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Areti Angeliki Veroniki is a studier of studies. A scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital, Veroniki’s…
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Elections in late December will now determine the fate of a restive Catalonia. After the region's vote for independence last month, the Spanish…
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A University of Toronto startup that makes wearable sensors to assist blind and partially sighted people emerged as a big winner at a Telus pitch…
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Members of the United Steelworkers 1998 (casual unit) have voted to ratify their renewal collective agreement with the University of Toronto. The…
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To battle the stigma surrounding mental health, Dr. Anna Skorzewska produced a documentary that invites the audience into the Psychiatric…
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When University of Toronto President Meric Gertler first began consulting with members of the U of T community on the idea of deepening global…
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The marriage of artificial intelligence, or AI, and music at the University of Toronto attracted worldwide attention last year when researchers…
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Excavations in the Republic of Georgia by the Gadachrili Gora Regional Archaeological Project Expedition (GRAPE), a joint undertaking between the…
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One of Canada’s leading stem cell researchers, Professor Janet Rossant, will be honoured by UNESCO and the L'Oréal Foundation as one of five…
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How and why we die are questions that hold a lot of meaning for Prabhat Jha. With support from this year’s Connaught Global Challenge Award, the…
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Five ambitious global projects at the University of Toronto, from tackling public health issues to creating models to build "smarter" villages, are…
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The University of Toronto is celebrating nearly two centuries of innovation in health care this year, taking a look back at successes such as the…