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When Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is on the International Space Station this winter, Canadian space roboticist Kristen Facciol will…
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Archeologists at the University of Toronto are in advanced negotiations with Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism to establish an archeological…
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In 2015, after decades of fruitless lobbying, Canadian survivors of thalidomide finally received compensation from the federal government. The drug…
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Falling transit ridership across big North American cities – including Toronto – has raised concern that Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing…
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One faculty member has a policy never to lecture for more than 20 minutes at a time; the other has students understand DNA in a very physical…
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The revolution spawned by artificial intelligence and machine learning will – like previous industrial revolutions – hurt employment and wage levels…
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The day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the details of a national climate framework – taxing carbon and offsetting costs to consumers…
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More time to interact with patients, improved efficiency in health-care delivery, and new global communities of exchange and communication: According…
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The University of Toronto can play a key role in not only developing economy-boosting automation and artificial intelligence technologies, but…
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A map of the cells in the human liver has been created by University of Toronto researchers and the University Health Network transplant program,…
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Two University of Toronto researchers and one alumnus will be awarded prestigious Innovation Awards in Toronto Wednesday night by the Ernest C.…
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More than two centuries ago, inspired by a frightening daydream, Mary Shelley wrote a novel called Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.…