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• 'Discover everything there is': U of T's Tak Mak awarded prestigious Gold Leaf Prize for pioneering research May 23, 2019
  Tak Mak still recalls his surprise upon learning that Canada’s Medical Research Council had granted him more money than he requested. It was the early 1980s, and Mak was an assistant professor competing for funds with the other scientists pushing Canada into a global revolution in cell biology.
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• Home game: Re-thinking Canada through Indigenous hockey May 23, 2019
  “Damn, we got it. We won one in their barn!”
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• In law and medicine, twins and soon-to-be U of T graduates advocate for Indigenous representation May 23, 2019
  Patrick Sobchak was one of the few Indigenous students in his law classes. So was his identical twin brother Curtis, who studied medicine.  As students, they got involved in different causes to give voice to Indigenous Peoples in their respective fields – and they plan to continue their advocacy following their respective convocations in June.
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• U of T School of Cities event to explore urban governance in the 21st century May 23, 2019
  The 21st century has been referred to as the “urban century.” For the first time in history, the majority of the world’s population lives in urban areas, posing significant opportunities and challenges for our cities – not to mention the governments charged with making daily decisions that will be felt for decades.
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• U of T wins grant to partner with Puerto Rico's education department to improve education outcomes for youth May 22, 2019
  The University of Toronto has won a major grant to help fund its partnership with education officials in Puerto Rico aimed at boosting academic achievement among students in the U.S. territory’s struggling public schools.
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• U of T researchers find firearm mortality in the Americas highest among young men, links to education and race May 22, 2019
  University of Toronto researchers have analyzed more than 106 million deaths and found that firearms are a leading cause of mortality in men aged 15 to 34 years in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and the United States.
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• 'You could avoid huge numbers of deaths': U of T researcher on gun fatalities in the U.S., Mexico, Brazil and Colombia May 22, 2019
  Professor Prabhat Jha, an epidemiologist at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, has published a comprehensive study that found race and education strongly correlates with a young man’s chances of dying from guns in the United States, Mexico
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• Health Canada committees risk financial conflicts of interest: U of T expert May 22, 2019
  Health Canada supplements its in-house expertise on prescription drug therapy and policy through the use of scientific advisory committees
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• LG expands research partnership with U of T, focuses on AI applications for businesses May 21, 2019
  LG Corp. is expanding its investment in University of Toronto artificial intelligence research to focus on business-to-business applications.
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• UTAM releases third annual Responsible Investing Report May 21, 2019
  The University of Toronto Asset Management Corp., which manages $10 billion in pension, endowment and other assets on behalf of the university, made significant progress last year in further integrating responsible investing practices into its operations.
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• Food insecurity in Nunavut increased despite federal subsidy program: U of T study May 21, 2019
  Researchers at the University of Toronto have charted a spike in food insecurity since the introduction of Nutrition North Canada in 2011, calling into question the federal program’s approach and claims that it has been successful.
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• Dexter Voisin to become new dean of U of T’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work May 17, 2019
  Dexter Voisin, a renowned expert on community violence, mental health and HIV prevention, will become the University of Toronto’s new dean of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. Voisin, after two decades as a professor at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration, will take up the position on July 1 for a […]
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• Family doctors play growing role in Toronto health-care system: U of T report May 17, 2019
  Beyond common colds and flu, the number of patients visiting their family doctors for issues related to mental illness and chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension is on the rise, according to a new report on the state of family medicine in the Greater Toronto Area.
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• U of T 'bone tape' startup takes home international prize May 17, 2019
  A University of Toronto startup that makes a biodegradable “bone tape” to help heal facial fractures recently took home US$20,000 at an international competition.
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• U of T researchers evaluate experiences of athletes participating in Special Olympics May 16, 2019
  As many as 2,500 global athletes, aged 13 to 21, are competing in five sports during the Special Olympics Ontario Invitational Youth Games in Toronto this week – and three of the five events are taking place at the University of Toronto. That’s not the only source of excitement at U of T’s Faculty of […]
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• U of T expert on why cannabis legalization must include cannabis equity May 16, 2019
  Canada’s federal government is currently working to pass a bill that would provide pardons for people convicted of minor cannabis possession. With a federal election around the corner, it may be too little, too late.
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• Like TIFF for tech: Collision conference shines a spotlight on city’s booming innovation scene May 16, 2019
  Roberto Cervantes and his team at CryptoNumerics are keen to take advantage of next week’s giant Collision tech conference to put the startup co-founded by University of Toronto alumni on the map.
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• U of T student's global project aims to reduce drug errors in Sri Lankan pediatric ward May 16, 2019
  In the city of Jaffna located on the northern tip of Sri Lanka’s coast, a busy public hospital is making plans to reduce drug errors on its pediatric ward, where a chaotic setting combined with overworked medical staff makes for an environment prone to mistakes.
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• U of T PhD student named change-maker for developing program for patients with traumatic brain injury May 15, 2019
  His own experience surviving a traumatic brain injury has fuelled his passion for researching the subject. Now Enrico Quilico, a PhD student at the University of Toronto’s Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (RSI), has been named a winner of the 2018 Change-Maker Award by Neurological Health Charities Canada.
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• U of T Faculty of Information students make trip to Geneva to study intellectual property and copyright May 15, 2019
  For non-experts, copyright can be a daunting concept. Questions abound: Can I use that photograph for my presentation, copy this article for my class, or stream my favourite TV show from that site? For libraries, archives and museums, or LAMs as they’re known, the situation can be even more complex.
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