From launching rovers into space to exploring whether green cannabinoids can treat epilepsy in children, students at the University of Toronto are taking research and innovation in bold new directions. In Ep. 4 of the Groundbreakers video...
Tackling heart failure with a dose of technology: Groundbreakers S2 Ep.3
Researchers at the University of Toronto and its partner hospitals are on a mission to bring equitable health care to Canadians – and it’s all powered by technology. In Ep. 3 of the Groundbreakers video series, host Ainka Jess explores how...
Behind the scenes with the Black Research Network: Groundbreakers S2 Ep.2
How is the University of Toronto promoting Black research excellence and enhancing the research capacity of Black scholars across its tri-campus community? Those are just some of the questions explored in season two, episode two of the Groundbreakers video...
Season 2 of Groundbreakers series: Diverse research communities solving the world’s grand challenges
The premiere episodeoffers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how researchers are tackling climate change and renewable energy challenges from scientific, social, economic and policy perspectives. They include: David Sinton, director of the Climate Positive Energy...
U of T and Sinai Health announce new gift from Larry and Judy Tanenbaum to establish the Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport
Established through a generous $20-million gift from the Larry and Judy Tanenbaum Family Foundation, the Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport at the University of Toronto will be a global centre of excellence for high-performance sport science and sports medicine....
School of Cities releases plan to boost mixed-use development in Toronto
Family shelters below upscale condos, student housing above a rec centre and affordable housing built on top of community spaces offering social services. These are a few local examples of mixed-use development, a kind of urban planning not often found in Toronto that...
University research can inform sector-specific actions to reach ambitious net-zero goal
Industry, governments and university researchers have distinct roles to play in advancing Canada’s clean-tech economy, a forum on reaching the country’s net-zero targets heard recently. “Roadmap to 2050 Net Zero: Building Stronger University-Industry Partnerships” was...
Efosa Obano and Suzanne Stewart recognized with Minister of Colleges and Universities’ Award of Excellence
University of Toronto Scarborough alumnus Efosa Obano, creator of the Black Founders Network, has received a Minister of Colleges and Universities’ Award of Excellence for his extraordinary contribution in supporting Black entrepreneurs and creating more...
CRAFT & NRC hiring 5 research officers
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is aiming to hire five new Research Officers who will be integral members of the NRC, CRAFT and the University of Toronto research communities. Three of these Research Officers will develop and apply artificial...
Inaugural DSI Catalyst Grants support transformative data science research
The Data Sciences Institute (DSI) at the University of Toronto is funding seventeen cross-disciplinary research teams focused on using the transformative nature of data sciences to solve complex and pressing problems. “The global and research challenges we face today...
ISI MITO2i partners with industry to pursue innovative research in mitochondrial gene risk
Mitochondrial Innovation Initiative (MITO2i) and the University of Toronto, alongside NertraMark Corp. and the MitoCanada Foundation have been selected by Mitacs Inc. to conduct research into mitochondrial genetics in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases....
More homicides, fewer supports in Toronto’s predominantly Black neighbourhoods: U of T research
A new report and interactive map from The Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (the CRIB) provides insight into where homicides often happen, the factors that place Black communities at...
AI, tech and social justice: U of T Groundbreakers EP4
https://youtu.be/zRV1Kt7tnno What is the relationship between pollution and colonialism in Canada? How can AI and related technologies avoid perpetuating racism and gender bias? These are some of the questions explored in episode four of...
New ISI ready to tackle Climate Change
Canada has formally committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – and since 78 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions globally are related to energy, finding cleaner sources is a big part of the puzzle. Researchers at the University of Toronto have...
Groundbreakers: The Future is Robotic
Can tiny, worm-like robots revolutionize the way surgeons work? How will human-robot interactions be improved? Can AI and robotics create self-driving cars that make winter driving safer? These are just some of the questions explored by the University of Toronto...
Anatole von Lilienfeld appointed inaugural Clark Chair
Machine learning and physical chemistry specialist Anatole von Lilienfeld has been named the inaugural holder of the Clark Chair in Advanced Materials at the Vector Institute and the University of Toronto, becoming a pivotal faculty member at the Acceleration...
Groundbreakers: U of T’s Acceleration Consortium rethinks the laboratory to optimize the discovery-to-commercialization process
What does the lab of the future look like? When it comes to advanced materials, can we accelerate the process of discovery to commercialization from 25 years to 10, five or even one? These are some of the issues explored by Alán Aspuru-Guzik, director of the...
Preventing the next pandemic: U of T’s EPIC consortium
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...
U of T’s Black Research Network to support Black scholarship and excellence
U of T’s Black Research Network to support Black scholarship and excellence (utoronto.ca) Scott Anderson Beth Coleman, an associate professor at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology at U of T Mississauga, is the inaugural director...
Groundbreakers: U of T’s Data Sciences Institute to help researchers find answers to their biggest questions
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...
Medicine by Design-funded researchers develop cell injection technique that could help reverse vision loss
University Professor Molly Shoichet. (Photo by Neil Ta) Story from: https://mbd.utoronto.ca/news/medicine-by-design-funded-researchers-develop-cell-injection-technique-that-could-help-reverse-vision-loss/ By Tyler Irving|August 19th, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: cell...
How Do Cities Manage Change? Experts Size Up Contemporary Challenges in Municipal Governance
Photo credit: Nick Iwanyshyn Article from: https://sr-institute.utoronto.ca/city-governance/ The pace of change in cities—technological, social, economic—seems to speed up day by day, posing challenges to municipal government structures established in different times....
Medicine by Design launches Translation Talks
Article from https://mbd.utoronto.ca/news By Ann Perry|June 16th, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: commercialization, events, Summer by Design, Translation Talks Translation Talks is a weekly webinar series for trainees that will cover key concepts in translation and...
PRiME announces a COVID-19 Task Force on Advanced Diagnostics and New Therapeutics
Article from https://www.prime.utoronto.ca/news As the global community responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, PRiME is convening its leading researchers to form a COVID-19 Task Force on Advanced Diagnostics and New Therapeutics to develop an arsenal of breakthroughs to...