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Researchers from the University of Toronto – in collaboration with a group of mining firms – are using acid-loving bacteria to design new processes…
Sustainability is at the heart of the University of Toronto’s mission – from academic programming to research, innovation, partnerships and…
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Art history students are hoping to breathe new life into an important group of Ontario heritage buildings, offering narratives and ideas to better…
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A team of University of Toronto researchers is shining a light on the use of solar-powered ultra-violet (UV) LEDs to treat harvested rainwater in…
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Afia Amoako, a third-year PhD student in the division of epidemiology at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public…
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Early results from a University of Toronto stakeholder study on school food programs find that parents and caregivers in the Greater Toronto Area…
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Months before graduating, University of Toronto Mississauga student Anthony Palermo will stage a production of his play based on Oscar…
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Anjum Sultana credits her University of Toronto education for giving her the global perspective to make an impact as the inaugural director of…
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Chelsea Wang has been busy during her two years as a University of Toronto student. The international relations major is vice-president…
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Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto Robotics Institute – an institutional strategic…
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An analysis of global usage patterns of a common hypertension drug following a major recall demonstrates the worldwide impact of contamination at…
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A new co-authored book by Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, an associate professor in the department of sociology at the University of Toronto…