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December 16
Robotics skills-training can tackle productivity crisis: report
A new report by the Canadian Robotics Council (CRC) calls on the federal government to develop a national robotics strategy that prioritizes robotics adoption and upskilling and training to address Canada’s lagging productivity. Entitled 2024 What We Heard Report, it summarizes the insights and recommendations that emerged during the CRC’s third annual symposium. Held in […]
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November 2
The U7+ Alliance of World Universities, of which the University of Toronto is a founding member, says it will take action on climate goals coming out of the COP26 conference in Glasgow. In a recent statement, U of T President Meric Gertler and the presidents of 28 other universities from 12 countri... Read More
October 29
A new partnership involving five universities and colleges across the eastern Greater Toronto Area is bringing a training and innovation hub for green technology to the University of Toronto Scarborough. The Environmental and Related Technologies Hub (EaRTH), located on the U of T Scarborough campu... Read More
October 27
The University of Toronto is committing to divest from investments in fossil fuel companies in its $4.0-billion endowment fund beginning immediately. As part of a suite of sustainability measures announced by U of T President Meric Gertler today, the University of Toronto Asset Management Corporati... Read More
October 8
When Ian Williams was in Grade 6, a teacher told him that he shouldn’t attempt to play the French horn because the mouthpiece was too small for him. He understood that to mean that his lips were too big for the horn. Though just 11 years old, Williams says he vividly remembers the feeling of unea... Read More