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In 1957, when Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule, African-American educator Andrew Foster established the first school for the Deaf…
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It’s that time of year when Super Bowl ads become viral sensations, but one of the most talked about commercials of 2019 won’t be shown during the big…
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As a writer, Randy Boyagoda is curious about what it means to find sources of humanity in unexpected places. It's a narrative he weaves into many…
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Husam Abdel-Qadir is making strides in breast cancer treatment. Jason Hunt is giving a clearer vision of our galaxy. Jiaying Gu is making…
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A recent report by a Toronto public interest group, Fairbnb, has added a local voice to a growing international chorus of concern about how Airbnb is…
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Although there are more science prizes now than ever, they aren’t distributed fairly. A new study in Nature shows that women win fewer scientific…
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Ryan Hinds, a former CFL defensive back, always knew he wanted to pursue a career in health care. The trick was finding the right role to…
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The University of Toronto’s department of medicine recently received a $1 million gift from John Craig Eaton II in support of the Eliot Phillipson…
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The Scarborough of author Carrianne Leung’s 1970s childhood was a much different place than it is today. “We immigrated from Hong Kong in 1971 and…
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On March 22, Rainer Kuschnig of the Graz University of Technology in Austria was doing his daily check of the nanosatellites in the BRITE…
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Most scientists believe the rate at which the moon and Earth have been bombarded by meteorites has remained constant for the past two to three billion…
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University of Toronto President Meric Gertler and Faculty of Arts & Science Dean David Cameron hosted David and Moffat Dunlap and members of the…