Research & Innovation

Winter scene as envisioned by Sidewalk Labs November 13, 2019 Ambitious public-private partnerships worth the challenges they bring: U of T's Vivek Goel in the Globe and Mail
portrait of Prabhat Jha November 13, 2019 U of T researcher helps develop simple, low-cost way for countries to measure public health
An aerial view of various downtown Toronto hospitals November 13, 2019 U of T's Centre for Sustainable Health Systems to focus on reducing health-care sector's environmental impact
Polar bear on Arctic ice November 13, 2019 Arctic's last refuge for ice-dependent species disappearing as region warms
Photo of Pepper the robot November 12, 2019 U of T researchers, innovators to pitch ideas for Ontario's growth at annual economic summit
A photo of someone putting clothes into a washing machine November 12, 2019 U of T researchers examine the effect of microfibres in Toronto’s wastewater: CityNews
Heather Reisman operates a backhoe November 12, 2019 University breaks ground on the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Steven Farber outside with a bus passing behind him November 8, 2019 What does transportation equity mean? U of T researcher on why it’s too important to ignore
A surgeon at the controls of the robot conducting the procedure November 7, 2019 Two U of T researchers at centre of world's first robot-assisted brain surgery: The Globe and Mail
A painting showing what Danuvius Guggenmosi would have looked like November 7, 2019 U of T researcher co-leads study that finds new human ancestor, earliest evidence of walking on two legs
Woman holding a small child at a grocery store November 6, 2019 Canada Child Benefit helped reduce severe food insecurity, U of T study finds
A group of smiling young workers gathered around a table having a meeting November 4, 2019 Being conscientious is one of the strongest predictors of success in the workplace, U of T study finds
Group shot of the U of T students behind the RoboBin October 31, 2019 U of T students who developed AI-powered trash sorting device featured on CBC
A colobis monkey sits in a tree in Rwanda October 31, 2019 U of T study finds evidence of a new type of social organization in primates
Cars and trucks creep bumper to bumper along a Toronto down street on a winter night October 30, 2019 National air pollution report highlights rush-hour traffic, diesel truck emissions as major areas of concern
Olugbenga Olubanjo and Reeddi team in Ayegun Community in Oyo State, Nigeria during Reeddi’s micro-scale pilot in August 2019 October 29, 2019 U of T entrepreneur creates his own job post-graduation: Delivering clean, affordable energy to Nigeria
Jeroen Tas speaking at the lecutre October 28, 2019 Jeroen Tas, chief innovation and strategy officer at Philips, visits U of T, gives Exponential Impact Lecture
Photo of asylum-seekers making way to Canada-U.S. borders October 28, 2019 U of T report highlights drivers of 'irregular' migration at Canada-U.S. border: Toronto Star
Wire-tailed Manakin in a tree October 28, 2019 Species in the Amazon evolve more slowly than those in North America, U of T research finds
A 3D printed model of a heart October 28, 2019 Pumped up: These 3D printers create perfect models of life-sized human hearts, spines and other body parts