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Thousands of forms describing cases of child maltreatment have come across Barbara Fallon’s desk. For over 20 years, the associate professor…
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Why is it that many dinosaurs had formidable tail weapons – such as the ankylosaurus, with its clubbed tail, and the stegosaurus, with its spear-like…
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The crowdsourced entertainment startup Wattpad, co-founded by two University of Toronto alumni, has secured a US$51 million round of financing that it…
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With Saturday marking the first anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump taking office, two experts at the University of Toronto have weighed in…
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Starting in the fall of 2018, most international PhD students at the University of Toronto will pay tuition fees equivalent to those of domestic…
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Chilly January days make it tempting to go into hibernation mode – only leaving the house when it’s absolutely necessary. But with so many fascinating…
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Noureddin Chahrour’s successful 2015 appearance on CBC’s Dragon’s Den was a key turning point for his research-based startup Adrenalease Posture…
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Psiphon, a firewall-circumvention app developed at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, reported a massive increase in users over a five-day…
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Torontonians are obsessed with food. They stand in lines the length of city blocks to try Japanese tarts, share their meals religiously on Instagram…
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For Aisha Sasha John, this is the second time the University of Toronto Scarborough has been the location for a first. “My very…
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If you’ve ever listened in on two toddlers at play, you might have wondered how much of their babbling might get lost in translation. A new study from…
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A Mexican-Canadian scholarship brought Rafael Escamilla to the University of Toronto, where the PhD student is now developing a biofeedback system to…