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Allied planes dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 – the first and only use of nuclear weapons in war. In adapted remarks…
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A new University of Toronto study has outlined key advantages that extroverts enjoy in the workplace. “There’s been much debate in popular culture…
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On the southeast tip of Bangladesh, around a fishing port called Cox's Bazar, 1.2 million Rohingya people live in a set of interconnected camps that…
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Fadi Masoud, an assistant professor of landscape architecture and urbanism at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, has…
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A study by an international research group has found that suicides spiked in youth – particularly young women – after the release of the Netflix…
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From becoming the first woman to chair the board of a major Canadian bank to helping shape the international brand of one of the world’s…
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June is a time when University of Toronto students can celebrate academic achievement and student diversity. The month kicks off with spring…
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When the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, Setsuko Thurlow was less than two kilometres from ground zero. She…
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The University of Toronto has marked a number of convocation firsts – from educating the first Canadian-born Black family physician in Canada to…
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Michelle Craig’s work to improve and enhance learning materials in computer science has been internationally recognized. Paul Piunno’s teaching…