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The University of Toronto’s David Strangway, who led U of T as president from 1983-1984, died yesterday. He was 82. The only person to serve as…
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One University of Toronto professor’s generosity and passion for Ethiopian heritage and culture turned a Grammy Award-winning pop star into a…
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U of T News is in NYC this week, where the University of Toronto is hosting free panel discussions with leading experts from the university to share…
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You may know Toronto as "the 6ix," the much-loved home of Drake and the Weeknd, or the place Prince Harry visits to see his girfriend. But…
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“It’s an exciting time to be at U of T,” says Andrew Thomson, who was recently appointed to the newly created role of chief of government relations at…
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Thomas Hardy’s fictional region of Wessex can now be explored at U of T with 170 items, including Hardy's original manuscripts, first editions,…
A team of Canadian researchers has identified promising drugs that could target a type of incurable brain cancer in children. That…
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As rhetoric flew during the U.S. presidential campaign, U of T Classics Professor Rachel Barney, a dual American and Canadian citizen, began…
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Scientists at the University of Toronto have found a way to make catalysis – the use of catalysts to facilitate chemical reactions – more selective,…
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At US$225 million, it’s one of the largest investments the biotech world has ever seen – and it positions Toronto as a world leader in the development…
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John Paul Morgan found himself in the middle of a civil war. It was 2006, and after completing his graduate studies in electrical engineering at…
CRISPR genome editing is quickly revolutionizing biomedical research, but the new technology is not yet exact. The technique can inadvertently make…