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Mobile phones can sometimes feel like our lifeline to the world – making a dead battery at the wrong time seem nothing short of a…
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It can be a challenge to inspire busy students to add physical activity to their agendas. But new research from a University of Toronto…
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University of Toronto double alumna Michelle Wood isn’t used to being dismissed on the volleyball court. But the former standout Blue athlete and…
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In only a few months, Toronto will come alive with the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Meet two students who hope to leave a mark, not just on…
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What do butterflies, spiders and lobsters have in common? They are all surviving relatives of a newly-identified species called Yawunik kootenayi, a…
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It’s a dramatic question: “If you were hit by a bus, and crawled into the room at the contest, bleeding and dying, what’s the one…
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Cellphone alerts that tell us when we’re about to exceed our usage limits can help save us money on overage fees. But when telecommunication…
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The University of Toronto will launch a new program this fall that trains students to put scientific discoveries and medical advances into…
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The Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health is the name given to the University of Toronto’s new research institute dedicated to the health…
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Catalysts that break down pollutants from car exhausts, functional coatings that prevent the build-up of dirt and grime on solar cells, software…
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University Professor Janet Rossant is the winner of the 2015 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award – one of the most prestigious medical research…
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A newly-discovered bodily process in mice may explain why some human fetuses who have different antigens than their mothers suffer life-threatening…