Research & Innovation

photo of ancient goosefoot seed and a wild, weedy relative January 15, 2019 U of T researchers identify domesticated 3,000-year-old quinoa seeds in Ontario
photo of burnt truck in Fort McMurray January 15, 2019 Study of Fort McMurray homes after wildfire should give residents 'peace of mind': U of T researchers
photo of gambling table January 14, 2019 Stomach for risk? It could be in your genes, says U of T researcher involved in international study
January 14, 2019 U of T-led study finds genetic drivers of low-oxygen cancer tumours, opens new avenues for treatment
photo of the DX-3 Vanguard drone and the team behind it January 11, 2019 From paper aircraft to the real thing: U of T graduates develop next-gen drone
photo of transparent skull model January 11, 2019 Memory of pain enhances pain responses in males, but not females: U of T-led study
January 11, 2019 U of T startup raises $3.25 million to eliminate prescription opioids after surgery
Kimberly Asemota (far right), Blandine Barthod (right) and David Aceituno-Caicedo (left) receive the SDSN Youth Special Prize in Geneva from Nane Annan, a lawyer and wife of the former UN secretary general January 10, 2019 Sustainable concrete: U of T alumni recognized for innovation to use waste of one industry to benefit another
Photo of Maryam Monsef January 10, 2019 The more women in government, the healthier a population: U of T expert
Photo of Scott Kelly in space January 10, 2019 Twins in space: U of T expert on how space travel affects gene expression
Streetcar at Main and Gerrard January 9, 2019 Stranded without transit? U of T researchers say one million urban Canadians suffer from 'transport poverty'
photo of radio telescope January 9, 2019 Researchers from U of T and other universities detect repeating fast radio burst
photo of street in Alexandra township in South Africa January 8, 2019 U of T researcher studies 'blurry' space between policing and collective punishment in South Africa
Photo of a glaucoma patient receiving eye drops January 8, 2019 U of T research sheds new light on glaucoma, provides hope for patients
photo of a bird flying January 7, 2019 A better way to fly? U of T and UBC researchers study birds and their wings
photo of Vivek Goel January 7, 2019 Governments should focus on jobs of the future, U of T's Vivek Goel writes in the Globe and Mail
photo of Jen Gommerman and Olga Rojas January 7, 2019 Treating brain inflammation in MS patients may start in their guts: U of T-led study
Photo of Ajay Agrawal December 21, 2018 'We will have raised Canada’s game': U of T's Ajay Agrawal on the Creative Destruction Lab's past, present and future
Photo of Barbara Sherwood Lollar December 20, 2018 To find life beyond Earth, 'take off the blinkers,' says U of T’s Barbara Sherwood Lollar
Boy makes shadow puppets at Science Rendezvous December 19, 2018 U of T in focus: The year in pictures