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Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a consistent cholesterol-lowering effect for soy protein after studying pooled data from dozens of…
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Trans people do not have access to adequate and inclusive medical care. Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men face discriminatory…
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University of Toronto President Meric Gertler is in Paris this week to attend the inaugural summit of the U7 Alliance, a unique international…
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Researchers from the University of Toronto have demonstrated a novel and non-invasive way to manipulate cells through microrobotics. One method of…
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Andrew Fraser did not set out to study parasites, but when his team stumbled on an intriguing finding he could not look away. Fraser’s team at the…
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Indigenous Peoples speak more than 4,000 of the world’s estimated 6,700 languages, but language scholars predict at least half – likely more – of…
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Christine Allen, a world-renowned researcher in nanomedicine and image-guided drug delivery, has been appointed the University of Toronto’s first-ever…
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The exotic pet trade is a major contributor to the spread of invasive species across the globe – and unless something is done soon, more native…
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Every month or so, an email appears in Stephen Cook’s inbox from someone claiming to have solved one of the most important questions in computational…
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World leaders, diplomats and other officials gathered at the University of Toronto this week as the university hosted the ministerial meeting at an…
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The University of Toronto, University of Guelph and Queen's University are one step closer to merging five existing university pension plans into the…
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As a member of the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance, we recently published our final report on mobilizing financial services to support Canada’s…