Failed bill to limit food marketing to children generated intense industry lobbying: U of T study
March 25, 2021
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that food industry interactions with government heavily outnumbered non-industry interactions on Bill S-228, also known as the ... Our Community Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Joannah & Brian Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition, Food, Marketing, Nutritional Sciences, Research & Innovation
U of T startup to aid pharmacists with Canada’s vaccine rollout
March 24, 2021
The number of people who have been vaccinated in Canada inches higher with each passing day, but millions more will require shots before the country can escape the pandemic.
Our Community Coronavirus, UTogether, Alumni, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Faculty of Dentistry, Health Innovation Hub, Startups, ThisIsThePlace
Gene that affects iron metabolism linked to improved performance in athletes, U of T study finds
March 24, 2021
A genetic variation that regulates iron metabolism may enhance athletes’ endurance performance, researchers at the University of Toronto have found.
Breaking Research, Our Community Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Athletes, Faculty of Information, Graduate Students, Nutritional Sciences, Research & Innovation, Sports
'Superstar' pharmacists play critical role at vaccine clinic hosted on U of T’s St. George campus
March 24, 2021
Two hours before the COVID-19 vaccine clinic hosted on the University of Toronto’s St.
Our Community Coronavirus, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, UTogether, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Mount Sinai Hospital, University Health Network, Vaccines
Tea, Earl Grey, hot! U of T researchers examine how Alexa, Siri stack up against Star Trek
March 23, 2021
Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
If you read that in the voice of Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the Starship Enterprise, this research is for you.
Breaking Research, Our Community Artificial Intelligence, Television, U of T Mississauga
U of T social enterprise aims to bring smarter irrigation to areas without electricity
March 23, 2021
You can’t grow food without water – but in many parts of the world, there isn’t much water to spare.
Global Lens, Our Community Alumni, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Global, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Research & Innovation
'A historic moment': National charter on anti-Black racism, Black inclusion in higher ed moves forward
March 22, 2021
Canadian universities and colleges are moving closer to creating a national charter aimed at dismantling anti-Black racism and fostering Black inclusion in the post-secondary sector.
Our Community Anti-Black Racism, National Dialogues, Scarborough Charter, Kelly Hannah-Moffat, U of T Scarborough
U of T researchers' low-cost pinprick test measures COVID-19 immunity in under one hour
March 22, 2021
Igor Stagljar made his career building molecular tools to combat cancer. But when the pandemic hit last March, he aimed his expertise at a new adversary: SARS-CoV-2.
Breaking Research, Our Community Coronavirus, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Research & Innovation