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Hate speech and misinformation on social media can have a devastating impact, particularly on marginalized communities. But what if we used artificial…
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The University of Toronto will welcome Indigenous scholars and researchers from around the world this week for the 14th annual Native American and…
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Karen Yeung is no stranger to outbreaks of respiratory infections. As a child growing up in Hong Kong, she lived through the first SARS…
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Staff at the University of Toronto are playing a critical role in preparing for the total solar eclipse slated to occur in Central and…
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The University of Toronto and biopharma company, GSK are investing a combined $3 million – $2 million from GSK and $1 million from the Leslie Dan…
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A team of University of Toronto researchers have launched a six-year study looking at the effect of addiction recovery on cognitive ability. The…
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When Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher bikes through Toronto, she sees where her research meets the road. Each street she pedals down presents as a series of…
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A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto finds that climate change is causing a commercially significant marine crab to lose its…
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Kevin Lambert is hoping to uncover the narrative of his northern Quebec heritage that dates back to the early days of colonialism.…
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The University of Toronto's Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing will mark National Nursing Week with a keynote address by Sheila Tlou,…
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An international team of collaborators – including researchers from the University of Toronto and Huazhong University of Science and Technology – has…
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Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed an artificial intelligence system that can create proteins not found in nature using…