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As the first in her family to attend college or university, Gwen Benaway struggled with feeling a sense of belonging in higher education. “I didn't…
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With millions of users for her Facebook frames and Instagram filter designs, University of Toronto alumna Lianne Tokey has earned her place…
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“I’m bored” is a statement many parents dread hearing during the summer holidays. Should parents scramble to fill the unstructured time of summer…
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A virus hits Toronto just as the Raptors clinch the NBA championship and crowds pour into the streets. For 11 high school students, this was…
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The University of Toronto Mississauga is forging a robotics research and teaching cluster that – as part of U of T’s new university-wide Robotics…
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Robert Gerlai recalls attending, at the age of six, a Christmas party at his father’s law firm in Hungary. Someone poured champagne – a lot of it –…
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The University of Toronto has once again been ranked the top university in Canada and in the top 25 globally by the prestigious Shanghai Ranking…
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In less than three years, biomedical firm BenchSci has gone from four people sitting around a table to a 50-strong operation that’s backed by Google…
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Following an unusual spate of gun violence, University of Toronto sociologist Jooyoung Lee spoke to TVO's The Agenda about the need for…
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One of the University of Toronto’s newest Canada Research Chairs is looking at how to foster resiliency in university students navigating mental…
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Five people were killed and 43 people were injured in shootings that took place over the weekend in Chicago. This spate of shootings is nothing new…
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It’s a unique, immersive research experience that allows undergraduate students to spend four weeks working on projects with faculty…