Research & Innovation

Photo of Peter Lewis and G. Angus McQuibban October 22, 2019 $2.3-million grant awarded to U of T researcher and two biotechnology companies for Parkinson’s drug development
Photo by David Suzuki October 22, 2019 Time to act on climate change is now, Suzuki tells U of T sustainability conference
Portrait of Azizur Rahman October 21, 2019 U of T study reveals building blocks of coralline algae off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador
Bartha Knoppers adresses the audience at the Freisen Prize lecture October 21, 2019 U of T experts and Friesen Prize winner debate gene editing, AI and other disruptive medical technologies
Weiwei Li and Catherine Chan stnad in front of a large mural on a wall depicting hands of different colours raised up October 18, 2019 Startup built by U of T alumni helps researchers recruit participants for research studies
a metal singing bowl used for meditation October 17, 2019 Sound therapy may stimulate brain circuits to relieve pain and boost memory, U of T expert tells the Globe and Mail
Photo of a TTC subway in a subway station October 17, 2019 How do you move? Post-secondary students asked to participate in regional transportation survey
October 17, 2019 This is U of T: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah on why he became an advocate for cannabis amnesty
Geoffrey Hinton delivering a speech at the Vector Institute October 16, 2019 U of T, Vector Institute create new deep learning faculty positions in honour of Geoffrey Hinton
Aerial view of downtown toronto and the CN Tower looking towards the lake October 16, 2019 U of T’s School of Cities draws world's urban institutes to Toronto for global network workshop
Christine Crosby in Washington, DC standing in front of the capitol buildings holding up a magazine with a story about her October 16, 2019 Breast cancer survivor involved in U of T 'prehab' study shares her story in Washington, D.C.
Photocopy of a September 1992 entry from a handwritten diary October 15, 2019 Linguists at U of T use woman's diaries to track impact of cognitive decline over three decades
October 15, 2019 U of T, Vector Institute woo rising stars in machine learning field
A photo of Freda Miller beside a photo of Shana Kelley October 11, 2019 Medicine by Design to accelerate regenerative medicine discovery and translation with new $20-million investment
Anil Kishen working under a fume hood in a laboratory October 11, 2019 U of T researcher develops nanosystem that promotes regeneration after root canals
Don Valley in Toronto looking northwards. Fall foliage is visible and there is haze in the air October 10, 2019 U of T Mississauga to collect data on large scale to understand relationship between cities and environment
a bluryr overhead shot of a crowd of people moving about while on cell phones October 10, 2019 Five stories about mental health and resilience to mark World Mental Health Day
Group photo of the African Scholar awards winners holding up their awards October 10, 2019 Awards ceremony celebrates U of T's African scholars, community leaders
Portrait of Patrick Pallagi leaning on a pole outdoors October 9, 2019 For aspiring U of T physicist, meeting with Nobel Prize winners a rare chance to learn from world's brightest
Portrait of Alán Aspuru-Guzik taken indoors October 9, 2019 U of T's Alán Aspuru-Guzik on self-driving laboratories that use robotics, AI to automate routine parts of experiments