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Below is a selection of the most recent U of T News stories. For all the latest news please visit www.utoronto.ca/news.
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- U of T business expert on why designers have arrived in corporate boardrooms November 16, 2018Design is heading to a corporate boardroom near you.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-16-boardroom-resized_0.jpg
- 'There’s inequality in death': U of T statistician analyzes mortality data to help level the playing field November 16, 2018Life is not a level playing field, but if you ask Monica Alexander, assistant professor in the University of Toronto's department of statistical sciences, she will quickly point out that death isn’t either.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-16-MonicaAlexander-resized.jpg
- U of T computer scientists develop solutions for faster computation November 16, 2018In the 2003 hit film The Matrix Reloaded, Neo, portrayed by Keanu Reeves, asks the character known as The Architect, “Why am I here?” The Architect answers: “Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the matrix.”https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-16-Dehnavi_and_Cheshmi-resized.jpg
- Boys identify more strongly with their peers than others: U of T study November 15, 2018Trying to get your teenage boys to behave at the dinner table? Chances are they will respond better if you get one of their peers to model the behaviour for them, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-15-boys-running-resized.jpg
- Explore Toronto through this interactive film and TV map created by U of T library experts November 15, 2018Want to know where the kids of Degrassi Junior High hang out, or where Scott Pilgrim grabbed a slice of pizza on the way to battle Ramona’s evil ex-boyfriends?https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/Degrassi-1140-x-760.jpg
- What happens when high achievers retire? This U of T expert tackles subject in new book November 15, 2018When we think of retirement, we usually conjure images of silver-haired folks playing golf, going on long vacations or taking daytime naps as a reward for a lifetime of work. But what happens when that lifetime of work – in a career you hold dear – is deeply connected to your personal identity?https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-15-high-achievers-resized.jpg
- U of T ranked top public university in North America for employability: Times Higher Education November 15, 2018University of Toronto graduates are among the world’s most desirable employees, according to a new ranking published by the prestigious Times Higher Education magazine. The magazine’s annual ranking of graduate employability, released today, ranked U of T first among universities in Canada and 13th place globally – the same position it held last year.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/rankings-photo-by-Nick---1140-x-760.jpg
- New $6 million gift to support students at John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design November 15, 2018John and Myrna Daniels’ philanthropy has been a game-changer for architecture education in Canada.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-15-architecture-resized.jpg
- U of T expert on conservation and whether chances of success should decide how we act November 14, 2018Earlier this year, a heartbreaking drama played out near Vancouver Island. An endangered orca named J35 carried her dead calf for weeks in an apparent mourning ritual captivating onlookers around the world.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-14-owl-resized.jpg
- How the Tasmanian devil inspired Medicine by Design-funded researchers to devise a method to create ‘safe cell’ therapies November 14, 2018A contagious facial cancer that has ravaged Tasmanian devils in southern Australia isn't the first place one would look to find the key to advancing cell therapies in humans.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-14-tasdevil-getty-resized.jpg
- U of T's Tiff Macklem on the urgent need for Canada to diversify its trade November 14, 2018With the difficult renegotiation of the trade agreement with Canada’s largest trading partner now resolved, it’s time for Canada to get serious about trade diversification.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-14-conversation-resized.jpg
- U of T alumna Jayna Hefford inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame November 14, 2018Most Canadians would find it hard to discuss women’s hockey without mentioning Jayna Hefford. Consider her achievements: Hefford is among just five players in the world to win a gold medal in four consecutive Olympic Games. She ranks second of all-time in Team Canada history with 267 games played, 157 goals scored and 291 points.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-14-jayna-hefford-resized.jpg
- A global exchange of innovation talent: Agreement links U of T and NUS in 'international entrepreneurship highway' November 13, 2018The wheels are already turning on a new “international entrepreneurship highway” linking the University of Toronto and the National University of Singapore (NUS).https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-12-nus-three-resized.jpg
- ‘Humongous fungus’: Twenty-five years later, this Armillaria gallica is bigger than first thought, says U of T researcher November 13, 2018A giant individual of the fungus, Armillaria gallica, or honey mushroom, first studied 25 years ago by James B. Anderson, a professor emeritus of biology at the University of Toronto Mississauga, is not only alive and well but is older and larger than Anderson originally estimated.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-13-fungus-main-resized.jpg
- U of T expert on dementia's hidden darkness: Violence and domestic abuse November 13, 2018Every week in my neurology clinic, I see patients and their families who are dealing with the realities of dementia. Of the many people I encounter, these three stories highlight a growing health issue that I feel is neglected – the complex relationship between dementia and domestic violence.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-13-dementia-resized.jpg
- 'Old-style gentleman' Douglas Joyce taught German at U of T for more than three decades November 13, 2018Douglas Joyce was a modest and unassuming scholar who pursued his academic work quietly, while maintaining a deep and lifelong devotion to art, culture and music.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-12-joyce-main-resized.jpg
- 'Research in action': U of T awarded 21 Canada Research Chairs November 13, 2018Flying robots. New breast cancer treatments. Better health outcomes for sexually diverse groups. They are all examples of work by University of Toronto researchers who were today awarded new Canada Research Chairs.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-13-crcs-main-resized.jpg
- Embrace the unexpected, says Elena Kagan, U.S. Supreme Court Justice and U of T honorary degree recipient November 13, 2018Elena Kagan’s career has been both varied and accomplished. The associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States has worked in the White House, taught at the University of Chicago, and is the first woman to become dean of Harvard Law School and to hold the job of U.S. solicitor general.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/Kagan-main-1140-x-760.jpg
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan receives U of T honorary degree November 12, 2018The University of Toronto hosted a special convocation Monday to recognize Elena Kagan, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Kagan received an honorary degree to acknowledge “her excellence in the academy and her outstanding service for the public good, as lawyer, scholar and jurist.”https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11-11-kagan-resized_0.jpg
- U of T researcher on why a black box in the OR is good for health care November 12, 2018Most of us are familiar with the purpose of a black box on an airplane flight: It records audio from the cockpit and captures relevant data so that when something goes wrong, investigators are able to determine what happened and prevent future failures. Researchers believe black boxes could have a similar impact if adopted in the […]https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/media/2018-11-12-rantcharov%20Blackbox%20-resized.jpg
