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Timothy Snyder brings his U of T course on Hitler and Stalin to YouTube

World-renowned historian Timothy Snyder has brought his University of Toronto course “Hitler and Stalin Today” to a global audience via YouTube. A scholar of the history of Central Europe, Ukraine, ...
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A new paradigm: U of T to create thousands of new residence spaces via innovative building model

The University of Toronto is reinventing the paradigm of student housing through an innovative joint venture partnership ...
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U of T fourth globally, second among public universities: NTU research rankings

The University of Toronto is ranked fourth in the world – and second among public universities – in the latest NTU World ...
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Canada's first Indigenous forensic pathologist: U of T's Kona Williams

The Ontario Forensic Pathology Service offered Kona Williams a job last November, the same day she found out she had passed the certification exam to practise forensic pathology in Canada. “It was ...
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Multiple flags, one university: Varsity Blues athletes bring the heat at Commonwealth Games

University of Toronto athletes and alumni competed under different flags at the recent Commonwealth Games, but all of them ...
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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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From Cs and Ds in high school to a PhD in biomedical research: 'U of T changed my life'

Joel Tan had almost given up on his passion for biomedical research after being shut out of Singapore’s rigid school system – and then the University of Toronto flung open its doors.The recent PhD ...
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Rates of opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario highest among construction, trades workers: Study

Construction and trades workers make up approximately one-third of people who die from opioid toxicity in Ontario, ...
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Stories from the University of Toronto community

July 16, 2026 U of T partnership with Cohere sets the stage for responsible AI adoption at scale July 15, 2026 Forever chemicals, everyday products: U of T environmental chemist brings the lab into ...
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On-site rapid testing leads to decrease in ER visits among long-term care residents: Study

A study led by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Michael Garron Hospital, Humber River Health and the University of Toronto, in partnership with 20 long-term care (LTC) homes across Toronto, has ...