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An international group of scientists that includes University of Toronto economist and geneticist Jonathan Beauchamp has identified 124 genetic…
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University of Toronto researchers have discovered the genetic underpinnings of hypoxia – the low oxygen state that surrounds cancer tumours and helps…
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Jeremy Wang’s career in aerospace engineering started with folding a simple paper airplane. Today, he’s leading a team of designers –…
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Males – both men and mice – remember physically painful experiences and become stressed by them, according to a new study by researchers at the…
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Sam Tanenhaus, a former New York Times journalist teaching at the University of Toronto this year, prepared a detailed syllabus for his course on…
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A University of Toronto startup has raised $3.25 million to develop a gel-based drug delivery system that could eliminate the need to give…
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A group of alumni from the University of Toronto has been internationally recognized for its proposal to create more environmentally…
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In November 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formed the first gender-balanced cabinet in Canadian history. In announcing his cabinet, he ensured…
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Researchers have had a rare opportunity to see how conditions on the International Space Station translate to changes in gene expression by comparing…
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Kyra Stephen, a Woodsworth College student in her last year of computer science, loves hackathons. They're a chance to solve a challenge under…
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If you can't afford a car or Uber, and there's no major public transit route in your neighbourhood, finding a job and keeping it can be an uphill…
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In response to escalating gun violence in Toronto last year, the city adopted a public health approach to gun violence. That includes a version…