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People in mainland China and the Global South suffer the brunt of emissions of toxic chemicals from consumer goods used in more-developed countries,…
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Erica Walker, an award-winning researcher, educator and professor of mathematics education at Columbia University’s Teachers College, has been…
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Early in the Cold War era, “social sciences were criticized for not being really scientific – for being ideological and political in ways that may…
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Victor Bukenya Muwanguzi remembers the challenge of navigating a big life transition when he moved from Uganda to Canada to attend the University of…
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Jeopardy! contestant Mattea Roach says she was nervous backstage, but you would never guess from her performance in front of the cameras, the Toronto…
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The University of Toronto ranked first in Canada across all five of the broad subject categories evaluated in the QS World University Rankings by…
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Wearing a face mask, when combined with other protective measures, has been shown to help slow the spread of the virus that causes…
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Professor Rhonda McEwen, vice-principal, academic and dean at the University of Toronto Mississauga, has been named the president and…
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Mulu Geletu Heye once had to travel for five hours, on short notice, for her PhD thesis defence at Germany’s Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich.…
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An applied research initiative based at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy aims to improve public…
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A team of researchers from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering has leveraged quantum mechanics to optimize…
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Why are some happier flying solo while others want a romantic partner? Are some people truly better off alone? Geoff MacDonald, a professor in the…