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Rebecca Gray had never practiced groaning for an operatic role, until rehearsing for the lead in the University of Toronto Opera composition…
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Aaron Persad is one of 11 U of T alumni named to the Canadian Space Agency’s shortlist of candidates to become Canada’s next two…
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As the U.S. shut its doors to travellers from a number of Muslim-majority countries, four University of Toronto undergraduates encouraged people to…
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A new report from the Citizen Lab at U of T's Munk School of Global Affairs uncovers Nile Phish, an ongoing and extensive phishing campaign against…
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Men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer have different risks of dying. In many men with "intermediate” risk, the disease appears localized and is…
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During Black History Month, U of T's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education is spotlighting several professors whose research has focused on race,…
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After the first training session for the Iron Chef competition, Chef James Piggott says the University of Toronto student team has the…
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With the world reeling and global markets reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump's new travel ban, University of Toronto faculty and students are…
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Is fossilized rock all that remains when a dinosaur decomposes? New research from scientists at the University of Toronto and researchers in China…
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Imagine a simple prenatal diagnostic test that checks for genetic diseases such as Down syndrome but has zero risk for the mother and unborn…
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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne visited U of T Mississauga Tuesday, meeting with students and talking about removing financial barriers to higher…
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A new species of lobopodian – a worm-like animal that could stand nearly upright – from the Cambrian period (541 to 485 million years ago), has…