How can lizards adapt to a changing climate?
October 22, 2021
Researchers at the University of Toronto and Ohio Wesleyan University are collaborating in a quest to find out how lizards can adapt to the world’s changing climate.
Breaking Research Climate Change, Collaboration, Faculty of Art & Science, Research & Innovation, School of the Environment, Trinity College, Undergraduate Students, Victoria College
'We Back': Poet and U of T student Hannah Flores welcomes fans to Raptors' season opener
October 22, 2021
When the University of Toronto's Hannah Flores took her seat in Scotiabank Arena for the Toronto Raptors season-opener, her mind was on more than on how her favourite NBA team would fare against the Washington Wizards.
Our Community Faculty of Arts & Science, Munk One, New College, Undergraduate Students
U of T study provides insight into how we sense threats in our environment
October 21, 2021
Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that our ability to quickly assess threats in our environment comes from our perception of discrete linear features in a scene rather than details or objects within it.
Our Community Faculty of Arts & Science, Psychology
U of T releases new guidelines for researchers engaging in international partnerships
October 21, 2021
The University of Toronto has released new guidelines to help faculty assess international research partnerships for potential risks.
Global Lens, Our Community Global, International Collaboration, Research & Innovation
U of T's Janelle Taylor to study experiences, care needs of Alzheimer's patients
October 20, 2021
For the last 20 years of her life, Janelle Taylor’s mother lived with advanced dementia.
Global Lens, Our Community Anthropology, Faculty of Arts & Science, Global, Research & Innovation, United States
Terry Fox to be celebrated on U of T’s Rehabilitation Sciences Building with one of five mural designs
October 20, 2021
The University of Toronto has teamed up with the City of Toronto and the Legacy Art Project to commemorate Terry Fox, the Canadian hero who – with one leg amputated due to... City & Culture, Our Community Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Alumni, Art Museum, Cancer, Cities, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Mount Sinai Hospital, Occupational Therapy, Research & Innovation, University Health Network
Research by undergraduate students on display during fall poster fair
October 20, 2021
While lectures and study groups are a key part of undergraduate life, students in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Arts & Science also have the opportunity to participate in research as part of their education.
Our Community Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Arts & Science, Research & Innovation, Trinity College, Undergraduate Students, University College
U of T pledges to ‘build best systems and practices’ to protect university community from sexual violence
October 19, 2021
The University of Toronto is pledging to build the best systems and practices to protect its community members from sexual violence and harassment, support survivors and foster an environment of consent, accountability and respect.
Our Community Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence Prevention & Support Centre, Meric Gertler, St. George, U of T Mississauga, U of T Scarborough
Looking for a study spot on campus? Here’s where – and how – to find one near you
October 19, 2021
With both online and in-person classes scheduled this fall, many University of Toronto students may find themselves on campus in need of a quiet space to kick back for a few hours, do some homework or listen to a... Our Community Robarts Library, Hart House, St. George, U of T Libraries, U of T Mississauga, U of T Scarborough, University College
U of T's John Polanyi recognized for anti-nuclear weapons activism, upholding human rights
October 19, 2021
University Professor Emeritus and Nobel laureate John Polanyi has been awarded the 2022... Our Community Chemistry, Faculty of Arts & Science, John Polanyi