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Photo of Lee Knuttila and Andrew Paton
April 4, 2018

Coffee roasting is an art, but University of Toronto researchers and a Toronto coffee company want to make it a science. U of T’s Impact Centre, an…

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April 3, 2018

The  self-driving car crash in Tempe, Ariz., in which a car struck and killed a woman crossing the street, has started a vigorous…

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April 3, 2018

New University of Toronto research shows that adoption of self-driving cars – also known as autonomous vehicles (AVs) – could significantly reduce the…

April 3, 2018

The proposal to abolish what are known as “peremptory challenges” in Bill C-75, the Canadian government’s new criminal justice bill, should be…

Photo of students at U of T Scarborough library
April 2, 2018

“Why not try Canada, eh?” Columnist Michael Hassett, in the Japan Times, makes the case for Canadian universities like the University of…

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April 2, 2018

Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new technology for a “liquid biopsy” to identify which patients might not respond to…

Photo of Randy Boyagoda
April 2, 2018

Randy Boyagoda, a University of Toronto professor of English and principal of the University of St. Michael’s College, was surprised when one of his…

Hunter playing virtual reality game at Uken Games
April 2, 2018

The Super Mario Bros. jingle seems to have almost as many fans as the classic video game itself. The theme song has inspired innumerable covers on…

Photo of Jane Goodall
April 2, 2018

Exam time is looming at the University of Toronto but don’t expect the three campuses to quiet down any time soon. April is full of events worthy…

Photo of Varsity athletes from luncheon
March 29, 2018

University of Toronto President Meric Gertler honoured outstanding graduating Varsity Blues athletes at the annual President's Reception this week,…

photo of Cohen's book, held open to show illustration of illuminated manuscript
March 29, 2018

It may be the most illustrated book in Jewish history, but the Passover haggada has never been explored quite like this. “As an art historian and…

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March 29, 2018

Remote areas in Canada’s Arctic region – once thought to be beyond the reach of human impact – are responding rapidly to warming global temperatures,…