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September 4
6 leading researchers join U of T via federal initiative to draw world-class talent
Six researchers at the forefront of advances in human health, technology, the natural world and the next frontier are joining the University of Toronto through a major federal initiative to bring top international talent to Canada. MRI scientist Adrienne Campbell-Washburn, computer science engineer Tanya Berger-Wolf, biostatistician Shu (Joy) Jiang, chemical biologist Michelle Arkin, economist Raymond Fisman and astrophysicist Sara Seager have all been named Eddie Goldenberg Research […]
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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
October 8
Once touted as a haven of middle-class living, the “tower in the park” planning model was popular in the 1950s and 1960s but is increasingly viewed as anti-urban and an obstacle to further densification. At the same time, many of these concrete giants are falling into disrepair and increasingly ... Read More