Research & Innovation

3 bottles of various types of alcohol at a Whitehorse liquor store with yellow and red health warning stickers January 27, 2020 Making cancer risks clear boosts public support for higher alcohol prices: U of T, UVic study
pregnant woman sitting on a sofa looking in pain January 27, 2020 More studies needed on use of acetaminophen prior to pregnancy, U of T researchers say
Photo of jogger on a mountain path January 24, 2020 Training on a low-carb diet boosts protein needs for endurance athletes: U of T researchers
January 23, 2020 U of T anthropologists confirm existence of prehistoric sheep-hunting camp in Lebanon
John Peever and Jimmy Fraigne January 22, 2020 U of T neurobiologists discover switch that turns muscles on and off
From left: PhD candidate Sean Kinney, alumni Alexander E. Vlahos and PhD student So-Yoon Won January 22, 2020 U of T researchers develop method to improve transplantation of artificial insulin-producing cells
Local MP Julie Dabrusin speaks before news microphones at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health January 21, 2020 U of T researchers receive $4 million in federal funding to help curb smoking, vaping
A young asian boy plays with colourful plastic toys January 20, 2020 Infants 'very strategic' when deciding how much effort to expend on a task: U of T study
Sun sets over multiple small icebergs January 20, 2020 Substances that created hole in ozone may account for half of Arctic warming, U of T researchers find
Image of various microorganisms growing in a petri dish January 17, 2020 Drugs from nature: Researchers from U of T, Japan mine microbial compound library for new therapeutics
Photo of Peter Wittek January 16, 2020 U of T's Peter Wittek, who will be remembered at Feb. 3 event, on why the future is quantum
image showing nanoparticles being engulfed by endothelial cells January 14, 2020 Most engineered nanoparticles enter tumours through cells – not between them, U of T researchers find
portrait of Brendan Frey seated at a desk January 10, 2020 U of T’s Deep Genomics secures $40 million in financing for AI drug development platform: Betakit
an anonymous young girl is drinking a glass of milk through a straw January 9, 2020 Children who drank whole milk, as opposed to reduced-fat, less likely to be overweight: U of T study
Photo of Binbin Ying demonstrating the AISkin technology in the lab January 8, 2020 Stretchy, skin-like sensors developed by U of T researchers bring a human touch to wearable tech
A photo of the CHIME telescope in B.C. at night January 7, 2020 International researchers track repeating fast radio burst to nearby galaxy
Postdoctoral fellow Conglei Li and Professor Jennifer Gommerman January 7, 2020 Molecular mechanism suggests new ways to bolster immunity to deadly rotavirus: U of T researchers
A teenager, with his back to the camera, receives treatment in a doctor's office January 7, 2020 U of T, international researchers focus on 'surprisingly high' incidence of chronic pain in adolescents
A blood test in France January 6, 2020 Evidence grows for iron deficiency screening in childhood: U of T researchers
Aerial view of U of T downtown campus bathed in a rosy glow from the sun rising December 20, 2019 Seven transformational things that happened at U of T over the past decade