'An amazing experience': U of T Engineering students explore careers through PEY Co-op program
March 21, 2023
Noah Guerin wanted a taste of the career he could have after graduation – one that would allow the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering student to delve deeper into the power and control systems he had bee
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‘We all need to be changemakers’: U of T marks International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 21, 2023
Members of the University of Toronto community gathered in-person and online Tuesday to mark the International Day for... City & Culture, Our Community Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office, Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, IDERD, Alumni, Equity, Faculty of Arts & Science, Meric Gertler
A bitter truth: 30 years of child welfare data reveals systemic inequities, racism and harm
March 20, 2023
When the first Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (OIS) was published in 1993, province-wide knowledge of child welfare investigation rates and outcomes was scarce... Breaking Research, Our Community Child Development, Collaboration, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Indigenous, Research & Innovation
By studying lizards, researchers reveal the forces that shape biodiversity
March 20, 2023
“If you pick a spot in, say, a rainforest, and count the number of different species of lizards within 15 metres and you come up with a number,” says Luke Mahler, “What determines that number?”
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Sexologist Jessica O'Reilly says U of T program launched her career
March 17, 2023
One day she’s answering viewers’ questions on the Today Show in New York. The next, she’s giving relationship advice to a sold-out auditorium of executives in Dubai.
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Researcher’s startup receives federal support to make solar-energy-control windows
March 16, 2023
U of T researcher Nazir Kherani and his collaborators at the startup 3E Nano Inc have one goa
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Margaret Atwood and Timothy Snyder to headline Ukraine benefit conference
March 16, 2023
More than a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, universities around the world are taking steps to support scholars affected by the fighting in their country.
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Earbuds to monitor blood pressure? Researcher says they could outperform smartwatches
March 16, 2023
When it comes to blood pressure monitoring, Alex Mariakakis and his team are all ears.
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From tires to brakes, U of T researchers tackle 'non-tailpipe' air pollution from vehicles
March 16, 2023
With the increasing popularity of electric vehicles, car-related air pollution will be less of a concern, right?
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Three takeaways from Waabi CEO Raquel Urtasun’s entrepreneurial journey
March 15, 2023
Raquel Urtasun may be a world-leading expert in machine learning and computer vision – but that doesn’t mean she likes to talk about her abilities.
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