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When two people converse, their brainwaves manage to get in synch. According to a new University of Toronto-led study, the same happens when…
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Czech nationalism and cardiac response don’t immediately come to mind when one thinks of music studies. But for Elizabeth Legierski and Shreya Jha…
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Parkinson’s disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, are the newest frontiers for open science drug discovery, a global movement led by…
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As a graduate student at the University of Victoria, Karina Vernon was ready to focus her PhD on African-American literature when she made a…
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The University of Toronto is forging an ever deeper relationship with India as evidenced by plans to launch an urban research centre and…
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Professor Emeritus David Booth was an influential educator, prolific author, and staunch advocate for literacy who saw the value in all forms of…
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Protein has typically been thought of as an important nutrient for strength sports such as weightlifting. But new research from the University of…
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Todd Cunningham has found a way to reach students in remote, northern Ontario communities who need school psychologists and psychological assessment…
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For Black History Month, the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine asked members of its community to share their advice for the next generation…
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Five University of Toronto professors were recognized this week as the university's newest University Professors, an elite designation bestowed on a…
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Primary care physicians in China have reduced unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for children with upper respiratory tract infections by one-third –…
University of Toronto alumna Steffanie Strathdee’s new book, The Perfect Predator: A Scientist’s Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly…