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Mason White appointed dean of U of T’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Mason White, an award-winning scholar and designer, has been appointed dean of the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels ...
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U of T, government and industry partners celebrate opening of BioLabs

Leaders in research, government and industry gathered to celebrate the official opening of BioLabs University of Toronto, the ...
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This Toronto researcher found where memories live. Can she help people with Alzheimer's and PTSD, too?

Everything was happening all at once. Stuck in a hospital room, Sheena Josselyn was fielding calls from reporters about a ...
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Study finds evidence of stellar explosions that don't leave behind black holes

An international team of researchers – including experts at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) in the ...
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GLP-1 medicine improves liver health independent of weight loss: Study

Researchers have found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs that mimic the gut hormone GLP-1, ...
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From Ulaanbaatar to U of T: Volleyball player charts a path to the Varsity Blues

An international student from Mongolia, Munkh-Orgil Tserenjamts played competitive soccer before discovering his passion for volleyball – and is now charting a path for others as a member of the ...
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Self-driving startup Waabi makes global headlines after raising as much as US$1 billion

An autonomous trucking company founded by University of Toronto researcher Raquel Urtasun has raised US$750 million to accelerate the commercialization of its self-driving technology, as well as ...
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Startup Xanadu among four quantum computing companies to receive federal support

Xanadu Quantum Technologies, a startup founded by former University of Toronto post-doctoral researcher Christian Weedbrook, is among four companies selected for federal funding under a new program ...
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U of T oral health startup launches dental 'smart' gum: The Globe and Mail, Betakit

A University of Toronto startup has officially launched its dental "smart" gum to offer oral health support on the go, the Globe and Mail and Betakit reported. The product is already available in U.S.
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‘Thank you all’: A holiday message from U of T President Melanie Woodin

In a holiday message to the U of T community, President Melanie Woodin thanks faculty, librarians, staff, students and alumni for their encouragement during her first year as the university’s 17 th ...
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AI compute infrastructure at U of T receives $42.5 million federal investment

State-of-the-art artificial intelligence infrastructure at the University of Toronto will receive $42.5 million in federal funding to support Canadian researchers who are advancing health care, ...
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New constellation of academic stars headed to U of T

In a “big win for Canada,” the University of Toronto is further strengthening its academic ranks with three top researchers from U.S. universities whose work ranges from the search for new planets to ...