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Edil Ga’al didn’t take a calculated approach to her studies at the University of Toronto. She followed her passions wherever they led, from the…
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THC and CBD, bioactive substances produced by cannabis and sought by medical patients and recreational users, sprung to life thanks to ancient…
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During Professor Reina Bendayan’s career, she has seen HIV/AIDS evolve from a universally fatal infection to a highly manageable chronic disease. Her…
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Nicole Charles remembers the qualms that arose when the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination first began to be administered to girls in Canada…
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When 56 per cent of residents of Calgary who took part in a plebiscite voted against their city bidding for the 2026 Olympic Games, some may have been…
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Sam Tanenhaus, a prolific and influential journalist, author, historian and former editor of the New York Times Book Review, is teaching two…
Stephanie Zhou hit a nerve last year when the then Faculty of Medicine student wrote an opinion article in the Journal of the American Medical…
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The University of Toronto will address a critical need for on-campus housing, innovation space and other services with a plan that also creates a…
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The University of Toronto is partnering with Canada’s National Research Council to create a national innovation hub focused on microfluidics – a field…
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The world’s most ubiquitous navigation technology, GPS – or Global Positioning System – is vulnerable to hacking. This exposes potentially…
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Adrian De Leon was living a block away from Danzig Street in Scarborough when one of the worst mass shootings in the city’s history took place. In…
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Every Saturday morning, U of T student volunteers from across health-care professions provide drop-in services to people in Toronto who are…