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U of T ranked first in Canada, 22nd globally in World University Rankings: Times Higher Education

The University of Toronto has been ranked first in Canada and 22nd globally in the Times Higher EducationWorld University ...
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U of T president maps out 3 commitments to help Canada navigate a changing world

University of Toronto President Melanie Woodin says the role of post-secondary institutions has never been more vital – and U ...
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Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Anne Carson has won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Physicists identify ‘octupolar’ magnetism, with implications for quantum technologies

Most magnets – like those on a fridge door or in a compass – have two poles: north and south, or positive and negative, in a ...
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U of T transforms PhD education with launch of Presidents’ Impact Scholarship Program

An unprecedented $100-million investment has launched an ambitious new program at the University of Toronto, which will build a growing fellowship of PhD students focused on real-world global ...
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'Learn more about ourselves and each other': U of T welcomes its newest Pearson Scholars

Bring your customs, your culture, your language and your viewpoints. That was the invitation Sandy Welsh, the University of Toronto’s vice-provost, students, recently extended to more than three dozen ...
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RNA breakthrough provides hope for thousands of untreatable diseases

Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a next-generation RNA therapeutic approach with the potential to treat a wide range of genetic diseases that share certain disease-causing ...
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How a project led by Unity Health and U of T researchers could reshape Canadian health care

As medical residents at the University of Toronto, Amol Verma and Fahad Razak were struck by how many hospital decisions about quality-improvement were made based on opinion or whoever was the most ...
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U of T partnership with Cohere sets the stage for responsible AI adoption at scale

The University of Toronto is advancing its commitment to responsible artificial intelligence adoption at scale through an ambitious multi-year partnership with Cohere, a Canadian-founded, ...
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Health data initiative led by Unity Health, U of T researchers to expand across Canada with $100‑million in federal support

A hospital data-sharing platform founded by researchers at Unity Health Toronto and the University of Toronto will receive $100 million in new federal investment to expand across Canada. A ...
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Self-driving startup Waabi makes global headlines after raising as much as US$1 billion

An autonomous trucking company founded by University of Toronto researcher Raquel Urtasun has raised US$750 million to accelerate the commercialization of its self-driving technology, as well as ...
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AI compute infrastructure at U of T receives $42.5 million federal investment

State-of-the-art artificial intelligence infrastructure at the University of Toronto will receive $42.5 million in federal funding to support Canadian researchers who are advancing health care, ...