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When choosing the next cohort of students to receive a full scholarship to Cambridge University, the Gates Cambridge Trust has very specific…
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Reflecting on the life and work of Toni Morrison in the Globe and Mail, Dionne Brand writes the novelist and academic “had an enormous impact on…
On grocery store shelves among packages of farmed beef, poultry and pork, Peter Stogios expects to one day see meat created in…
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A team led by a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering has developed the world’s thinnest wearable…
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A new University of Toronto study is challenging the definition of what makes a planet hospitable to life, finding that “snowball” planets may…
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Most Canadians don't believe their job will be affected by artificial intelligence and automation – and that could lead to profound…
If you’re reading this story on your smartphone, you may be holding the future of preventative health in your hands. A study led by University of…
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When you pop a tray of water into the freezer, you get ice cubes. Now, researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of…
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A University of Toronto startup is racing toward its goal: to introduce electric scooters (e-scooters) in a way that is safe, legal and tailored to…
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A dozen people – grad students, a public health nurse, a paramedic, a midwife and two physicians – had just finished a lesson in the proper way…
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American disability policy is lauded around the globe as a model for disability rights and yet, at home in the United States, the legislation is…
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Following a report he co-authored that outlined the prevalence of smoking in top-grossing movies, the University of Toronto’s Robert Schwartz is…