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Global activist - now a U of T PhD student - uses AI to combat sexual violence
As co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, launched after 276 Chibok schoolgirls were abducted in northern Nigeria by ...
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Why do we prefer curves over straight edges? Researchers probe the brain for clues
Researchers found that there are regions in the brain that are sensitive to scenes participants perceive to be curvy, but ...
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Astronomers discover actively forming galaxy that may resemble a young Milky Way
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected and “weighed” a galaxy – seen 600 million years after the Big Bang – that is ...
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Forests may be more resilient to climate change than previously thought: Study
Forests may be more resilient to climate change than previously thought. A team of international researchers have found that ...
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FOMO is about who you're with - not what you're doing: Study
Think of FOMO – fear of missing out – and you might think of missing the concert of the year, an epic party or a big family ...
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Timing exercise around meals can affect women's blood sugar, appetite: Study
The timing of when you eat around exercise has also been shown to influence blood glucose concentrations and perceptions of ...
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Daniel Drucker receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Daniel Drucker, a senior investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health and a University Professor in the department of medicine in the University of Toronto's Temerty ...
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Jo Bovy awarded Steacie Prize for research into the lives of galaxies
Professor Jo Bovy, a galactic astrophysicist in the Faculty of Arts & Science’s David A. Dunlap department of astronomy and astrophysics, has been awarded the Steacie Prize for 2024 for his research ...
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U of T Engineering professors, alumni honoured by Engineering Institute of Canada
Three faculty members and two alumni from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have been recognized by the Engineering Institute of Canada. John Bianchini, an alum of the department of ...
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One in four Canadian women unaware of folic acid's importance during pregnancy: Study
Approximately one in four women in Canada are unaware of the benefits of taking folic acid before and during pregnancy to prevent certain birth defects – a percentage that has not improved in more ...
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Microfluidic device reveals how tumour shapes can predict cancer aggressiveness
Researchers in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have designed a microfluidic platform that can be used to predict cancer cell behaviour and aggressiveness, opening ...