Event to mark 100th anniversary of U of T's discovery of insulin and map future of diabetes care
March 26, 2021
The University of Toronto will co-host a public celebration this spring on the impact of insulin, one of several Insulin100 events that will mark the centenary year of a discovery that has saved the... Global Lens, Our Community Insulin 100, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Banting & Best, Diabetes, Mount Sinai Hospital, Research & Innovation, Sir Frederick Banting, St. Michael's Hospital
Anti-Asian discrimination on the rise in Canada, U of T researchers find
March 25, 2021
Anti-Asian discrimination is on the rise in Canada, with reports of discriminatory incidents more than tripling over the last year.
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March 25, 2021
For some, it was the last time they remember hugging a friend or a colleague, the last time they were with a class, in a crowd or with a group, the last time they took public transit without thinking about risk.
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Failed bill to limit food marketing to children generated intense industry lobbying: U of T study
March 25, 2021
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that food industry interactions with government heavily outnumbered non-industry interactions on Bill S-228, also known as the ... Our Community Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Joannah & Brian Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition, Food, Marketing, Nutritional Sciences, Research & Innovation
U of T startup to aid pharmacists with Canada’s vaccine rollout
March 24, 2021
The number of people who have been vaccinated in Canada inches higher with each passing day, but millions more will require shots before the country can escape the pandemic.
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Gene that affects iron metabolism linked to improved performance in athletes, U of T study finds
March 24, 2021
A genetic variation that regulates iron metabolism may enhance athletes’ endurance performance, researchers at the University of Toronto have found.
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'Superstar' pharmacists play critical role at vaccine clinic hosted on U of T’s St. George campus
March 24, 2021
Two hours before the COVID-19 vaccine clinic hosted on the University of Toronto’s St.
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Tea, Earl Grey, hot! U of T researchers examine how Alexa, Siri stack up against Star Trek
March 23, 2021
Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
If you read that in the voice of Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the Starship Enterprise, this research is for you.
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U of T social enterprise aims to bring smarter irrigation to areas without electricity
March 23, 2021
You can’t grow food without water – but in many parts of the world, there isn’t much water to spare.
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