Category Archives: Social Sciences & Humanities

Parental addictions linked to adult children’s depression

Posted on May 9, 2013

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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Older U.S.-born Mexican-Americans have more physical limitations than Mexican American immigrants: Study

Posted on May 3, 2013

TORONTO, ON —New research indicates that Mexican-Americans born in the United States who are aged 55 and over are significantly more likely than Mexican-American immigrants to report that they have substantial limitations in one or more basic physical activities such as … Continue reading →

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Men benefit more than women from having authority on the job

Posted on March 26, 2013

TORONTO, ON – Having more authority in the workplace comes with many rewards – including greater forms of job control and higher earnings. However, according to new research out of the University of Toronto, the benefits are not evenly distributed … Continue reading →

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Canadian researcher helps put humans on the tree of life

Posted on February 7, 2013

TORONTO, ON – A University of Toronto Scarborough researcher was part of a team that reconstructed the family tree of placental mammals – a diverse group that includes cats, dogs, horses and humans. The research traces placental mammals back to … Continue reading →

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Parents’ addiction, unemployment and divorce are risk factors for childhood abuse

Posted on December 18, 2012

TORONTO, ON – Adults who had parents who struggled with addiction, unemployment and divorce are 10 times more likely to have been victims of childhood physical abuse, according to a new study prepared by the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty … Continue reading →

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University of Toronto launches new heritage website

Posted on November 26, 2012

TORONTO, ON – Film footage of the 1939 Royal visit to Hart House and early photographs of Marshall McLuhan and Margaret Atwood are just a handful of the audio-visual treasures captured in a new University of Toronto website that documents … Continue reading →

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Archaeologists identify spear tips used in hunting a half-million years ago

Posted on November 16, 2012

TORONTO, ON – A University of Toronto-led team of anthropologists has found evidence that human ancestors used stone-tipped weapons for hunting 500,000 years ago – 200,000 years earlier than previously thought. “This changes the way we think about early human … Continue reading →

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U of T study finds that cuts to local immigration partnerships may negatively impact newcomers to Toronto

Posted on October 30, 2012

TORONTO, ON – Cutting funding and amalgamating the Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs) — the network of organizations and agencies working together to coordinate settlement services for recent immigrants — will likely negatively affect the estimated 75,000 newcomers to Toronto each … Continue reading →

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University of Toronto study demonstrates impact of adversity on early life development

Posted on October 25, 2012

TORONTO, ON – It is time to put the nature versus nurture debate to rest and embrace growing evidence that it is the interaction between biology and environment in early life that influences human development, according to a series of … Continue reading →

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Toronto’s by-laws fail to address city’s diversity, says U of Toronto study

Posted on October 25, 2012

TORONTO, ON — Diversity is one of the defining qualities of the city of Toronto but you’d never know it by the way we design and enforce municipal by-laws, according to U of T criminology and socio-legal studies professor Mariana Valverde. … Continue reading →

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