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Peter Rekai is committed to making the city a better place – for everyone. For years, the leading immigration lawyer, philanthropist and…
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Theoretical astrophysicist Ue-Li Pen has been selected by the Simons Foundation to receive a 2018 Simons Investigators award. Pen, the…
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The University of Toronto was the logical choice for Ian McGrenaghan, who wanted to pursue a degree in the heart of a cosmopolitan city.…
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In Oliver Stone’s 1987 hit movie Wall Street, Gordon Gekko famously delivers his “greed is good” speech to justify buying and breaking up companies…
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Five emerging researchers are pushing the frontiers of regenerative medicine in diseases ranging from Duchenne muscular dystrophy to heart failure…
Those who have studied history understand the importance of being engaged in the global economy. Two thousand years ago, China represented nearly…
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With the number of Toronto residents over the age of 65 set to double by 2041, a new strategy adopted by city hall with input from…
Members of Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC), the lobby group for the large pharmaceutical companies, recently released their voluntary reports of…
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James Cameron's 3D film Avatar sought to revolutionize the movie-going experience when it was first released in 2009, creating an immersive world for…
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Ana Andreazza’s research explores how mood disorders and brain diseases can be affected by malfunctioning mitochondria – the part of a cell that…
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–Canadian university sports teams aren’t reflective of the diversity of their campuses because of an over-representation of white student athletes,…
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One researcher developed an air sampler that runs without electricity and monitors mercury pollution. Another investigated the factors that increase…