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- U of T student creates postcard to support disaster relief in Beirut August 13, 2020Farah Hamade woke up and checked her phone the morning of Aug. 4. Her family chat group was crammed with messages: "Is everyone OK? What happened?”https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/Farah%20Hamade%2C%20Beirut%2C%20August%202019.jpg
- Students bring U of T Mississauga campus to life in Minecraft's 3D world August 13, 2020A group of students at the University of Toronto Mississauga have been working diligently over the past month to recreate, in painstaking detail, a slice of campus in the video game Minecraft.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/MN_Preview_outside_1.jpg
- Triple jumps and chicken coops: Varsity Blues athlete Brenna Hamel stays sharp during COVID-19 August 13, 2020Like many others, the University of Toronto’s Brenna Hamel found her life turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, the fourth-year Rotman Commerce public accounting specialist – and Varsity Blues track and field athlete – was taking part in an international exchange program, when the prime minister called Canadians home.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/Brenna2-lead.jpg
- Colin Stewart receives 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize August 12, 2020Colin Stewart is one of six winners of the 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/media/Colin%20Stewart.jpg
- With prof profiles and course ‘trailers,’ U of T ‘s Munk School gives students a peek at the fall semester August 12, 2020A new video series gives incoming students at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy the inside scoop on their online courses – and their professors, too.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/youtube/bL06D33M5OI.jpg
- Kiera Farrell-Beaulieu receives 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize August 12, 2020Kiera Farrell-Beaulieu is one of six winners of the 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/media/KieraFarrellBeaulieu%20UTLibraries-crop.jpg
- Braden Zufelt receives 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize August 12, 2020Braden Zufelt is one of six winners of the 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/media/Braden%20Zufelt-vert.jpg
- Emma Sullivan receives 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize August 12, 2020Emma Sullivan is one of six winners of the 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/media/Emma%20Sulllivan%20Undergrad%20Prize%20Winner%202020.jpg
- Tegan Ridge receives 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize August 12, 2020Tegan Ridge is one of six winners of the 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/media/Tegan%20Ridge-crop.jpg
- U of T Libraries recognizes six students for outstanding research August 12, 2020Six undergraduate students have won the 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize from the University of Toronto Libraries.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/media/undergrad-research-prize.jpg
- Sally Walker-Hudecki receives 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize August 12, 2020Sally Walker-Hudecki is one of six winners of the 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/media/Sally%20Walker-Hudecki-vert.jpg
- Comedy Gold: U of T historian finds humour in hard times of Klondike era August 12, 2020It’s hard to imagine that the hardscrabble days of the Klondike Gold Rush gave anyone much to smile about, let alone laugh. But one University of Toronto historian has found that humour in fact played an important role in helping people weather tough times on the Yukon-Alaska frontier.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/a044919-v8.jpg
- Moved online due to COVID-19, U of T Engineering undergraduate research event goes global August 12, 2020For the organizers of the annual Undergraduate Engineering Research Day (UnERD), the pandemic-fuelled shift to online events has been a golden opportunity to turn a local event into a global one.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/3_TeamGraphic.jpg
- How is the pandemic affecting the LGBTQ community? U of T researchers investigate August 11, 2020By most indicators, the “queer” community – including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirit – have been hit harder by the pandemic than the general population.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/GettyImages-1222180363.jpg
- U of T researchers discover how to get more cancer-fighting nanoparticles to where they're needed August 11, 2020Researchers in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have discovered a dose threshold that greatly increases the delivery of cancer-fighting drugs into a tumour.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/group%20photo%201%20copy.jpg
- Six lessons U of T experts hope we learn from the pandemic August 11, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. However, it’s been with us long enough to clearly expose fault lines, inequities and deficiencies in virtually every sector of society. As a result, many have concluded there is a need for a “new normal” rather than a return to the status quo.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/GettyImages-1210212183.jpg
- 'Bonding in a way like never before': Online study groups help U of T students connect during COVID-19 August 10, 2020With in-person interactions still a challenge during COVID-19, many students at the University of Toronto are turning to Recognized Study Groups (RSGs) as a way to study and connect.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/GettyImages-1263462629.jpg
- U of T forensic engineering expert on what happens next in Beirut investigation August 10, 2020Nearly a week after the massive explosion in Beirut that killed more than 200 and injured thousands, there is a growing demand for answers about what, exactly, caused the tragedy and whether it could have been prevented.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/GettyImages-1227989998.jpg
- From exploring immigrant identities to treating cancer: U of T awarded 29 Canada Research Chairs August 10, 2020The University of Toronto’s Neda Maghbouleh seeks to better understand how borders, wars and other geopolitical forces influence the formation of immigrants’ identities.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/UofT15462_17-05-01%20Syria%20moms%20-%20Neda.jpg
- Lecturers, instructors recognized for excellence in teaching August 7, 2020The University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science has recognized sessional lecturers and graduate student course instructors with Superior Teaching Awards for their exceptional contributions.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/media/undergraduate.teaching.jpg
