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The next time you’re about to buy a gift, consider picking the same thing up for yourself – new research suggests your recipient will end up liking…
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Marianne Touchie, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, is quoted in Motherboard,…
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“Vrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiibbbbbb.” Jennifer Sylvester’s hands grip an imaginary steering wheel; her foot presses hard against an invisible gas pedal. The…
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Scientists designing agile robots and efficient prosthetics can soon expect a new tool in their toolbox. A University of Toronto…
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Canada wants to go big on Big Data to boost innovation and inform policy-making – and researchers from post-secondary institutions like the…
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Curious about the cosmos? This Saturday, head to University of Toronto’s downtown Toronto campus for the Canada 150 Star Party. The back campus fields…
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Diana Fu is an assistant professor of Asian politics at U of T Scarborough. She and a student visited China recently to figure out why the…
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After graduating from U of T, Rebecca Addelman started acting in improv and sketch troupes in Toronto. She loved comedy and was soon jetting off…
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University of Toronto students Ekaterina An, Alexandra Mogadam and Melissa Galati spent countless lunch breaks talking about the challenges…
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Canadian sports veteran Scott Russell writes that Kylie Masse's world record shows Canadian schools can still produce champions. “Masse…
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Canadian Architect features the Robarts Library expansion, saying the new design “brings daylight and views to a five-storey, glass-enclosed…
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With the rise of artificial intelligence and concern about its potential impact on jobs, U of T's Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans and Avi…