U of T’s Michelle Acorn to advocate for nurses on a global stage
August 25, 2021
Michelle Acorn has always believed that nurses have an untapped capacity to lead as strategic visionaries.
Global Lens, Our Community Global, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
With a focus on skin cells, U of T's Michael Sefton seeks 'huge step forward' in diabetes treatment
August 25, 2021
Can dendritic cells found in the skin be an important piece of the puzzle of enabling stem cell transplants for diabetes?
Our Community Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Insulin 100, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, Chemical Engineering, Diabetes, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Medicine by Design, Research & Innovation, University Health Network
Notisha Massaquoi, a renowned expert in health equity, joins U of T Scarborough
August 24, 2021
Notisha Massaquoi has spent more than 30 years advocating for greater access to primary health care in Black communities across Canada.
Our Community Anti-Black Racism, Health, U of T Scarborough
Improving public health – in real time: U of T experts on the need for Learning Health Systems
August 24, 2021
There are growing calls to seize on the disruption caused by COVID-19 to create better, stronger health systems – not least to deal with the coming wave of disease that will be diagnosed later due to missed care during the pandemic.
Our Community Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Four new U of T medical students share what inspired them to study medicine
August 24, 2021
As they prepare to begin medical school at the University of Toronto, four new students describe their path to the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and what studying and practising medicine means to them.
Our Community Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Medical Students, U of T Scarborough
U of T Engineering outreach program helps Black high school students access STEM programs
August 23, 2021
For Stephen Laditi, engineering is all about change.
Our Community Diversity and Inclusion, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Life Sciences, STEM, Undergraduate Students
U of T's Fiona Rawle shares kindness-based teaching philosophy in 12 steps: Times Higher Education
August 23, 2021
When it comes to teaching, kindness can’t be an afterthought – it should be built into course designs from the start.
Our Community Student Experience, Biology, Teaching, U of T Mississauga
Researchers explore alternating diets to promote weight loss
August 23, 2021
Nearly 80 per cent of participants in a University of Toronto study lost a “clinically significant” amount of body weight in less than two years after following three successive and varying diets.
Breaking Research, Our Community
New study uncovers evolutionary forces in aging of blood system and increased risk of cancer
August 20, 2021
A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto and Ontario Institute for Cancer Research provides insight into why some people develop a type of leukemia while others do not, despite an age-related increase in blood cells that replicate... Breaking Research Insulin 100, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, Cancer, Vector Institute
