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Ray Acheson
October 13, 2017

As tensions between the U.S. and North Korea escalate, two University of Toronto graduates are working with an international coalition to ban nuclear…

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October 13, 2017

Mice and rats have long been unwitting test subjects for drug companies – even though their furry little bodies don’t mimic human physiology very…

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October 12, 2017

An international team of researchers including University of Toronto professor Kang Lee says one way to reduce racial bias in kids is…

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October 12, 2017

With Spain and Catalonia at a standoff following an Oct. 1st referendum, pressure is mounting on the separatist government of the autonomous…

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October 12, 2017

Jimoh Ovbiagele says the story of ROSS Intelligence began in the hallways of the University of Toronto’s department of computer science. This week,…

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October 12, 2017

A new citizen science project co-founded by a University of Toronto researcher is harnessing the power of social media to dispel some common…

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October 12, 2017

Getting caught in fishing nets remains a major cause of death for the increasingly endangered New Zealand sea lion even after the addition of “sea…

October 12, 2017

With a prized view overlooking Queen’s Park, a trio of tiny bioreactors are quietly creating millions of stem cells – the building blocks of life…

October 12, 2017

1. From the sample of the Open Questions podcast,  in an episode about what constitutes an achievement:    Young woman’s voice:“…

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October 11, 2017

Scientists – including a team from the University of Toronto – have discovered a mysterious hole the size of Lake Superior opening up in…

October 11, 2017

Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains was in Toronto Wednesday to officially announce two more shortlisted candidates for the federal government’s…