Large-scale stem cell cultivation partnership formalized
March 6, 2012
Since James Till and Ernest McCulloch first made their stem cell discovery 50 years ago, Toronto has steadily become a world renowned centre for stem cell research.
Breaking Research Top Stories, Research, St. Michael's College, Medicine, Innovation, Health, Government, CommercializationUTSC's Andrew Westoll wins Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction
March 5, 2012
The University of Toronto Scarborough's Andrew Westoll was named the winner of the prestigious Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction for his book The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary at a March 5 awards ceremony.
Awards, Our Faculty & Staff, UTSCHuman’s oldest ancestor found in Burgess Shale
March 5, 2012
Researchers from the University of Toronto, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the University of Cambridge have confirmed that a 505 million-year-old creature, found only in the Burgess Shale fossil beds in Canada’s Yoho National
Breaking Research Research, Faculty of Arts & Science, Top StoriesExamining the robo-call controversy
March 2, 2012
There is a lot of speculation and finger pointing surrounding the current robo-call election controversy.
Top Stories, Political Science, Government, Faculty of Arts & ScienceUsing your computer as a classroom
March 2, 2012
For nurse Laura Istanboulian, working in the intensive care unit has challenges that she’s delighted to be able to discuss with other nurses nationwide.
Teaching, FeaturesCanadian first: Early-stage lung cancer gets new surgical treatment with robot
March 2, 2012
In a Canadian first, a robotic surgical system has been used to treat early-stage lung cancer by removing the cancer, along with a lobe of the lung.
Top Stories, Medicine, Health, CancerOpening Doors to better teaching
March 1, 2012
Like the pitching coach that helps a professional athlete improve his game, Andy Dicks, a 2009 President's Teaching Award recipient and Teaching Academy member, helps both new and seasoned faculty improve their classroom skills so
Teaching, Features, ChemistryU of T engineering professor develops microfluidic chips for bitumen gas analysis
February 29, 2012
Mechanical engineering professor David Sinton and his research team have developed a process to analyze the behaviour of bitumen in reservoirs using a microfluidic chip, a tool commonly associated with the field of medical diagnos
Breaking Research Top Stories, Research, EngineeringAlumnus brings China to life for U of T community
February 29, 2012
Global Lens Features, Global, China, Arts, AlumniUpper class more likely to be scofflaws, says new research
February 29, 2012
The upper class has a higher propensity for unethical behavior, being more likely to believe – as did Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street – that "greed is good," according to a new study from researchers at the University of California,
Breaking Research Top Stories, Research, Rotman