters
July 8, 2016

Just hours after U.S. President Barack Obama addressed police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana he faced cameras again –…

photo of fans celebrating outside Air Canada Centre during Raptors playoffs
July 7, 2016

All eyes are on Toronto.  We’ve got Drake as our celebrity hype man, the Jays and the Raptors proving our pro sports teams are playoff-worthy…

Photo of fossil of porous tubes where Oesia disjuncta would have lived
July 7, 2016

They looked like fossils of seaweed – but experts now say they were homes made by a creature called Oesia, which lived an…

photo of U of T grads with Toronto sign
July 6, 2016

They helped welcome refugees, launched startups, won countless awards, and led research breakthroughs on cancer-causing proteins, why everyone is…

image of mosaics
July 5, 2016

An international team of archeologists from United States, Israel and Canada have discovered stunning new floor mosaics decorating the interior of a…

July 5, 2016

The world has been shaken by terror in widely separated cities over the past week. Bombers struck in three cities in Saudi Arabia. At least 157…

July 4, 2016

This city's first Pride month saw the University of Toronto painting its campuses rainbow as students, faculty and staff…

July 4, 2016

Shirley Hoy has been appointed to serve as the new chair of the University of Toronto Governing Council.  Hoy is a Lieutenant-Governor in…

Tiff Macklem and Jamison Steeve presenting to an audience
July 1, 2016

Where do we grow from here? Ontario’s economic productivity is lagging compared to its U.S. counterparts, but the Institute for Competitiveness and…

photo of Barbara Sherwood Lollar in lab
June 30, 2016

The Order of Canada is recognizing six leaders from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Arts & Science and Rotman…

 A young couple painted as EU flags protest on outside Downing Street against the United Kingdom's decision to leave the EU following the referendum on June 24, 2016 in London, United Kingdom.
June 29, 2016

The Brexit referendum shocked everyone last week, from politicians and experts to the general public. U of T News covered responses from…

June 29, 2016

When it feels easy to pay for something, it might just make us feel less connected to what we’re buying, a new U of T Scarborough study…