Study shows urban Indigenous Peoples experienced lower vaccination rates: Global News
August 3, 2022
The vaccination rate among Indigenous Peoples in Toronto and London, Ont.
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Triumph and frustration: Database documents the history of Canadian women film directors
August 2, 2022
Women filmmakers in Canada have often grappled with low budgets, employment scarcity and a lack of recognition.
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Researchers crack 30-year-old mystery of odour switching in worms
August 2, 2022
Soil-dwelling nematodes depend on their sophisticated sense of smell for survival, able to distinguish between more than a thousand different scents – but the molecular mechanism behind their olfaction has baffled scientists for decades.
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U of T Mississauga’s massive video game collection a game-changer for research, education: CBC News
August 2, 2022
The University of Toronto Mississauga has acquired a mammoth collection of video games – ranging from vintage Atari titles to modern PlayStation and Xbox games – that will open up exciting new avenues for academic research,... Our Community U of T Mississauga, Video Games
'A great experience': U of T alumna presents at the World Health Assembly in Geneva
August 2, 2022
University of Toronto alumna Yifan Zhou first became interested in global health during her third-year global pharmaceutical policy course at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy – and recently had the opportunity to participate in
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In his first novel, PhD candidate Dashiel Carrera explores 'what it means to reckon with memory'
July 29, 2022
When you look back on events in your life, especially traumatic ones, did they really happen the way you remember them? Or have you altered your past slightly to make these experiences less upsetting or easier to accept?
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U of T researchers design new hydrogel for more targeted cancer treatments
July 29, 2022
University of Toronto researchers have designed a new way to grow cells in a lab that enables them to better emulate cancerous tumours.
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U of T expert Kerry Bowman on monkeypox and the danger posed by zoonotic diseases
July 28, 2022
The World Health Organization recently declared monkeypox – a disease that’s... Global Lens, Our Community Monkeypox, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Arts & Science, Global, School of the Environment
U of T Mississauga's new lactation pod offers privacy for breastfeeding and chestfeeding
July 28, 2022
Everyone has the right to breastfeed or chestfeed anywhere at the University of Toronto – and there are numerous locations across the three campuses that offer quiet... Our Community U of T Mississauga
Whales' eyes offer glimpse into their evolution from land to sea: U of T researchers
July 28, 2022
University of Toronto researchers have shed light on the evolutionary transition of whales' early ancestors from on-shore living to deep-sea foraging, suggesting that these ancestors had visual systems that could quickly adapt to the dark.
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