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Photo of cell map
September 22, 2016

Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Donnelly Centre have created the first map that shows the global genetic interaction network of a cell. It…

September 22, 2016

No matter how hard you try, you can’t escape the 2016 U.S. presidential election. It’s everywhere – on television, in the papers, on Twitter,…

A graphic of a child silhouette with a cage and lock
September 22, 2016

Since 2010, hundreds of immigrant children in Canada have suffered from trauma and mental health illness while housed in immigration detention…

Photo of portable system
September 22, 2016

As much as 80 per cent of the cost of bringing vaccines to the developing world comes from ensuring that the medications are properly refrigerated and…

Copyright outreach librarian Graeme Slaght helps professors digitize their course material. (Photo by Romi Levine)
September 22, 2016

When 1,900 University of Toronto students sat in on their first lectures of the year, they were in for a pleasant surprise. Their professors stood…

Lynette Ong teaching to students
September 22, 2016

It’s the world’s most populous state with more than 1.38 billion inhabitants, and the second largest country geographically. It’s history dates…

Photo of students at U of T
September 21, 2016

Professors Kathleen Pritchard, Wei Yu and Peter Austin may not be household names. But in their academic fields, their research is among the most…

Renée Hložek holding a globe
September 21, 2016

Imagine a subway car with a real-life scientist on board who is ready to answer some of the most fundamental questions of the universe like: What is…

Protest in Bahrain in June 2016 (photo by Sayed Baqer AlKamel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
September 21, 2016

Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab found detailed evidence that the Kingdom of Bahrain is censoring access to the Internet…

Members of the Connections and Conversations group
September 20, 2016

Connections and Conversations, an affinity group for racialized U of T staff and their supporters, hopes to spark tri-campus conversations about…

Photo of The Golden Legend
September 20, 2016

U of T’s Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library has acquired a 1507 copy of The Golden Legend, making it the oldest book printed in English at the…

High school students playing soccer
September 20, 2016

If your adolescent athlete has a difficult soccer game, do you tell them not to worry about it? Or do you suggest they speak to their coach for tips…