With cyber scams on the rise, U of T expert offers tips on how to protect yourself
December 9, 2021
An email lands in a student’s inbox pretending to be from an unnamed recruiter at the University of Toronto.
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Censored in Iran, Scholar-at-Risk Negar Banisafar is eager to create a new future at U of T
December 8, 2021
Negar Banisafar found it frustrating to be a humanities student in Iran – she couldn’t express her opinions freely and witnessed first-hand the brutality of the government during political protests.
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Anatole von Lilienfeld joins Acceleration Consortium as inaugural Clark Chair in advanced materials discovery
December 8, 2021
Machine learning and physical chemistry specialist Anatole von Lilienfeld has been named the inaugural holder of the Clark Chair in Advanced Materials at the Vector Institute and the Unive
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U of T accepts all recommendations of Anti-Semitism Working Group
December 8, 2021
The University of Toronto’s Anti-Semitism Working Group has delivered its final report and made a series of... Our Community Anti-Semitism, Kelly Hannah-Moffat, Faculty of Arts & Science, Faculty of Law, Meric Gertler, Philosophy, Provost, St. George, U of T Mississauga, U of T Scarborough
Can improv boost the confidence of marginalized youth? U of T prof partners with Second City to find out
December 7, 2021
Shortly before the pandemic, the University of Toronto’s Stephanie Begun put up some flyers for a free improv workshop at a Toronto homeless shelter for youth.
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Literature, politics, art: How an early French-Canadian magazine helped shape literary culture
December 7, 2021
In his new book, La révolution du magazine au Québec, the University of Toronto’s Adrien Rannaud demonstrates how one of Quebec’s first magazines reflected and advanced literature and culture from 1919 to 1960 – and how i
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Common diabetes drug not effective against early-stage breast cancer, researchers say
December 7, 2021
A widely used and inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug, once hoped to hold enormous promise in treating breast cancer, does not prevent or stop the spread of the most common forms of the disease, according to new research.
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‘Change the system’: U of T marks 32nd anniversary of École Polytechnique massacre
December 6, 2021
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‘There's so much you can do with it’: Academic internship course connects art history to careers
December 6, 2021
Through internships with 401 Richmond, the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) or the Toronto Society of Architects, art history students at the University of Toronto are learning about the career opportunities that await them after... City & Culture, Our Community Experiential Learning, Academics, Art History, Cities, Faculty of Arts & Science, Trinity College
Community event to examine how COVID-19 worsened health inequities in eastern GTA
December 6, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how the city’s health-care system – often touted as universal – protects some better than others.
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