Have the Oscars encouraged more diverse hiring practices in film? A U of T researcher breaks down the data
March 10, 2023
Outrage gripped the Academy Awards in 2015 when, for the second year in a row, only white actors were nominated in the best acting categories.
City & Culture, Our Community Diversity and Inclusion, Awards, Film, Movies, Research, Rotman School of Management
U of T to hold inaugural Giving Day on March 28
March 10, 2023
The University of Toronto is inviting its global community of alumni, friends, faculty members and staff to participate in its inaugural “... Our Community David Palmer, Defy Gravity, Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, Alumni, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, St. George, U of T Mississauga, U of T Scarborough
President’s Impact Awards recognize far-reaching contributions of U of T researchers
March 10, 2023
From informing Ontario’s pandemic response to shaping the fields of education, social policy, robotics and entrepreneurship, the University of Toronto is recognizing researchers for the impact of their work across... Our Community COVID-19, Leah Cowen, Sinai Health, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Unity Health, Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, President's Impact Award, Creative Destruction Lab, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Faculty of Arts & Science, Hospital for Sick Children, Mathematics, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Research & Innovation, Rotman School of Management, University Health Network, Women's College Hospital
U of T partners with Vale Energy Transition Metals to accelerate sustainable mining solutions
March 9, 2023
A new partnership between the University of Toronto and Vale Energy Transition Metals will strengthen Canada’s position in the critical minerals sector by developing sustainable mining solutions, as well as fostering Canadian skills and talent... Global Lens, Our Community Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Mining, Research & Innovation, Sustainability
U of T-supported startup Xanadu aims to lead quantum computing sector
March 9, 2023
Quantum computing is one of the fastest-growing tech sectors in the world – and Toronto startup... Our Community Entrepreneurship Week, Creative Destruction Lab, Entrepreneurship, Quantum Computing, Rotman School of Management, Startups
'A team sport': Hayley Wickenheiser on why she pursued a career in emergency medicine
March 8, 2023
After a storied hockey career that included being inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame, Hayley Wickenheiser is now pursuing another childhood dream: becoming a doctor.
Our Community Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Hockey, International Women's Day
Startup trains women in rural Costa Rica, 'upcycles' airline seats into leather goods
March 8, 2023
Lynne Corvaglia is on a mission to turn thousands of old airline seats into high-end leather products – and create job opportunities for women in rural parts of Costa Rica in the process.
Our Community Entrepreneurship Week, The Hub, Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Global, International Women's Day, Startups, Sustainability, U of T Scarborough, Women
Margaret Atwood reveals she’s writing a memoir: NBC’s Today
March 8, 2023
Her bibliography includes more than 50 titles spanning fiction, poetry and essays, but author Margaret Atwood says she’s tackling new terrain in her next book: her own story.
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U of T grad student tracks 70 years of snow and ice data in the High Arctic
March 8, 2023
Brianna Lane, a second-year master’s student studying physical geography at the University of Toronto Mississauga, is developing an accessible method for snow and ice data quantification using ground-based trail cameras in the Cen
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The future of takeout? U of T startup partners with restaurants to offer reusable containers
March 7, 2023
Mo Tahvili says juggling a marketing business, a startup and computer science studies at the University of Toronto is all part of building a better tomorrow.
Our Community Entrepreneurship Week, ICUBE, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Sustainability, U of T Mississauga