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From a secret language that parents don’t understand to the complexities of a not-so-simple handshake, U of T Mississauga anthropologist Sarah…
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The breakout performance of 16-year-old Penny Oleksiak and the success of our women’s swim team made Canadians proud during these Olympic…
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It was a wild ride in Rio at this year’s Summer Olympic Games. Team Canada’s stellar performance earned us 22 medals – including…
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They're the new generation of Toronto city builders. Meet the ambitious University of Toronto students and recent grads poised to…
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Last week, Thae Yong-ho, a high-ranking North Korean diplomat who was based in Britain, defected to South Korea, making him one of the most prominent…
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When thousands of demonstrators filled Egypt’s Tahrir Square in 2011, they carried powerful revolutionary tools—smartphones. Now, a U of T Mississauga…
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While working on her PhD in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, modern pentathlete Donna Vakalis fences four times…
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Flossing. You likely don’t love it. You may think everyone in the world is doing it but you. And now, thanks to a recent study suggesting…
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Buzz Aldrin started as a dishwasher and eventually became one of the first two people to land on the moon. Stephen Colbert revealed that he…
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“I love the place,” says Judy Goldring as she reflects on her three years as chair of the University of Toronto Governing Council. “Being on the…
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Imagine how much dental care you’d need if you had 300 or more teeth packed together on each side of your mouth. Duck-billed dinosaurs…
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On August 7, 1916, the Battle of the Somme – the bloodiest battle of World War One – was into its second month. Robert Borden was prime minister, and…