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Beginning this fall, undergraduate engineering students at the University of Toronto will be able to augment their degree with a new certificate…
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As the world grapples with cross-border challenges such as climate change, pandemic disease, cybercrime and income inequality, it may be tempting to…
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An international team of researchers is using computer science to explore the knowledge foundation of word meaning in both child language development…
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Why do people who take DMT, a powerful psychedelic drug, feel a strong sense of familiarity about places, things or entities that are not a part of…
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Researchers in Canada and the U.K. are warning of a potential snag that could hamper the evolution of artificially intelligent chatbots: their own…
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The University of Toronto is rated first in Canada and 24th globally in the latest edition of ShanghaiRanking Consultancy’s worldwide university…
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Kelly Lepo likes to joke that she’s a real-life Lisa Simpson. Like the famous cartoon character known for her intellect and activism, the alumna…
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The redevelopment of Toronto’s downtown Regent Park neighbourhood has won praise from some observers for taking a neglected housing project and…
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Nuclear medicine was first developed in the 1950s as a cancer treatment before shifting to primarily being used as a diagnostic tool, using tiny…
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The Toronto offices for Kamran Khan’s BlueDot, which uses artificial intelligence to flag potential infectious disease outbreaks around the world, are…
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A new study involving researchers from the University of Toronto suggests that, by last spring, 75 per cent of people across Canada had developed…
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Since watching Star Trek as a young boy in his parents’ living room, University of Toronto alumnus Jamil Shariff has dreamed of exploring strange new…