Advancing health science with smartphones, bio-printers and organs-on-chips: Groundbreakers S2 Ep. 5
November 22, 2022
What is smartphone science? And how are researchers using these devices as mobile laboratories?
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U of T pharmacy and public health faculties partner to strengthen pharmacists’ role in health system
November 22, 2022
The University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, along with Shoppers Drug Mart, have announced a new collaboration to study how pharmacists
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A big, boxy part of Canada's heritage: The untold story of Toronto's suburban banquet halls
November 21, 2022
In the Greater Toronto Area, the phrase “heritage building” might bring to mind a Georgian mansion or a pre-Confederation church. But as Sneha Mandhan’s work reveals, it may be time to add banquet hall to the list.
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Flu, COVID-19 and more: Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy expert on the importance of getting vaccinated
November 21, 2022
With the arrival of respiratory virus season and ongoing circulation of the virus that causes COVID-19, a University of Toronto expert says getting vaccinated is one of the best things people can do to protect themselves and others who may be... Our Community COVID-19, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, St. George, U of T Mississauga, U of T Scarborough, Vaccines
Beyond the pitch: U of T's Simon Darnell on the controversies swirling around the World Cup in Qatar
November 21, 2022
FIFA’s World Cup, the greatest show in soccer and one of the biggest sporting events on the planet, kicked off Sunday in Qatar.
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Waabi’s self-driving technology set to be road-tested, Raquel Urtasun tells Globe and Mail, Forbes
November 18, 2022
The University of Toronto’s Raquel Urtasun, a leading expert in machine learning and computer vision, is taking her startup’s self-driving technology for long-haul trucks out for a spin, with several autonomous vehicles ready to hit the roa
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Startup's tech could put an end to unsightly screen 'notches' on smartphones
November 18, 2022
OTI Lumionics, a Toronto-based company that was spun out of research from the University of Toronto, recently raised more than $75 million to expand its line of organic LED technology solutions – including screens that are uninterrupted by “... Our Community Alumni, Entrepreneneurship, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Startups
Future Sound 6ix: Faculty of Music teams up with YWCA, Nick Nurse Foundation to run music workshops for youth
November 17, 2022
When Ellie Hisama was a professor of music at Columbia University, she founded a program called “For the Daughters of Harlem: Working in Sound” that brought together young, racialized w
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Study suggests honey reduces cardiometabolic risks
November 17, 2022
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that honey improves key measures of cardiometabolic health, including blood sugar and cholesterol levels – especially if the honey is raw and from a single floral source.
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Popular 'Cook the Books' course combines literary studies and food
November 17, 2022
It might be the only English class where you put down a pen and pick up a fork.
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