Janet Ecker takes over from Brian Lawson as chair of U of T’s Governing Council
July 18, 2022
Janet Ecker knows her way around large institutions – she served as finance minister and education minister in the Ontario government;
Our Community Governing Council, Meric Gertler
Students collect local stories as part of digital history project on Oshawa's 'Motor City'
July 18, 2022
For more than a century, the General Motors Co. plant in Oshawa – once one of the biggest automotive assembly plants in the world – has been the lifeblood of the community.
Our Community Canadian History, Faculty of Arts & Science, Humanities, Jackman Humanities Institute
U of T accepts all recommendations of sexual violence and sexual harassment policy review
July 15, 2022
The University of Toronto is taking steps to boost its supports for those affected by sexual violence or harassment, address barriers to reporting and take a leadership role within the university sector to address... Our Community Kelly Hannah-Moffat, Sexual Violence Prevention & Support Centre, Cheryl Regehr, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Meric Gertler, Sexual & Gender Diversity Office
Dynamic building facades inspired by marine organisms could reduce heating, cooling and lighting costs
July 15, 2022
A new, low-cost “optofluidic” system designed by University of Toronto researchers – and inspired by marine life like fish, crab and krill – could help buildings save energy by dynamically changing the appearance of their exteriors.
Breaking Research, Our Community Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Graduate Students, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Materials Science, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Reverse engineering the heart: U of T researchers create bioartificial left ventricle
July 15, 2022
University of Toronto researchers in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have grown a small-scale model of a human left heart ventricle in the lab.
Breaking Research, Our Community Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Research & Innovation
‘No one left behind’: U of T Run Club takes community building in stride
July 14, 2022
The University of Toronto Run Club upholds their motto – “no one left behind” – every single time its members lace up their sneakers.
Our Community Temerty Faculty of Medicine, UTogether, Student Experience, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Faculty of Arts & Science, Fitness, Graduate Students
Researcher uses ‘fuzzy’ AI algorithms to aid people with memory loss
July 14, 2022
A new computer algorithm developed by the University of Toronto’s Parham Aarabi can store and recall information strategically – just like our brains.
Our Community Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, machine learning, Memory
U of T researcher examines how two volcanic eruptions forever changed the flightless brown kiwi
July 13, 2022
When two massive volcanic eruptions blanketed New Zealand in ash, they forever changed the genetics of the brown kiwi bird, a new study from the University of Toronto Scarborough has found.
Breaking Research, Our Community Global, Research & Innovation, U of T Scarborough
'We have urgent work to do': New book by U of T's Kent Roach on why Canadian policing needs to change
July 13, 2022
Kent Roach has thought a lot about policing throughout his lifetime. He even aspired to join the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as a young boy.
Our Community Faculty of Law
Fahad Razak on why he's passionate about the Ontario Science Advisory Table – and the important work ahead
July 12, 2022
Fahad Razak became the scientific director of Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table earlier this year and already he’s been at the centre of questions on mask mandates, wastewater signals and the table’s move from the Universi
Our Community COVID-19, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Unity Health, St. Michael's Hospital