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Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a tiny “heater” – about the size of a pill – that could allow resource-limited regions…
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Elizabeth Wijaya is one of the rare scholars who can claim a listing on IMDB, the Internet Movie Data Base. The new assistant professor…
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In order to contain a virus, it’s important to know exactly what you’re dealing with – and the COVID-19 coronavirus is no different. “One of…
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Usher syndrome, a genetic condition that results in hearing and vision loss in childhood, affects about four out of every 100,000…
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A group of undergraduate physiology students at the University of Toronto Mississauga are ditching their lab coats in favour of gym…
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On most evenings when she was growing up, Brooke MacKenzie would tune into Jeopardy! and blurt out answers along with the contestants. She…
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Snowshoeing in the woods on a sunny winter’s day is my idea of fun. When playing in the snow, winter seems to pass faster. Over two-thirds of…
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When is the last time you and your partner had a heart-to-heart about your respective needs and how they are being met? A University of Toronto…
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Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, are one of the only things that can save a patient who is suffering cardiac arrest. But in an…
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Mixed-use housing projects are based on questionable assumptions that increasing the supply of rental units will lead to more affordable housing – a…
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With 11 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the smash hit musical Hamilton is a juggernaut that’s introducing early American history…
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On a recent flight to Toronto, Connie Carter beamed as she filled out her customs form. In the box that asked for her nationality, she was able to…