Video: How U of T's three campuses are keeping you safe this fall
August 21, 2020
Masks. More frequent cleaning. New plexiglass barriers, physical distancing measures and additional hand sanitizers. These are just some of the measures the University of Toronto is taking to keep the community safe and healthy this fall.
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'An extraordinary legacy': Brenda Andrews lays a foundation for the future at U of T's Donnelly Centre
August 20, 2020
Praised for her scientific rigour and ingenuity, University Professor Brenda Andrews has many accomplishments to point to during her 15 years as d
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COVID-19: After studying elder care, U of T students form group to support seniors and front-line staff
August 20, 2020
A group of students and recent graduates from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Arts & Science are pitching in to help support long-term care workers and seniors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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U of T Engineering researchers use machine learning to design smarter industrial catalysts
August 19, 2020
A team of researchers from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering is leveraging machine learning to enhance the manufacture of everyday items.
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U of T researcher works with local communities to boost play-based learning in Canada's North
August 19, 2020
Over the past seven years, the Northern Oral Language and Writing through Play (NOW Play) project has successfully helped boost the literacy skills of children in rural northern communities through play-based learning.
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City living: Graduate students at U of T Mississauga explore evolution in urban environments
August 19, 2020
Some plants grow larger in the city than they do in their natural habitat. For others, the opposite is true when they take root in an urban environment.
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U of T’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health launches Institute for Pandemics
August 19, 2020
Building on a century of engagement with public health, the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Health has launched a new Institute for Pandemics to help the world prepare better,... Global Lens, Our Community Coronavirus, David Palmer, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Project led by U of T researcher to target at-risk fish in lower Great Lakes
August 18, 2020
A research and habitat recovery project led by a University of Toronto researcher aims to help fish and freshwater mussel species that are currently at risk of going extinct.
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'Re-humanizing' design: Meet new U of T Engineering faculty member Philip Asare
August 18, 2020
Philip Asare recently joined the division of engineering science in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, as well as the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Prac
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How are cancer patients cared for during COVID-19? U of T's Fei-Fei Lu on the changes at Princess Margaret
August 18, 2020
Like many other aspects of society, the way doctors care for cancer patients has been transformed in the face of COVID-19.
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