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Portrait of Laura Brown
August 9, 2019

University of Toronto cryospheric scientist Laura Brown says a trio of satellites recently launched by the Canadian Space Agency will help…

Portrait of Andrea Benoit holding her book Viva Mac
August 9, 2019

A new book from University of Toronto Press uncovers the origins of MˑAˑC Cosmetics’ corporate philanthropy around HIV/AIDS awareness and fundraising…

Photo of Emmalin Buajitti
August 8, 2019

University of Toronto researchers have conducted the first spatial analysis of death in Ontario, discovering that social and demographic factors are…

Photo of technicians collecting core samples from a hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer near Barrie, Ont.
August 8, 2019

For years, the University of Toronto’s Elizabeth Edwards and her team have been developing a potent mix of microbes that can chow down on toxic…

Photo of Toni Morrison receiving honorary degree at U of T in 2002
August 7, 2019

Reflecting on the life and work of Toni Morrison in the Globe and Mail, Dionne Brand writes the novelist and academic “had an enormous impact on…

Peter Stogios in the lab
August 7, 2019

On grocery store shelves among packages of farmed beef, poultry and pork, Peter Stogios expects to one day see meat created in…

Undu team member holds up its first product, an ultra-thin heating pad
August 7, 2019

A team led by a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering has developed the world’s thinnest wearable…

Photo of Adiv Paradise
August 6, 2019

A new University of Toronto study is challenging the definition of what makes a planet hospitable to life, finding that “snowball” planets may…

A robot at the Amazon Fulfilment Center in Orlando
August 6, 2019

Most Canadians don't believe their job will be affected by artificial intelligence and automation – and that could lead to profound…