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Parental addictions linked to adult children’s depression
TORONTO, ON – The offspring of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. In a paper published online in the journal … Continue reading
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Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies announces 2013 award recipients Stephen Lewis, Dan Savage, and Bent On Change
TORONTO, ON – The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at University College, University of Toronto, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2013 Bonham Centre Awards, in recognition of distinguished contribution to the public understanding of … Continue reading
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Income gaps have widened in Greater Montréal, report finds
TORONTO, ON — Income disparities between Montréal-area neighbourhoods have increased in the past three decades, though not as dramatically as in Toronto and Vancouver, a new report shows. While most Greater Montréal neighbourhoods remain middle-income, their share slipped from 64% to 55% between 1970 and 2005, … Continue reading
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Scientists find government justification of new environmental policy unfounded
TORONTO, ON – Recent efforts by the Canadian government to curb the time allowed for environmental reviews over fears of adverse impact on economic development are misguided and unnecessary, according to research by scientists at the University of Toronto. Instead, … Continue reading
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Playing action videogames improves visual search
TORONTO, ON — Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that playing shooting or driving videogames, even for a relatively short time, improves the ability to search for a target hidden among irrelevant distractions in complex scenes. “Recent studies in … Continue reading
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Children of divorced parents more likely to start smoking
TORONTO, ON – Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, shows a new analysis of 19,000 Americans. This University of Toronto study, published online this … Continue reading
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U of T scientists map genome that causes Dutch Elm Disease
TORONTO, ON — Researchers from the University of Toronto and SickKids Research Institute announced today that they have successfully mapped the genes in the fungus that causes Dutch Elm Disease. The researchers believe this is the first time the 30 … Continue reading
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U of T neural networks start-up acquired by Google
TORONTO, ON – Google has picked up a ground-breaking start-up out of the Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto. University Professor Geoffrey Hinton and two of his graduate students, Alex Krizhevsky and Ilya Sutskever, incorporated DNNresearch Inc. in 2012, … Continue reading
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U of T researchers lead in Canadian science prizes
TORONTO, ON — University of Toronto researchers won or shared honours in six of eight prize categories in this year’s awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), presented today in Ottawa. The accolades represent an unprecedented performance … Continue reading
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Moments of spirituality can induce liberal attitudes, U of T researchers say
TORONTO, ON – People become more politically liberal immediately after practicing a spiritual exercise such as meditation, researchers at the University of Toronto have found. “There’s great overlap between religious beliefs and political orientations,” says one of the study authors, … Continue reading
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