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Some foods are engineered to be so tasty they're difficult to resist, says nutritional scientist Venket Rao
Some foods are engineered to be so tasty they're difficult to resist, says nutritional scientist Venket Rao
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For Anil Persaud and Cynthia Jairam-Persaud, meeting as first-years meant growing up together
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Susan McCahan is leading the charge to reimagine undergrad education at U of T
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Applies to someone who is not transgender, and is often used to signal awareness of gender politics
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Exploring a new country linked video bloggers Simon and Martina Stawski to each other… and to the world
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Collaborations with other top global schools are good for U of T’s students and faculty – and for Canada
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Amjad Tarsin helps students with the spiritual dimension of their lives
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Donor Robert Gillespie knew from experience how tough it can be to study without help
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He was a leading Canadian businessman and philanthropist, and one of U of T’s greatest champions
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Travels together and adventures apart have created the perfect balance for Farrah Schwartz and Rob Manne
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A team of U of T engineering students has designed a machine that can throw baseball’s most difficult pitch
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Woo your Valentine with a romantic vista or a secluded paradise… all without leaving campus!
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Largest private donation in Canadian health-care history will improve cardiac care across the lifespan
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The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research brings together three of Canada’s leading centres for cardiac care and research
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Students, staff and faculty take sneak peak at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport
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Philanthropy key to supporting student inventors
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For Brock Laschowski and Katherine Cornacchia, a proposal on Front Campus capped a very U of T romance
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U of T’s ambitions to address a range of global needs and issues come to fruition – thanks to four generous gifts
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U of T engineers and architects won the award for structural ingenuity at Toronto’s annual Canstruction competition
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After more than 50 years at the University of Toronto, Joan E. Foley is well positioned to see the big picture – which is exactly what you want in an Ombudsperson
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Alumna Shahreen Reza hopes to roll out her coconut-husk pump filter across Bangladesh
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Education faculty to more than double the size of its graduate programs in teacher education, eliminate BEd by 2015
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A large minority of members of the U of T community report they have difficulty disconnecting -- even when they're taking time off from work
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Mark Weisdorf took no classes at Innis, but the college's Town Hall became the heart of his U of T community
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Brain dysfunction can cause us to make false statements that we believe to be true
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Ann Nguyen and Paul Hiscock, two engineers from different worlds, decide to put a ring on it
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Beards are having a 2014 fashion moment! Still, U of T professors of the past could go chin-to-chin with even Toronto Blue Jay Adam Lind. Presenting: U of T’s Top 10 in facial hair.
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The Varsity Blues men’s swimming crew are U of T's most decorated sports team. They have taken 62 provincial titles since 1920 and are the current champ. Their history, in pictures.
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A slideshow of rare and intriguing items from the library’s digital treasure trove.
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Stroll Philosopher’s Walk, peer through a telescope, hear the Gospel Choir and much more!
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U of T acquires the personal letters of Major-General James Wolfe
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A long family history at the university encouraged this couple to create a new scholarship
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Johanna Schaeffer and Harold Isaacs brighten many lives through their volunteer work
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U of T has offered nine MOOCs since September 2012
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U of T must strengthen local and global partnerships and enrich undergrad education, Gertler says in speech
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More than 17,000 supported CIBC's Run for the Cure, held at U of T in October
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David Naylor talks about the past eight years and his plans for the future
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Hart House’s choir members only use one instrument: their voices
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Ottawa recently made charitable giving much more attractive for first-time donors
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Roxana Ng's focus on human rights and social justice shaped the field of immigration studies
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For Francesca Valente, an Italian cultural mediator, and Branko Gorjup, a Croatian scholar of Canadian literature, shared passions have resulted in a truly international love affair
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Robert Madden believed that teaching was the art of sharing knowledge
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World-renowned urban expert Meric Gertler will succeed David Naylor and serve as U of T’s 16th president
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U of T's medieval drama group gives tell-all history on their Latin name
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For Tanya Koivusalo and Adam Nayman, it was a “blockbuster” beginning for a slow and steady romance
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U of T celebrates its connections to the Asia-Pacific region
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Friendship came first for Chan, a CTV news anchor and Thomas, CEO of Vive Nano
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Ed Barbeau uses math puzzles to encourage analytical and innovative thinking
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A book collector for more than 40 years, Michael Walsh has acquired several thousand antiquarian volumes of western philosophy
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ZED.TO's interactive narrative experience simulates the end of the world
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For this Fonthill, Ontario, couple it was a match made in music. And almost 65 years later, they’re still in tune
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