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May 6, 2020

As the outbreak of COVID-19 grew into a global pandemic earlier this year, countries attempted to stem the spread by restricting travel and issuing…

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May 6, 2020

Experts from the University of Toronto are helping expectant parents navigate pregnancy and the postpartum period during the COVID-19…

May 5, 2020

The longer the pandemic goes on, the more questions people have. Is it okay to go for a scenic drive? Can I visit my family? What will summer be like…

Tiff Macklem speaks at a lecturn with Canadian flags in the background
May 5, 2020

Tiff Macklem, dean of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, has been appointed the next governor of the Bank of Canada. Macklem,…

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May 5, 2020

With physical distancing rules in a place and an economy essentially in lockdown, University of Toronto students looking for jobs summer have…

John Paul Ricco stands in front of a brick wall, wearing a t-shirt
May 4, 2020

With much of the world locked down due to COVID-19, art and creativity has burst into living spaces through platforms like Zoom, livestreams and over…

person in full protective equipment swabs a woman's mouth
May 4, 2020

A simple mouth swab and rinse with testing technology adapted from a common viral detection method – the pap smear – could provide an easy, low…

Marc Fiume sits at a computer, a monitor displaying the DNAstack logo is in the backbround
May 4, 2020

One of the most puzzling things about the novel coronavirus is how it affects people in such different ways.  Among a single group of very…

a gloved hand holds up a vial of blood that has a covid-19 label
May 4, 2020

Experts from the University of Toronto will help lead a federal task force charged with obtaining reliable estimates of COVID-19 cases in Canada – and…

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May 1, 2020

Ontario doctors and scientists have formed two high-powered committees to sift through the mountain of often conflicting and even dangerous scientific…

Shaf Keshavjee in a hospital hallway in surgical scrubs
May 1, 2020

A University of Toronto researcher is exploring a new diagnostic lung test that could identify COVID-19 patients who are at the greatest risk of…