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As tensions between the U.S. and North Korea escalate, two University of Toronto graduates are working with an international coalition to ban nuclear…
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Mice and rats have long been unwitting test subjects for drug companies – even though their furry little bodies don’t mimic human physiology very…
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An international team of researchers including University of Toronto professor Kang Lee says one way to reduce racial bias in kids is…
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With Spain and Catalonia at a standoff following an Oct. 1st referendum, pressure is mounting on the separatist government of the autonomous…
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Jimoh Ovbiagele says the story of ROSS Intelligence began in the hallways of the University of Toronto’s department of computer science. This week,…
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A new citizen science project co-founded by a University of Toronto researcher is harnessing the power of social media to dispel some common…
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Toronto City Council will decide the fate of the Bloor Street bike lanes on Nov. 7. The lanes – running from Shaw Street to Avenue Road – were…
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Getting caught in fishing nets remains a major cause of death for the increasingly endangered New Zealand sea lion even after the addition of “sea…
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With a prized view overlooking Queen’s Park, a trio of tiny bioreactors are quietly creating millions of stem cells – the building blocks of life…
1. From the sample of the Open Questions podcast, in an episode about what constitutes an achievement: Young woman’s voice:“…
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Scientists – including a team from the University of Toronto – have discovered a mysterious hole the size of Lake Superior opening up in…
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Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains was in Toronto Wednesday to officially announce two more shortlisted candidates for the federal government’s…