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University of Toronto researchers are planning to give burn victims live stem cells from their own burned skin in an effort to speed up recovery and…
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When John Horton joins his fellow graduates at convocation this week, there will be one thing setting him apart from his classmates – the fact that he…
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Former BMO Financial Group chief executive officer William Downe has urged the next generation of leaders to engage with people they disagree with,…
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Although the battlefields were far away, the First World War left deep scars in Canada, and particularly at the University of Toronto. A total of…
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It was shortly after 11 a.m. when Rose Patten clasped – with both hands – the outstretched palm of the first graduate to cross the stage at the…
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This Remembrance Day marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice that brought an end to the First World War. Records show almost 5,700…
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You know the type. Hard-driving, competitive, impatient. They call it Type A. But new University of Toronto research suggests that this common…
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Crossing the stage at Convocation Hall is fast becoming a tradition for University of Toronto students Martha Cedeño and her…
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Researchers at the University of Toronto have uncovered a network of more than 200 genes linked to autism – a discovery that could lead to new…
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Society has a love/hate relationship with daylight-saving time changes. At this time of year, many of us delight in the extra hour of sleep that…
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Jennifer Brant joined the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in August as an assistant professor in the…
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A woman whose chronic pain led her to study occupational therapy. A speech pathologist whose quest for answers prompted her to pursue a PhD in…