Astronomers at U of T, other universities propose measures to reduce their carbon footprint
June 24, 2020
In 1960, long before his acclaimed book and television series Cosmos, the astronomer Carl Sagan determined that the inferno-like temperatures on Venus were the result of an atmosphere composed almost entirely of carbon dioxide.
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AI fuels boom in innovation, investment and jobs in Canada: U of T report
June 23, 2020
Canada’s artificial intelligence sector is fuelling innovation, job creation and private sector investment – and University of Toronto researchers and entrepreneurs are playing a central role in that success, according to... Our Community Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, Artificial Intelligence, Chemistry, Computer Science, Creative Destruction Lab, Entrepreneurship Hatchery, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Faculty of Arts & Science, Faculty of Law, Geoffrey Hinton, Global, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Research and Innovation, Startups, UTEST, Vector Institute, Vivek Goel
Socio-economic status, health disparities should guide efforts to mitigate COVID-19: U of T researchers
June 23, 2020
Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic must consider the complex interplay between socio-economic status and health disparities, according to a recent analysis led by a team of University of Toronto researchers.
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U of T student draws on art history, English classes to reach finals of video game design competition
June 23, 2020
Reynold Tsui, a student at the University of Toronto Mississauga, recently won top honours in an international video game design competition, despite having little actual experience in the field – and he credits his English and ar
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June 22, 2020
The public health response to the global pandemic has called on everyone to change their lives considerably. But it has had an unequal effect on different communities – including people who are LGBTQ.
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U of T designs world-class academic experience, offers support to students amid COVID-19
June 22, 2020
The University of Toronto is taking steps to ensure the upcoming fall semester offers a high-quality academic experience while doing everything it can to support domestic and international students affected by COVID-19.
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CHIME study involving U of T astronomers finds fast radio bursts repeat 'on the time scale of weeks'
June 22, 2020
A Canadian-led team of astronomers, including researchers from the University of Toronto’s Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, has discovered that a repeating fast radio burst (FRB) originating from a nearby galaxy pulses at... Breaking Research, Our Community Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Faculty of Arts & Science, Graduate Students, Research & Innovation, Space
U of T recognized as one of Canada’s greenest employers in 2020
June 22, 2020
The University of Toronto has been named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers in 2020 – the seventh time it has been recognized.
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U of T's virtual convocation was a first – and so was the degree-mailing operation that accompanied it
June 19, 2020
Soon-to-be graduates of the University of Toronto, as well as their families and friends, tuned in June 2 to take part in the university’s first-ever virtual... Our Community Convocation 2020, U of T Mississauga, U of T Scarborough
Collision from Home: U of T Entrepreneurship's new director Jon French on startups in the age of COVID-19
June 19, 2020
Just over a year ago, Toronto played host to Collision, one of the world’s fastest-growing and most influential technology conferences – drawing... City & Culture, Our Community Coronavirus, U of T Entrepreneurship, ICUBE, Alumni, Artificial Intelligence, Creative Destruction Lab, Health Innovation Hub, ONRamp, Rotman School of Management, Startups, ThisIsThePlace, U of T Mississauga, U of T Scarborough, UTEST