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It’s hard to imagine that the hardscrabble days of the Klondike Gold Rush gave anyone much to smile about, let alone laugh. But one…
A new video series gives incoming students at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy the inside scoop on their…
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The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. However, it’s been with us long enough to clearly expose fault lines, inequities and deficiencies in virtually…
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Researchers in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have discovered a dose threshold that greatly increases the…
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By most indicators, the “queer” community – including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirit – have been hit harder by the pandemic…
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The University of Toronto’s Neda Maghbouleh seeks to better understand how borders, wars and other geopolitical forces influence the formation of…
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Nearly a week after the massive explosion in Beirut that killed more than 200 and injured thousands, there is a growing demand for answers about what,…
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With in-person interactions still a challenge during COVID-19, many students at the University of Toronto are turning to Recognized Study…
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The University of Toronto is bringing a little bit of the natural world to one of downtown Toronto's most prominent locations. Pebbs and Hex,…
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A test that detects changing levels of tumour fragments in the blood may be an easy, non-invasive and quick way to predict who will benefit from…
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Researchers at the University of Toronto are looking to the virtual world to improve the quality of life for those in palliative care. Cosmin…
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Around one billion people are infected with parasitic helminths, round worms that live in soil and colonize the human gut through dirty water. Such…