Sophisticated genomics could give food crops an edge in the arms race against pathogens
November 23, 2022
In every farmer’s field, there’s a war going on between crops and a host of bacterial and fungal invaders that cost the global economy more than $220 billion annually.
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'I want to make room for people': Pilot program aims to level the playing field in field research
November 23, 2022
Field research experience is key to success for many University of Toronto students, and now the Field Research in Ecology and Evolution Diversified (FREED) program is helping those who identify... Our Community Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science, Trinity College, Woodsworth College
With a focus on the connectedness of cultures, researchers aim to revitalize the global humanities
November 23, 2022
Two University of Toronto Mississauga professors are uniting scholars across the globe in an effort to answer the question: What should humanistic research look like in a post-pandemic world?
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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