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Photo of Simone Manuel
August 20, 2018

Why did the Black boy drown? Because he couldn’t swim. And he couldn’t swim because learning to swim is one of those intersections where race,…

Photo of Arvind Gupta
August 20, 2018

The federal government recently announced a nationwide consultation on digital and data transformation, with roundtables that will inform the…

Photo of students on farm during sunset
August 20, 2018

This summer, Professor Andrea Most’s American Pastoral course taught students what it’s like to work in the field – literally. Going back to…

Photo of Kevin Wang with Nobel Laureate Michael Young
August 20, 2018

For Kevin Wang, the idea of meeting some of his scientific heroes (and Nobel laureates) had been a dream – until this summer. The recent University…

Photo of tomatoes grown in greenhouse
August 17, 2018

Plant diseases are a major challenge for greenhouse growers, often responsible for up to 20 per cent in annual crop loss. But a team of biologists…

Photo of U of T lecturer Asal Aslemand
August 17, 2018

Psychology and neuroscience student Farnaz Vahadat waited until the last year of her undergraduate program to enrol in a statistics class…

Photo of Chris Landreth
August 16, 2018

 Deep learning algorithms allow computers to learn from large amounts of data and are known for advancing the state of the art in the…

Photo of Tamara Tatham
August 16, 2018

Tamara Tatham is making history. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women’s basketball assistant coach has just joined the coaching staff of…

Photo of Richard Bazinet
August 15, 2018

Richard Bazinet is an associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Brain Lipid Metabolism in the department of nutritional sciences at the…

Photo of Daniel Johannson playing
August 15, 2018

Three days away from the most high-profile game of their basketball careers, Daniel Johansson and Christopher Barrett are surprisingly calm. The…