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Tara Suri has integrated an unusual collection of disciplines into her studies. From cinema to law, linguistics, anthropology and even urban…
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University of Toronto cryospheric scientist Laura Brown says a trio of satellites recently launched by the Canadian Space Agency will help…
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A new book from University of Toronto Press uncovers the origins of MˑAˑC Cosmetics’ corporate philanthropy around HIV/AIDS awareness and fundraising…
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Kinnon MacKinnon, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Heath, has turned his PhD…
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University of Toronto researchers have conducted the first spatial analysis of death in Ontario, discovering that social and demographic factors are…
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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…
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When choosing the next cohort of students to receive a full scholarship to Cambridge University, the Gates Cambridge Trust has very specific…
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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…
On grocery store shelves among packages of farmed beef, poultry and pork, Peter Stogios expects to one day see meat created in…
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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…
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A new University of Toronto study is challenging the definition of what makes a planet hospitable to life, finding that “snowball” planets may…
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Most Canadians don't believe their job will be affected by artificial intelligence and automation – and that could lead to profound…