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Jenna Gillen is helping change the way we think about exercise. A recently appointed assistant professor at the University of Toronto’s…
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Professor Melanie Woodin, a neuroscientist in the department of cell and systems biology, will become the University of Toronto’s next dean of the…
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Whether in classics and ancient history or electrical engineering, the University of Toronto continues to demonstrate excellence in a wide range of…
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For some students, Spring Reading Week means hitting the books or taking a well-deserved break, but for many, the February break is also a time…
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Many families have a hard-drinking, bacon-loving, exercise-averse relative who despite all odds lived to a ripe old age while another…
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Over the past year, University of Toronto faculty members have collected a glittering array of awards that speak to the high calibre of research at…
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Professor Wisdom Tettey outlined his ambitious plans for the University of Toronto Scarborough during his installation Monday as…
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Ningsha Zhong, who has worked at the University of Toronto for two decades, was so nervous before the Academy Awards on Sunday that she could…
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A 3D hydrogel created by researchers in University Professor Molly Shoichet’s lab at the University of Toronto is helping University of Ottawa…
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Medical students at the University of Toronto will soon be able to immerse themselves in a week of experiential learning about addiction medicine,…
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In a galaxy not so far away, religion scholars have taken a closer look at the story of Star Wars. The Myth Awakens: Canon,…
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Every year in Canada as many as 20 per cent of pregnant women develop gestational diabetes mellitus – a transient form of diabetes – and are…