Research & Innovation

January 11, 2019 U of T startup raises $3.25 million to eliminate prescription opioids after surgery
Kimberly Asemota (far right), Blandine Barthod (right) and David Aceituno-Caicedo (left) receive the SDSN Youth Special Prize in Geneva from Nane Annan, a lawyer and wife of the former UN secretary general January 10, 2019 Sustainable concrete: U of T alumni recognized for innovation to use waste of one industry to benefit another
Photo of Maryam Monsef January 10, 2019 The more women in government, the healthier a population: U of T expert
Photo of Scott Kelly in space January 10, 2019 Twins in space: U of T expert on how space travel affects gene expression
Streetcar at Main and Gerrard January 9, 2019 Stranded without transit? U of T researchers say one million urban Canadians suffer from 'transport poverty'
photo of radio telescope January 9, 2019 Researchers from U of T and other universities detect repeating fast radio burst
photo of street in Alexandra township in South Africa January 8, 2019 U of T researcher studies 'blurry' space between policing and collective punishment in South Africa
Photo of a glaucoma patient receiving eye drops January 8, 2019 U of T research sheds new light on glaucoma, provides hope for patients
photo of a bird flying January 7, 2019 A better way to fly? U of T and UBC researchers study birds and their wings
photo of Vivek Goel January 7, 2019 Governments should focus on jobs of the future, U of T's Vivek Goel writes in the Globe and Mail
photo of Jen Gommerman and Olga Rojas January 7, 2019 Treating brain inflammation in MS patients may start in their guts: U of T-led study
Photo of Ajay Agrawal December 21, 2018 'We will have raised Canada’s game': U of T's Ajay Agrawal on the Creative Destruction Lab's past, present and future
Photo of Barbara Sherwood Lollar December 20, 2018 To find life beyond Earth, 'take off the blinkers,' says U of T’s Barbara Sherwood Lollar
Boy makes shadow puppets at Science Rendezvous December 19, 2018 U of T in focus: The year in pictures
St. Lawrence Market in 1888 December 18, 2018 Christmas dinner in the 19th century: U of T food historians consider what traditions remain the same
Photo of Christmas lights December 17, 2018 The 'Christmas effect': It may not be healthy to go home from the hospital for the holidays, U of T study finds
Photo of Wells receiving award December 17, 2018 U of T researcher honoured with lifetime achievement award in toxicology
Photo of Brian Connelly December 14, 2018 Self-perception and reality usually line up when it comes to judging our own personality: U of T research
Photo of Cyntoia Brown and lawyers December 14, 2018 U of T expert on the case of Cyntoia Brown: This U.S. woman needs support, not 51 years in prison
photo of the catalyst in a plastic dish December 13, 2018 'A fresh strategy': U of T researchers discover low-cost way to produce hydrogen from water