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• Professor Ted Sargent receives the 2020 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award July 3, 2020
  University Professor Ted Sargent, the University of Toronto's vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives, has received the 2020
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• U of T and Hebrew University of Jerusalem launch research and innovation partnership July 3, 2020
  How did environmental conditions and climate change influence early human evolution? Can protein engineering be harnessed to block the virus that causes COVID-19?  How do quantum mechanics affect biological functions, and how do our memory and learning work on a cellular level in the brain?
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• U of T's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education establishes Indigenous education research centre July 3, 2020
  The Ontario Insitute for Studies in Education (OISE) is launching a new research centre at the University of Toronto that's focused on Indigenous education. 
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• Study by U of T alumna sheds light on gender gap in AI field July 3, 2020
  A study led by University of Toronto alumna Kimberly Ren is among the first to quantify predictors that could lead women towards, or away from, pursuing careers in machine learning and artificial intelligence, or AI.
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• Professor Doug McDougall wins 2020 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award July 3, 2020
  OISE professor Doug McDougall has received the 2020 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award.
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• Two award-winning authors to teach creative writing, Indigenous literature at U of T Scarborough July 2, 2020
  Two award-winning Indigenous writers have joined the University of Toronto Scarborough’s department of English.  Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm and Randy Lundy joined as assistant professors, teaching stream, on July 1. They are teaching creative writing, Indigenous literatures and oral traditions.
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• U of T graduate students explore COVID-19's impact on exercise among people living with cancer July 2, 2020
  Regular physical activity is key to helping people living with cancer improve their physical and mental health. But the COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult for this vulnerable group to get sufficient exercise – a challenge that's now being investigated by students at the University of Toronto.
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• Engineering Dean Emerita Cristina Amon wins 2020 Engineers Canada Gold Medal Award July 2, 2020
  Professor Cristina Amon has received the 2020 Engineers Canada Gold Medal Award – Engineers Canada’s most prestigious honour – in recognition of her outstanding achievements and leadership.
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• Professor Emeritus Paul Young appointed international secretary of the Royal Society of Canada July 2, 2020
  Professor Emeritus Paul Young has been appointed international secretary of the Royal Society of Canada. 
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• Study by U of T researchers reveals how bacterial toxins evolve to cause new illnesses July 2, 2020
  The coronavirus pandemic is a daily reminder of the far-reaching consequences of a pathogen’s successful invasion of human cells. And, as a new University of Toronto study on bacterial toxins shows, it does not take much for these encounters to turn deadly.
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• Ted Sargent named U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives June 26, 2020
  University Professor Ted Sargent has been named the University of Toronto’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives for a four-year term, effective July 1.
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• Joseph Wong named U of T’s interim vice-president, international June 26, 2020
  Professor Joseph Wong has been appointed the University of Toronto’s interim vice-president, international, effective July 1. The appointment is for a one-year term or until a permanent appointment is made.  
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• U of T librarian creates online resource to fight COVID-19 misinformation  June 26, 2020
  In the midst of the pandemic, experts are raising alarms about another public health threat: an “infodemic” of online medical misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19.
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• What’s Next: COVID-19 podcast – (Ep 22) Vivek Goel on contact tracing apps June 25, 2020
  A made-in-Canada app that notifies those who may have been in contact with people with COVID-19 is coming to Ontario in July.
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• New instructional centre to be a hub for students at U of T Scarborough June 25, 2020
  A new building planned for the University of Toronto Scarborough will create a major student hub on the north part of the campus.
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• U of T Mississauga grad discovers little-known parasitic fly is killing local crickets June 25, 2020
  A new University of Toronto Mississauga study reveals a dramatic, gruesome and deadly battle for survival quietly playing out on the campus fields. 
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• Astronomers at U of T, other universities propose measures to reduce their carbon footprint June 24, 2020
  In 1960, long before his acclaimed book and television series Cosmos, the astronomer Carl Sagan determined that the inferno-like temperatures on Venus were the result of an atmosphere composed almost entirely of carbon dioxide. The gas had turned Venus into a greenhouse, trapping the sun’s energy and raising the planet’s surface temperature to above the melting point […]
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• From Parliament Hill to Kim’s Convenience, prominent Canadians congratulate U of T’s class of 2020 June 24, 2020
  Several prominent Canadians – from senior government officials to reality TV personalities – have extended their congratulations to U of T’s graduates, noting the significance of their achievement amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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• This is the place to accelerate genetic research June 24, 2020
  DNAstack is a company born from compassion and the desire to help. In 2014, Marc Fiume, then a graduate student in computer science at U of T, was thinking about his best friend Dan, who has cystic fibrosis.
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• U of T grad Dariya Darvin overcomes obstacles to become a top science student June 24, 2020
  Dariya Darvin may have achieved top marks at the University of Toronto, but she knows first-hand how challenging – and unpredictable – the path to academic success can be.
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