The University of Toronto has once again been rated one of the top 25 universities in the world and first in Canada in the distinguished Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), produced annually
A healthy mind: How exercise can improve your mental wellness
January 24, 2023
As Toronto experiences a particularly gloomy January, many may be wondering what they can do to give... Our Community Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, Mental Health, Research & Innovation
Researchers find a daily dose of politics leads to stress – but avoiding it can hinder civic engagement
January 24, 2023
From 24-hour news cycles to social media posts from your angry uncle, it’s almost impossible not to get a daily dose of politics.
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Clinical trial delivers chemotherapy to pediatric brain tumours using MRI-guided focused ultrasound
January 23, 2023
A team of Toronto researchers and physicians are the first in the world to use MRI-guided focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy to treat Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), an aggressive and terminal... Breaking Research, Our Community Sunnybrook Health Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Research & Innovation
New catalyst design could make better use of captured carbon, researchers say
January 23, 2023
A new catalyst design created by researchers at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering could significantly improve the practicality of an electrochemical process that converts captured carbon dioxide into multi-... Breaking Research, Our Community Carbon, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Research & Innovation, Sustainability
Raquel Urtasun’s self-driving startup Waabi brings on Volvo as strategic investor: Reports
January 20, 2023
University of Toronto researcher Raquel Urtasun’s self-driving startup Waabi has added the venture capital arm of ... Our Community Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science, Research & Innovation, Robotics, Self-Driving Cars, Vector Institute
Hybrid immunity provides better protection from COVID-19 than prior infection or vaccination alone: Study
January 20, 2023
People who have recovered from COVID-19 and been vaccinated against the virus have the best and longest lasting protection against future infection, compared to people who have been only vaccinated or only previously infected, according to a new... Breaking Research, Our Community COVID-19, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Graduate Students, Research & Innovation
Power and prediction: U of T's Avi Goldfarb on the disruptive economics of artificial intelligence
January 20, 2023
In the new book Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence, co-au
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Build more, pollute less: U of T research centre tackles need for sustainable infrastructure
January 19, 2023
The newest research centre at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering will develop innovative ways to meet the urgent and growing need for infrastructure – without further exacerbating the climate crisis.
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Researchers use AI-powered database to design potential cancer drug in 30 days
January 19, 2023
In less than a month, researchers have used AlphaFold, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered protein structure database, to design and synthesize a potential drug to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver... Breaking Research, Our Community Acceleration Consortium, Artificial Intelligence, Cancer, Chemistry, Computer Science, Drugs, Faculty of Arts & Science, Research & Innovation
An activist and PhD student, Niloofar Ganji is making her mark in the lab – and on the streets
January 18, 2023
Niloofar Ganji works inside one of the largest child health research towers in the world – a position of privilege that’s never far from her mind.
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