U of T task force on anti-Black racism opens call for nominations
October 8, 2020
Members of the University of Toronto community are being invited to take part in the newly created Anti-Black Racism Task Force –... Our Community Anti-Black Racism, Diversity and Inclusion, Equity, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Faculty of Arts & Science, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, U of T Scarborough, Woodsworth College
‘This is not a normal year’: U of T’s Vivek Goel on how to safely enjoy Thanksgiving, Reading Week
October 7, 2020
With fall Reading Week and Thanksgiving around the corner, University of Toronto students may be tempted to attend large gatherings of friends and family.
Our Community Coronavirus, UTogether, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Vivek Goel
Tutoring can improve academic outcomes and mental health, U of T economist finds
October 7, 2020
New research by Philip Oreopoulos, a professor of economics at the University of Toronto Mississauga, suggests that one-on-one and small group tutoring consistently improves academic achievements, offering important insight into w
Our Community Coronavirus, Economics, Mental Health, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Research & Innovation, U of T Mississauga
U of T Engineering students build smart, sterilizing UV lamp to fight COVID-19
October 7, 2020
Bipasha Goyal is creating what she hopes will be the newest line of defence against the global COVID-19 pandemic: a smart UV lamp.
Our Community Coronavirus, Creative Destruction Lab, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Mitacs, Rotman School of Management, Undergraduate Students
U of T researcher develops tool to help child welfare workers engage with families during COVID-19
October 6, 2020
When the pandemic hit, the University of Toronto’s Barbara Fallon met with several of her research partners from child welfare agencies for a virtual brainstorming session to come up with a simple, practical way to help front-line
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U of T to lower flags in honour of former Prime Minister John Turner
October 6, 2020
Former Prime Minister John Turner often said, “Democracy doesn’t happen by accident”
City & Culture Hart House, St. Michael's College
Turning talk into action: What's next for the National Dialogues on anti-Black racism, Black inclusion
October 6, 2020
More than 3,000 members of the higher education community – and close to 60 partner institutions across Canada – came together for the first of the National Dialogues and Action for... Our Community Anti-Black Racism, Wisdom Tettey, U of T Scarborough
U of T entrepreneurs to discuss 'surviving and thriving' amid COVID-19 at virtual event
October 5, 2020
Seray Çiçek and her colleagues at LSK Technologies, a University of Toronto startup, were about to wrap up studies of a portable diagnostic device that carries out rapid testing for Zika virus when a new threat emerged late last y
Our Community Coronavirus, U of T Entrepreneurship, Alumni, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, MaRS, Startups, Ted Sargent
History in 3D: U of T researchers piece together the past with new scanning technologies
October 5, 2020
As director of the Tayinat archaeological project in Turkey, Tim Harrison saw the need and potential for 3D scanning and modelling technology.
Global Lens, Our Community Anthropology, Archaeology, Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science, Global, Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations, Research & Innovation
For third year running, U of T Engineering team wins international self-driving car challenge
October 5, 2020
A team of students from the University of Toronto has placed first in an intercollegiate challenge to transform an electric car into a self-driving one – the team’s third consecutive win in the competition.
Global Lens, Our Community Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Global, Graduate Students, Self-Driving Cars, UTIAS