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Global News: What is a self-driving lab? How AI is helping accelerate the fight against climate change
Alyssa Julie of Global news reports on the work of the Sinton Lab.
Grid capacity, resiliency key to Ontario’s energy and EV transition
Ontario’s energy and EV transition were in focus during a recent visit to campus by MPP Andrew Dowie, and a meeting with Climate Positive Energy and Prof. Chris Yip, Dean, FASE.
DSI and TISS partner to seed research to advance wearable health technology
DSI and TISS are pleased to award a Catalyst Grant for research in the Development of Convolutional Neural Network for Motion Artifact Mitigation in Wearable PPG Devices. Co-Led by Professors Daniel Franklin (Institute of Biomedical Engineering) and Chris McIntosh (Department of Medical Biophysics), the project aims to revolutionize athletics and sports medicine by integrating novel sensors with advanced machine learning algorithms.
DHFest 2024
DH FEST 2024, a research showcase and celebration of three years of CDHI, highlights critical digital humanities research and knowledge mobilization at UofT. The program will feature lightning talks from faculty and postdoctoral fellows and posters from graduate and undergraduate researchers. DH Fest will also showcase new work in creative knowledge mobilization, including digital research storytelling and interactive projects developed through the CDHI Accelerator program.
Ontario Energy Board and Climate Positive Energy to Collaborate on Research Project to Evaluate Electricity Cost Structure
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB), the independent regulator of Ontario’s electricity and natural gas sectors, and CPE will be collaborating on a $250,000 project led by CPE Advisory Board Member Adonis Yatchew, Professor of Economics, as Principal Investigator. The project will carry out a review of benchmarking and its use in performance regulation, as well […]
Institute for Pandemics: 2024 Interdisciplinary Symposium
The inaugural theme is “Reimagining Response & Preparedness for future Public Health Emergencies.” The symposium takes place on April 18 at Hart House.
CRAFT 2.0: Academic hospital network joins centre for research on microfluidic devices for human health.
CRAFT has been extended to 2028 and has expanded to formally include Unity Health Toronto, an academic hospital network and leading Canadian health research institute.
Globe and Mail: "The architecture of AI: U of T’s new research hub rises"
Alex Bozikovic for the Globe and Mail. Artificial intelligence has a new home in Toronto. A tapered block rises 12 storeys from the corner of College Street and Queen’s Park Crescent, its walls slanting inward on the way. Its cloak of concrete scatters sunlight off diagonal facets, evoking the stony majesty of a cliff face.
This enigmatic object is the University of Toronto’s new Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus.
Mitacs funding to facilitate connection between industry and DSI Summer Undergraduate Data Science students
The umbrella funding for 30 internships is a reflection of the commitment by both DSI and Mitacs to equip industry and organizations, researchers and students with opportunities and skills needed to harness the power of data in real world applications.
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority works to transform health care with support of UHN
Transform HF, a U of T institutional strategic initiative focused on digital innovation for heart failure care, is also supporting efforts to bring health care closer to home for the region's communities
Medicine by Design symposium panel and announcement put a focus on intentional innovation through partnerships
Medicine by Design’s 8th annual symposium — themed “Intentional Innovation” — attracted more than 750 registrants and featured an announcement about a new strategic alliance between Medicine by Design and CCRM.
Medicine by Design, CCRM launch alliance to bolster Canada’s leading position in regenerative medicine
Medicine by Design and CCRM are launching a new strategic alliance that aims to unlock Toronto’s potential as a world-leading ecosystem for regenerative medicine.