Resarch & Innovation

illustration shows a robot arm plucks a lightbulb from a human head April 25, 2025 Employees who steal others' ideas are bad for business: Study
"" May 8, 2024 Researchers uncover DNA repair mechanism that could yield treatments for cancer, premature aging
Leiwei Zeng, Zaiwei Wang and Hao Chen show off samples of triple-junction perovskite solar cells April 12, 2023 U of T researchers create more efficient perovskite solar cell
An air purifier April 6, 2023 Second-hand cannabis smoke: Researchers investigate involuntary THC exposure in homes
"" November 14, 2022 How U of T’s 'secret sauce' governance model set it up for five decades of success
A couple laying in bed February 17, 2022 Not in the mood? Researchers examine how couples communicate when desire is low
Neda Maghbouleh February 17, 2022 Most Middle Eastern and North African Americans don't identify as 'white' – despite what U.S. census says: Study
Water barrels outside a building in India. February 16, 2022 Improving water equity in India: Research team one of 17 to receive support from U of T's Data Sciences Institute
Nail technician Jackie Liang at work February 14, 2022 High levels of hazardous chemicals found in Canadian nail salons: U of T study
A composition of project images on display at the Donnelly Centre. December 20, 2021 U of T art installation pulls back curtain on molecular science
Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker and Sarah Crome December 17, 2021 Researchers working on injection-free cell therapy for diabetes
Apparatus August 12, 2021 From detecting earthquakes to preventing disease: 27 U of T research projects receive CFI funding
image of a satellite orbiting the Earth April 6, 2021 Kepler Communications receives $3.8 million to mass-produce nanosatellites
A tray of test tubes in a lab August 26, 2020 U of T experts receive $9.5 million in funding for research infrastructure
"" July 3, 2020 Study by U of T alumna sheds light on gender gap in AI field
"" June 16, 2020 Vivek Goel to step down as U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives
A long line of idling cars on a Toronto street June 8, 2020 U of T researchers model the health benefits of electric cars, find 'large improvement in air quality'
Toronto beach on a sunny summer day May 8, 2020 Summer won’t bring an end to transmission of novel coronavirus, U of T study finds
#HowsMyFlattening team members participate in a Zoom conference April 14, 2020 #HowsMyFlattening? Group led by U of T community members creates one-stop shop for COVID-19 data
Portrait of Kumar Murty taken at street level outside of his elm st office March 31, 2020 Nine U of T researchers receive federal grants for COVID-19 projects