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This “Bomber” Actually Saved Countless Lives - University of Toronto Magazine
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U of T alumnus Harold Johns pioneered a new kind of cancer treatment dubbed the “cobalt bomb”
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Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library IA Book of the Week: Dr. Chase's Recipes
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Every week, the Fisher library highlights an item from one of its many collections available on the Internet Archive. This week, Rachael takes a look at an interesting book from our Canadiana Collection.
on Tue, 7PM
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Book Launch - Healing Our Way Home: Black Buddhist Teachings on Ancestors, Joy, and Liberation
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Join authors Marisela Gomez, MD and Kaira Jewel Lingo on November 20 for a virtual book launch of Healing Our Way Home. They will share how the Dharma's timeless teachings support their work for social and racial equity and justice in their work and personal lives. Register Today!
on Nov 9
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PhD in Information - Faculty of Information
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The PhD in Information is a four-year advanced research degree, attracting students from a wide range of backgrounds, who conduct research at the intersection of information, technology, culture, people, and communities. Program Features Questions? The Faculty of Information doctoral program is...
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Associate Professor/Professor - Environment and Climate in Caribbean Studies
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Associate Professor/Professor - Environment and Climate in Caribbean Studies
on Nov 7
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By Wendy-Ann Clarke, Declan Keogh and Robert Cribb Soon after psychologist Leigh Sheldon opened a mental health clinic in Edmonton in 2021, the desperate calls for help started pouring in. Each call carried an Indigenous voice in crisis. And with each call, Sheldon came to the same depressing...
on Nov 5
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Research Guides: Indigenous Studies: Indigenous Data Sovereignty
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This guide is a starting point to find research in Indigenous Studies. It is meant primarily to assist students from the Centre for Indigenous Studies, but may be of use to students looking for Indigenous Research in general.
on Oct 29
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Institute for Environment, Conservation, and Sustainability | iRISE
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The Institute for Environment, Conservation, and Sustainability will support research to develop evidence-based solutions to address the challenges of a rapidly changing environment due to the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, loss of biosphere integrity, and loss of...
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Representative Poetry Online is a web anthology of 4,800 poems in English and French by over 700 poets spanning 1400 years.
on Oct 27
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MathEd Forum: October 26, 2024
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This workshop is organized by the Cognitive Science Network and the Math Ed Forum of the Fields Institute.
on Oct 26
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U of T receives $52 million to upgrade SciNet supercomputer
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The University of Toronto will receive more than $52 million to upgrade one of the fastest supercomputers in Canada – a shared resource housed at U of T that allows researchers across the country to address key challenges in areas such as health care, drug discovery, sustainable transportation,...
on Oct 23
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‘One of the great minds of the 21st century’: U of T celebrates Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize
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There were standing ovations, peals of laughter and even a few tears as the University of Toronto welcomed Geoffrey Hinton back to campus after he won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.
on Oct 21
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Machine learning analysis sheds light on who benefits from protected bike lanes
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U of T Engineering analysis optimizes the placement of cycling infrastructure in Toronto according to different strategies — and finds a trade-off between equity and efficiency
on Oct 19
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Published: October 18, 2024By: Alison Lang, UTL NewsA cloth-bound version of the Bhagavad Gita. A water-damaged copy of a Hebrew codex. The final letter of a World War I officer with a pressed flower tucked within its folds.These seemingly disparate materials each have a story that hasn’t been...
on Oct 19
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Home | University of Toronto Libraries
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The University of Toronto Libraries advances research excellence and empowers our community. Explore our collections, services, and spaces.
on Oct 19
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Get the latest information about external and internal funding opportunities to support your research program, including funds that support the recruitment of research trainees. Internal Funding Opportunities Funds for Recruiting Research Trainees Pivot Funding Opportunities Database
on Oct 18
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Large-scale adoption of EVs in the U.S. market, coupled with ambitious grid decarbonization, could result in more than US $100 billion in health benefits by 2050
on Oct 17
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Margaret Atwood leads discussion on democracy for enthusiastic students at U of T's Hart House
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Renowned author Margaret Atwood discussed the future of democracy – and left U of T students with unexpected homework.
on Oct 16
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Geoffrey Hinton wins Nobel Prize in Physics
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Geoffrey Hinton, a University Professor Emeritus of computer science at the University of Toronto, has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.
on Oct 8
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How do I spot misinformation? | University of Toronto Libraries
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The creation of misinformation continues to generate a lot of discussion and it’s no surprise that post-truth is now in the Oxford English Dictionary (and was Word of the Year in 2016). Although many news sources have some inherent bias or political leaning, there are news outlets that are more...
on Oct 6
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Lead in Drinking Water - Investigative Journalism Bureau
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The most recent data shows one in 10 water quality tests from Ontario schools and daycares found lead levels above Health Canada’s guideline.
on Oct 2
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The Ecology and Evolution of Cancer
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This workshop explores research in methods aimed at connecting mathematical models of cancer evolution and clinical data. It focuses on ecology and evolution of cancer. Traditionally, ecology and evolution have been the most "mathematical" (and perhaps the first mathematical) areas of biology....
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Assistant Professor, Contractually Limited Term - French Linguistics
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Assistant Professor, Contractually Limited Term - French Linguistics
on Sep 30
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Bousfield Distinguished Visitors in Planning | Department of Geography & Planning
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Current Bousfield Distinguished Visiting Scholar
on Sep 27
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UTM Postdoctoral Fellowship Award | Research and Innovation
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** Updated: September 2024 ** Program Purpose:Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDFs) are an important post-PhD training opportunity, affording recent graduates an opportunity to establish an independent research program with the mentorship of a postdoctoral supervisor. The Office of the Vice-Principal...
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By Rhythm Sachdeva and Robert Cribb When Dr. Nicole Shadbolt discovered the drinking water her son consumes at his Ottawa high school had tested positive for elevated levels of lead, she took action. The family physician immediately had the blood of her 13-year-old son Christopher tested after...
on Sep 21
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Brian Gettler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Historical Studies. He was recently awarded a 6-month Faculty Research Fellowship at the JHI for his project, "Fiduciary Empire: The Origins of the Indian Fund in Canada, 1796–1897."
on Sep 13
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Assistant Professor - Plant Single Cell Biology
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Assistant Professor - Plant Single Cell Biology
on Sep 10
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New data on household food insecurity in 2023
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We've summarized the latest data on food insecurity in 2023 from Statistics Canada's Canadian Income Survey. In 2023, 8.7 million Canadians, including almost 2.1 million children, lived in a food-insecure household.
on Sep 9
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Hellenic studies program launched with $1.75 million endowment
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The University of Toronto is launching a new Hellenic studies program, thanks to a $1.75 million endowment fund established by the Hellenic Heritage Foundation. The program, announced on April 28, is designed to build an understanding of Hellenism in Canada and overseas and build bridges between...
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Study in The Lancet shows dramatic results within 500 metres of supervised consumption sites after they opened.
on Aug 14
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Dostoevsky Studies :: The Voices of Legion: The Narrator of The Possessed
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Dostoevsky Studies Journal Issues 1-9
on Aug 10
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We obtained years’ worth of patient survey data from more than 50 Ontario hospitals and health networks. Search our database to see how they scored.
on Aug 1
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Assistant Professor - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
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Assistant Professor - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
on Aug 1
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Mpox in Ontario: 'It's crucial to get a second dose' - Dalla Lana School of Public Health
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Rising cases of mpox in Ontario and around the world, plus a new variant of the virus, are renewing calls for vaccination.
on Jul 30
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Data Infrastructure Librarian, Data Services (Librarian I/II/III; CLTA)
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Data Infrastructure Librarian, Data Services (Librarian I/II/III; CLTA)
on Jul 19
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By Rhythm Sachdeva Opposition parties are demanding the Ontario government immediately take action to address “shocking” lead levels in school and daycare drinking water. Hours after the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) published a report exposing widespread provincial lead test failures...
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By Declan Keogh, Norma Hilton, Scott Martin and Robert Cribb In the past four years, nearly half the province’s public schools have had at least one test for toxic lead in drinking water exceed the federal safety guideline, an analysis by the Investigative Journalism Bureau has found. That...
on Jun 23
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A new report report shares findings on opinions about artificial intelligence (AI) in 21 countries. SRI and the Policy, Elections and Representation Lab (PEARL) have now published the Global Public Opinion on AI (GPO-AI) report. The project was led by SRI Associate Director Peter Loewen, and feature
on May 21
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Learn long and prosper: U of T’s Fisher Library becomes ‘eternal archive’ on Star Trek: Discovery
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The team behind Star Trek: Discovery didn’t have to venture too far into the final frontier to find the perfect venue for a boundless library containing all the knowledge of the universe.
on May 17
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Your guide to the U of T community | University of Toronto
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Latest community updates from U of T leadership.
on May 2
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COVID-19 virus disrupts protein production, study finds
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Despite huge advances in our understanding of COVID-19 over the past four years, the disease is still very much among us – and there remains a lot to learn. One thing we do know: Following infection, it’s critical that our cells make new proteins to defend against the virus.
on Apr 25
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Researchers discover COVID-19 virus breaks protein production line
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Temerty Medicine postdoctoral fellow Talya Yerlici talks about recent findings that show SARS-CoV-2 disrupts the manufacture of proteins.
on Apr 24
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Scientists develop framework to measure plastic emissions
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Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a framework for measuring plastic pollution emissions – not unlike the global standard for measuring greenhouse gas emissions. They say the approach will boost identification of the biggest contributors to plastic pollution from local to...
on Apr 23
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University of Toronto Libraries
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The University of Toronto Libraries system is the largest academic library in Canada and consists of 44 libraries located on three university campuses: St. George, Mississauga and Scarborough.
on Apr 10
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The Centre for Medieval Studies and the Journal of Medieval Latin present the Annual O'Donnell Lecture with the University of Zurich's Carmen Cardelle de Hartmann, Petrus Alfonsi, A 12th-Century Spanish Polymath and Christian Convert: An Intellectual Profile.
on Apr 10
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Toronto researchers devise new method to find proteins for targeted treatment of disease
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Researchers at the University of Toronto and Sinai Health have created a new platform to identify proteins that can be co-opted to control the stability of other proteins — a new but largely unrealized approach to the treatment of disease.
on Mar 23