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• U of T students who crushed it in 2018 December 18, 2018
  It would be difficult to overstate the hard work and achievement of University of Toronto students this year. They literally went to the ends of the Earth. 
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• U of T continues to be recognized as a top employer in Canada December 18, 2018
  The University of Toronto has been recognized again as a top employer in Canada and among the best in the Toronto area.
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• Christmas dinner in the 19th century: U of T food historians consider what traditions remain the same December 18, 2018
  What was Christmas dinner like in the 19th century? A holiday feast in Victorian Toronto would look different than one today, but many traditions were similar.
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• U of T researcher honoured with lifetime achievement award in toxicology December 17, 2018
  A longtime University of Toronto faculty member has received a lifetime achievement award from the Society of Toxicology of Canada for his pioneering research to understand how exposure to some drugs and environmental chemicals causes developmental damage to fetuses.
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• New U of T proposal would see Faculty of Forestry join John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design December 17, 2018
  A new proposal would see faculty, staff, and students from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Forestry join the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design as of July 1.
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• The 'Christmas effect': It may not be healthy to go home from the hospital for the holidays, U of T study finds December 17, 2018
  Hospital patients yearn to be home for the holidays, but  discharging them may not be good for their health, a new University of Toronto study suggests.  
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• U of T expert on the case of Cyntoia Brown: This U.S. woman needs support, not 51 years in prison December 14, 2018
  The Tennessee Supreme Court recently confirmed that Cyntoia Brown must serve 51 years in prison for shooting and killing a man in 2004 when she was just 16.
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• Self-perception and reality usually line up when it comes to judging our own personality: U of T research December 14, 2018
  When it comes to self-assessment, new University of Toronto research suggests that we have a pretty good handle on our own personalities after all. 
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• U of T to be smoke-free beginning on Jan. 1 December 14, 2018
  The University of Toronto will begin the new year with a smoke-free campus. Governing Council yesterday approved a new smoke-free policy that prohibits smoking and vaping tobacco, cannabis and other products on all U of T property, including in vehicles.
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• 'So much potential goes unspotted': Celebrating 20 years of the Rose Patten Mentorship Program December 13, 2018
  When University of Toronto Chancellor Rose Patten began to speak about mentorship and leadership at this week's celebration marking 20 years of a program she created, the packed Music Room at Hart House hushed.
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• 'A fresh strategy': U of T researchers discover low-cost way to produce hydrogen from water December 13, 2018
  A new catalyst developed by University of Toronto researchers could make it cheaper and easier to produce hydrogen from water – a process some say is key to storing energy from renewable, but intermittent, sources like solar and wind.
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• U of T's Rosemary Moodie named to Senate December 13, 2018
  Dr. Rosemary Moodie, an associate professor of pediatrics in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine, has been appointed to the Senate of Canada. Moodie is a distinguished neonatologist – helping pre-term babies to survive and thrive.
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• Why was there open water instead of ice north of Greenland this year? U of T expert has an answer December 12, 2018
  In the depths of the long night that cloaks the Arctic in frigid darkness for three months each winter, a surprising patch of open water appeared, just to the north of Greenland.
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• U of T expert chosen to head Ontario cancer screening portfolio December 12, 2018
  The University of Toronto's Dr. Aisha Lofters, an expert in cancer screening, immigrant health and health equity, was recently named provincial primary care lead for Cancer Care Ontario’s cancer screening portfolio. 
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• U of T study links slowed brainwaves to early signs of dementia December 12, 2018
  To turn back the clock on Alzheimer’s disease, many researchers are seeking ways to effectively diagnose the neurodegenerative disorder earlier.
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• U of T expert on why the 'migrant caravan' should not be demonized December 11, 2018
  On American Thanksgiving weekend, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents gassed children with chemical weapons at the U.S.-Mexico border at San Ysidro, America’s busiest border crossing.
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• How to study for exams: Experts give tips to change bad habits December 11, 2018
  For some students, they are the most emotionally charged words in education: exam season.  It’s a stressful time, whether it’s your first or last round of exams. If you’ve developed poor study habits, or can feel yourself developing them, there are ways to turn things around.   
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• The surprising role of childhood trauma in athletic success: U of T expert December 10, 2018
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• Food as therapy: U of T health-care symposium tackles questions about diets, nutrition December 10, 2018
  Health professionals from across Canada attended a recent University of Toronto conference to hear research and practical advice on nutrition and aging, fats, sugar, the ketogenic diet and gluten sensitivity, among other hot topics.
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• U of T Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education to boost PhD funding, expand graduate programs December 10, 2018
  The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education will launch a series of initiatives to enhance the graduate student experience.  The initiatives include an immediate increase in PhD minimum base funding and an expansion of graduate student support programs such as professional skills development and peer-mentorship.
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