From Africana development to decarbonization: 34 U of T researchers awarded Canada Research Chairs
November 16, 2022
Thirty-four scholars at the University of Toronto have been awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs in fields ranging from artificial intelligence to health and history.
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U of T receives $35 million to modernize high containment facility
November 16, 2022
The University of Toronto has received $35 million in critical research infrastructure funding from the federal government to revitalize the Toronto High Containment Facility (THCF), an investment that positions the facility to play a significant... Our Community COVID-19, Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium, Institutional Strategic Initiatives, Leah Cowen, Sinai Health, Sunnybrook Health Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Unity Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Research & Innovation, University Health Network
How should we navigate the next pandemic? U of T researchers are finding the answers
November 15, 2022
COVID-19 is the ninth pandemic, or large-scale epidemic, the world has experienced in the past century – and it won’t be the last.
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Living Cities: U of T researchers develop framework for green infrastructure
November 15, 2022
It’s a hot day but the tree canopy above your condo is keeping you cool. You go for a stroll through the forest in the nearby public park.
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Inspired by her father’s message, Jacque/line Lavallee earns doctorate at age 79: CTV
November 15, 2022
It has been a lifelong dream of Jacque/line Lavallee to receive a doctorate in education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto,... City & Culture, Our Community Convocation 2022, Graduate Stories, Indigenous, OISE, St. George
How U of T’s 'secret sauce' governance model set it up for five decades of success
November 14, 2022
Along with its partner hospitals, the University of Toronto is world renowned for its many well-publicized innovations and achievements, from insulin, stem... Our Community Janet Ecker, Resarch & Innovation, Rose Patten, Alumni, Governing Council, Meric Gertler
Researchers identify SARS-CoV-2 variant in white-tailed deer, evidence of deer-to-human transmission
November 14, 2022
In the summer of 2020, months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, Samira Mubareka and her colleagues began testing wildlife in Ontario and Quebec for the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
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In photos: U of T celebrates newest graduates at fall convocation
November 11, 2022
Under falling leaves and (mostly) sunny skies, thousands of University of Toronto students crossed the stage inside Convocation Hall to accept their degrees during this year’s fall convocation.
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U of T marks Remembrance Day across its three campuses
November 11, 2022
Community members gathered on the University of Toronto’s three campuses Friday to honour those who served and fell in the First and Second World Wars, as well as other conflicts.
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A former boxer and fitness trainer, U of T grad finds his calling in academic research
November 10, 2022
Kyle Farwell devoted most of his 20s to amateur boxing, hoping to one day qualify for the Olympics.
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