Research & Innovation

Photo of Kuujjuaq with trees in the foreground February 4, 2020 U of T researchers use deep DNA sequencing to find TB "super-​spreader" in northern Quebec
The handheld skin printer at work in the lab February 4, 2020 U of T researchers' handheld 3D skin printer helps heal large, severe burns, study finds
Portraits of Audrey Walton, Mamatha Bhat, Maria Drout February 4, 2020 Three U of T researchers win Polanyi Prize for work in astronomy, English and medicine
Autonomous vehicle lidar frame February 3, 2020 U of T-Waterloo research data to put self-driving cars to ultimate test: Canadian winter
PhD student Rajshree Biswas in a lab coat and goggles stands in front of a vial of fryer oil and 3D-printed butterflies January 30, 2020 U of T researchers turn McDonald's deep fryer oil into high-end 3D printing resin
Researcher Teng Cui holds up a small pink square silicon chip that was used to stretch the graphene over January 30, 2020 Graphene can withstand over one billion high-stress cycles before failing, U of T researchers find
Thomas Gonatopoulos-Pournatzis looks out a window with a hallway in the background January 29, 2020 Gene fragment could explain link between autism and cognitive difficulties: U of T study
photo of Zindel Segal sitting in front of a computer January 29, 2020 New online therapy for lingering depression symptoms could fill 'gap in care,' U of T researcher says
heryl Regehr, Elizabeth Haig, Rahul Arora, Amanda Khan and Larry Alford pose for a photo January 27, 2020 Three graduate students win U of T Libraries research exhibition awards
3 bottles of various types of alcohol at a Whitehorse liquor store with yellow and red health warning stickers January 27, 2020 Making cancer risks clear boosts public support for higher alcohol prices: U of T, UVic study
pregnant woman sitting on a sofa looking in pain January 27, 2020 More studies needed on use of acetaminophen prior to pregnancy, U of T researchers say
Photo of jogger on a mountain path January 24, 2020 Training on a low-carb diet boosts protein needs for endurance athletes: U of T researchers
January 23, 2020 U of T anthropologists confirm existence of prehistoric sheep-hunting camp in Lebanon
John Peever and Jimmy Fraigne January 22, 2020 U of T neurobiologists discover switch that turns muscles on and off
From left: PhD candidate Sean Kinney, alumni Alexander E. Vlahos and PhD student So-Yoon Won January 22, 2020 U of T researchers develop method to improve transplantation of artificial insulin-producing cells
Local MP Julie Dabrusin speaks before news microphones at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health January 21, 2020 U of T researchers receive $4 million in federal funding to help curb smoking, vaping
A young asian boy plays with colourful plastic toys January 20, 2020 Infants 'very strategic' when deciding how much effort to expend on a task: U of T study
Sun sets over multiple small icebergs January 20, 2020 Substances that created hole in ozone may account for half of Arctic warming, U of T researchers find
Image of various microorganisms growing in a petri dish January 17, 2020 Drugs from nature: Researchers from U of T, Japan mine microbial compound library for new therapeutics
Photo of Peter Wittek January 16, 2020 U of T's Peter Wittek, who will be remembered at Feb. 3 event, on why the future is quantum