Groundbreakers
Inequality, climate change and infectious diseases are global problems that need solutions. U of T’s diverse research community is on a mission to solve the world's grand challenges through research and innovation. Groundbreakers is a multimedia series that includes articles at U of T News and features some of the research superstars at U of T’s Institutional Strategic Initiatives whose work will transform lives.
The people behind the research': Video series focuses on unique collaborations launching across U of T
December 7, 2021
November 29, 2021 - 'The people behind the research': Video series focuses on unique collaborations launching across U of T (utoronto.ca) Inequality, climate change, infectious diseases – these are just a few of the global problems that leading researchers at the University of Toronto are working to solve, says Christine Allen, associate vice-president and vice-provost, strategic […]
Preventing the next pandemic: U of T’s EPIC consortium
November 25, 2021
The University of Toronto’s Combined Containment Level 3 (C-CL3) unit, equipped to safely study pathogens that cause infectious disease, was among the first labs in Canada to enable researchers to work with SaRS-CoV-2 samples. While similar facilities elsewhere had closed after the 2003 SARS outbreak, the U of T lab remained open – supporting a vast […]
Indigenous Research Network deepens and extends Indigenous research at U of T and beyond
November 19, 2021
The newly launched Indigenous Research Network (IRN) will make it easier to find information and share resources – for students, established researchers, partners and communities. The IRN is the culmination of two years of careful consultation.
Can a ‘problem’ be a solution? U of T’s School of Cities rethinks Toronto’s aging apartment towers
October 6, 2021
“Towers in the Park: A Prospective for Equitable Resilience,” led by Fadi Masoud, aims to evaluate the social and environmental value of public and private open-space assets as they relate to the city’s overall resilience goals. It will also explore the potential for integrating adaptation and mitigation strategies in the tower neighbourhoods. It is just one of the innovative interdisciplinary research projects supported by U of T’s School of Cities.
Groundbreakers: U of T’s Data Sciences Institute to help researchers find answers to their biggest questions
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021 Berton Woodward | Link to the original article. Researchers working with the multi-university CHIME radio telescope in B.C. are collaborating with experts at U of T's Data Sciences Institute to solve computational and processing problems (featured photo courtesy of the Chime Collaboration) When University of Toronto astronomer Bryan Gaensler looks up at the night sky, […]
Groundbreakers: U of T initiative brings together experts to address major societal issues
September 3, 2021
September 02, 2021 Patchen Barss Goldie Nejat envisions a world where growing old is improved by robots that care. The Canada Research Chair in Robots for Society and professor of mechanical engineering in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering is an expert in assistive robotics – machines that provide care, interventions and even companionship for long-term […]