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Izchak Barzilay has been an instructor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry for over 33 years while maintaining a successful…
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Researchers at the University of Toronto are developing an early warning system for water quality and pollution that combines tiny water fleas and an…
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The donors behind the University of Toronto’s Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre saw the project as a “once in a lifetime chance” to be involved in…
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Three graduates from the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy are behind a daylong event aimed at fostering conversations about…
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Getting a restful night’s sleep in the intensive care unit (ICU) can be difficult for many patients thanks to beeping machines, check-ups by…
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As technologies like AI, robotics and social media transform our societies and economies, it’s crucial that social and legal structures keep pace – an…
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Psychopathy is one of the most widely recognized psychiatric diagnoses in popular culture, but a University of Toronto researcher says it’s time…
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Researchers at the University of Toronto and Arizona State University have developed the first direct gene-circuit-to-electrode interface by…
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Nutritious food is out of the average Canadian’s financial reach, and it’s having a devastating impact on their health. That’s according to a…
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Researchers from the University of Toronto and the California Institute of Technology have designed a new system for efficiently converting CO2,…
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A new University of Toronto study highlights an important information gap that may leave some seniors in Canada vulnerable to abuse and…
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Statistical and data science research and training in the Ontario region has a new home with the recent launch of the Canadian Statistical…