Could This Palm-Sized Cube Replace an Entire Lab?
Spartan Bioscience, founded by three alumni, aims to make DNA testing more accessible
Spartan Bioscience, founded by three alumni, aims to make DNA testing more accessible
English class gets an update with a new kind of “text”
Students in Prof. Paolo Granata’s book and media studies class learn print culture terms while playing poker
Can a simple high-tech tool for farmers boost crop yields in developing countries?
U of T alumni created #GoSponsorHer to advance women’s careers
How a U of T prof taught Alison Wiley the art of negotiation
I spent two years with people who had been shot, and recorded how their lives had changed. For many, the church offered a powerful source of hope
The goal is to get “an intimate and authentic representation of the person’s life,” says U of T prof Jooyoung Lee
Can a group of Toronto hospitals eliminate medical errors?
It’s easy to say “be prepared.” Scouts learn it. Even Scar in The Lion King sang it. So why do executives so often avoid it?
Social psychologist Michael Inzlicht launched his academic career on the study of “ego depletion.” His research suggested it was real. Then came doubts
Replication studies put researchers’ conclusions to the test by creating new versions of the original experiment
U of T scholars and others are calling for four major changes to how research is conducted
Economists have long known that consumers can make confounding choices when presented with too much selection. But they’ve never agreed on why. Enter neuroscience
A gift from the Nanji family to U of T will help people “see the light of all the world”
Life on Earth exploded about 540 million years ago. Scientists are now beginning to understand why
English-Canadians are pretty good at identifying French-Canadian faces but the reverse isn’t true
An app from Vicis Labs aims to help millennials and the precariously employed manage their cash
U of T study finds older Canadians are highly concerned about digital security – sometimes to their disadvantage
On a two-week visit to remote villages, a U of T dental team fixes teeth – and changes lives
Could a war of words lead to an actual war between the U.S. and North Korea?
An anti-fascist movement that started in 1930s Europe is making headlines again
But just what are the health benefits?
Filmmaker Maureen Judge’s latest project captures stories of millennials venturing out on their own
It was all hands on deck for U of T astronomers during a rare cosmic event that led to the first sighting of a new object
Prof. Barth Netterfield’s lifelong journey into faith, physics and astronomy
These include everything from life-saving innovations to everyday conveniences
U of T undergrads are bringing the language of computers to youth in Toronto’s low-income neighbourhoods. Will it “future-proof” them?
Having spent time homeless herself, Prof. Suzanne Stewart envisions a new kind of shelter – one that truly understands and cares for Indigenous women
Laws to end workplace discrimination against people with disabilities have mostly failed to boost employment. Sociologist David Pettinicchio wants to know why
In combining two of computing’s hottest trends, the Creative Destruction Lab sees new opportunities for startups
The practice of faking a grassroots movement gets an update in the age of social media
Researchers discover that our brain erases certain memories for a reason
As the media share images of wounded migrants, some of the biggest medical threats go almost unmentioned
WinterLight Labs analyzes speech for evidence of even mild dementia. All patients need to do is describe a picture
An acceptance of diversity may be the country’s defining strength
A U of T study aims to create the most accurate estimate yet of Toronto’s greenhouse gas emissions
A U of T startup is developing a whole new kind of night-time entertainment
10 tips from some of Canada’s top entrepreneurs
Dozens of Indigenous languages in Canada are in danger of disappearing. What will it take to save them?
A U of T PhD student is making fonts and keyboard layouts for Indigenous languages available for free
The name of this U of T Mississauga business accelerator refers to three “i” words central to entrepreneurship
UTM students design educational games about life on the International Space Station
The procedure allowed Melissa Benoit to have a life-saving transplant
A mathematician offers ideas on how to protect ourselves from hackers without making our digital devices impossibly complex to use
The term emerges from African-American vernacular as a call to action, says U of T prof Cassandra Lord
Can a minimum income guarantee help lift people out of poverty? Ontario is about to find out
Daniels students’ projects find new uses for the the city’s neglected river valleys
New model for assessing personality traits could benefit employers
Margaret Lam’s company aims to reduce ticket prices for concertgoers
Royal Ontario Museum exhibit tells the story of the world’s largest mammal
U of T startup ARDA Power is looking to change people’s ideas about where electricity should come from
Donald Trump’s presidency is raising the risk of violent conflict among the world’s great powers
A smartphone app co-created by a U of T alum allows health professionals to share images of unusual cases
Research at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research could one day eliminate the need for infants with heart problems to have more than one surgery
But there’s a gap between all the medical data being gathered and the ability to translate this into therapies for individual patients
Apps such as Medly are expected to reduce hospital admission rates for heart patients while also helping them recover
Researchers at the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health have teamed up with a First Nation in northwestern Ontario to solve a generation-old medical mystery
A research centre at U of T Mississauga aims to speed up the development of new life-saving cancer medications
Scholars at the Jackman Humanities Institute find optimism amidst the pain in Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission