Former senator – and U of T Chancellor Emerita – Vivienne Poy reflects on Asian Heritage Month, 20 years later
May 2, 2022
When Vivienne Poy was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in 1998, she became the first person of Asian ancestry to sit in the upper house of Parliament.
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The politics of sport: U of T's Simon Darnell on Wimbledon's ban of Russian and Belarusian players
May 2, 2022
Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian tennis players from competing in the Grand Slam tournament due to the ongoing war in Ukraine has drawn sharp... Global Lens, Our Community Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, Global, Sport, Ukraine
In a bid to address burnout, U of T-led study examines nurses' work environment during COVID-19
May 2, 2022
Exhausted and burned out, many nurses are leaving the workforce amid an unrelenting surge in care demands over the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Quantum physics, planet formation and wrestling: Three U of T researchers awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
April 29, 2022
For research projects in quantum condensed matter, the cultural history of wrestling and the formation of planetary systems, three University of Toronto scholars from the Faculty of Arts & Science have received prestigious 2022 Guggenheim... Our Community Germanic Languages & Literatures, Centre for Comparative Literature, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Faculty of Arts & Science, Guggenheim, Humanities, Physics
Feeding Kids, Nourishing Minds: Researcher Mavra Ahmed studies school food programs in Canada
April 29, 2022
When Mavra Ahmed first heard about a new post-doctoral leadership position with Feeding Kids, Nourishing Minds – a University
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U of T prof's research and advocacy focuses on land grabbing – and those fighting it
April 29, 2022
Sharlene Mollett studies the relationship between land and culture, as well as how gender and race shape access to natural resources.
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Researchers collect personal stories from coast to coast to illuminate the history of Muslims in Canada
April 28, 2022
As an archivist on the Muslims in Canada Archives (MiCA) project, Moska Rokay doesn't just preserve the past – she unearths it.
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Following #MeToo, U of T law prof makes the case for a 'restorative and transformative model of justice'
April 28, 2022
Before #MeToo called attention to the ubiquity of sexual assault and harassment, University of Toronto Professor Brenda Cossman was charting feminist debates around sex work, revenge porn and sexting, sexual harassment and sexual
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New drug shows promise slowing tumour growth in some hard-to-treat cancers
April 28, 2022
Scientists at Sinai Health and the University of Toronto say a new drug designed to block an enzyme essential for the survival of certain cancer cells shows promise in curbing tumour growth.
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Health startup Signal 1 AI uses machine learning to save lives: The Globe and Mail, BetaKit
April 27, 2022
Signal 1 AI Inc., a startup led by CEO Tomi Poutanen, a University of Toronto alumnus and co-founder of the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence,... Our Community Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Unity Health, Alumni, Artificial Intelligence, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Entrepreneurship, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, St. Michael's Hospital, Startups, Vector Institute