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When he began teaching at U of T Engineering 37 years ago, Professor James Wallace (MIE) learned that a spare piece of chalk was all he needed to…
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Researchers at the University of Toronto have successfully converted microbubbles into nanoparticles that stay trapped in tumours to potentially…
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INPP4B is the Goldilocks of genes. If there is too little of it, you’re at a greater risk for developing a variety of cancers.…
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New research from the University of Toronto has scientists re-thinking how a lethal fungus grows and kills immune cells. The study hints at a new…
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It’s a practice that has been in the news since the Ashley Smith case first made headlines and, last week, the Ontario government announced it…
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The headline in The Independent read: “Toronto is the best city in the world” – based on a report from the…
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In sport, dealing with loss is inevitable. Even the most accomplished athlete will have off days. But how difficult is it for an athlete to shake…
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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…