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U of T Robotics 2021 Autonomous Vehicals Workshop
June 15, 2021
Come and network with Toronto's growing AV ecosystem. Join us on June 15 and June 16 for the 2021 Autonomous Vehicles Workshop -- a two-day colloquium featuring the latest in Canada's cutting edge autonomous vehicle technology. Learn about recent advances in AV research from University of Toronto Robotics Institute faculty and their industry partners. See what UofT's top […]
U OF T’S NEW PRECISION MEDICINE PROGRAM OFFERS TRAINING IN CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE
June 15, 2021
JUNE 10, 2021 4:05PM A new graduate education program at the University of Toronto will provide PhD students with advanced education in interdisciplinary biomedical research. The Collaborative Specialization in Next-Generation Precision Medicine opened for enrolment this week and will offer courses this fall at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Arts & Science and […]
ABSOLUTELY INTERDISCIPLINARY
May 23, 2021
An academic conference hosted by the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society at the University of Toronto. about absolutely interdisciplinary Understanding the capacities and limitations of complex new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) calls for more than just a technical perspective. Absolutely Interdisciplinary convenes researchers from across disciplines to build new, interdisciplinary approaches to […]
U of T Mississauga researcher leads new Critical Digital Humanities Initiative
May 17, 2021
Imagine being able to listen to Kimberly Nixon describe, in her own words, being turned away as a volunteer at a Vancouver rape crisis centre because of her status as a trans woman. Or having an app to report on corporate pollution near and on Indigenous lands in Canada’s North. Elspeth Brown The University of Toronto’s Elspeth […]
Medicine by Design-funded scientists discover a new stem cell property that could enhance life-saving blood stem cell transplants
May 15, 2021
By Paul Fraumeni|May 14th, 2021|Categories: News, Research|Tags: blood stem cells, John Dick, leukemia, University Health Network New research from a team of University Health Network (UHN) stem cell scientists has demonstrated that blood stem cells possess a previously undescribed property that they term latency. Latency governs whether a stem cell quickly kicks into action during […]
To speed discoveries, U of T lab launches free library of virtual, AI-calculated organic compounds
May 5, 2021
Alán Aspuru-Guzik’s research group has launched an open-access tool, Kraken, that promises to accelerate the discovery of new chemical reactions that underpin the development of everything from smartphones to life-saving drugs.
U of T Acceleration Consortium to use AI to develop advanced materials
April 20, 2021
U of T is launching a new global consortium — the Acceleration Consortium — dedicated to using artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the design and discovery of advanced materials that could revolutionize a range of industries – from renewable energy and biomedicine to communication technology. The initiative will be led by led by Alán Aspuru-Guzik, a professor in the departments of chemistry and computer science in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences.
SRI and the Rockefeller Foundation partner on building tangible solutions to the challenge of AI governance
March 4, 2021
Innovating AI Governance: Bold Action and Novel Approaches is an ongoing series of workshops developed by the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation. MAR 25, 2021 BY JOVANA JANKOVIC AI and related technologies are increasingly being implemented in all aspects of society, from healthcare to marketing, retail, robotics, financial and […]
Pivotal Experiment Fund to accelerate Medicine by Design-funded research toward impact
February 9, 2021
By Julie Crljen|February 9th, 2021|Pivotal Experiment Fund to accelerate Medicine by Design-funded research toward impact - Medicine by Design (utoronto.ca) The gap between early-stage research funding and venture investment means some promising advances in regenerative medicine may never reach the patients who need them. Medicine by Design plans to change that with the launch of its […]
PRiME announces a Pan-Canadian Biomedical Innovation Showcase featuring research and industry leaders
January 15, 2021
2020 was an unprecedented year – a global pandemic stopped the world in its tracks. In 2021, we begin our recovery as an economy and a society as a worldwide vaccination effort is rolled out. The importance of biomedical innovation and the biotech sector has never been more evident: the vaccine needed to reopen our […]
Building a Biotech Venture to help Medicine by Design trainees take first steps toward entrepreneurship
January 15, 2021
By Julie Crljen|January 15th, 2021| Building a Biotech Venture to help Medicine by Design trainees take first steps toward entrepreneurship - Medicine by Design (utoronto.ca) Trainees who are thinking about translating their regenerative medicine research or technology into a product or venture are invited to take their first steps toward entrepreneurship with Building a Biotech Venture. This […]