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Official @UofT account for current news, research and events at the University of Toronto. For expert advisories, please contact: [email protected]
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The only Black student in her class four years ago, #UofT's Chika Oriuwa became an advocate for diversity in her field and is now @UofTMedicine's first Black woman valedictorian. #UofTGrad20
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Geoffrey Hinton has won the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics. Hinton is a University Professor Emeritus at #UofT. #NobelPrize2024
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Firm founded by #UofT researchers @uoftmedicine @UHN to manufacture portable ventilators for Canadian patients with #COVID19
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#UofT researchers from @UofTEngineering used a mini-computer to continuously read data from a #COVID19 patient's fingertip probe so health-care workers don't need to physically check the device. #UofTCOVIDResearch
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Primatologist @JaneGoodallInst came to #UofT over the weekend to mark #EarthDay with a discussion about her life, work & the need to protect the planet. 🐵🌎
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'Give generously to the world,' says honorary #UofT degree recipient & Indigenous activist Cindy Blackstock (@cblackst) 📜 #UofTGrad18 .
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#UofT one of only eight universities globally to place in top 50 in all subject rankings: @TimesHigherEd 📈
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#UofT is scouring labs across its three campuses for masks, gloves and other badly-needed protective equipment to donate to health-care workers on the front lines of the #COVID19 crisis. #UofTCares
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Bright red dresses blow in the wind at #UofT, symbolizing 12,000 missing & murdered Indigenous women #REDressProject
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Diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy when he was four, @UTSC's Alex Harold has already lived seven years longer than doctors expected – and is now graduating from #UofT with a degree in management. #UofTGrad20
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#UofT has been ranked among the world’s top 20 post-secondary education institutions for the second consecutive year by @TimesHigherEd.
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#UofT, @VectorInst create new deep learning faculty positions in honour of @UofTCompSci's Geoffrey Hinton
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#UofTCOVIDResearch: A team of researchers from @SinaiHealth & @UofTMedicine is in the early stages of developing a blood test that can identify who is immune to #COVID19 on a mass scale. #UofT
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Elsie MacGill, an alumna of @UofTEngineering, was the first woman in Canada to receive a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1927 & the world’s first female aeronautical engineer. #UofT
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Researchers from @UofTEngineering & @Sunnybrook developed a handheld 3D skin printer that helps heal large, severe burns. #UofT 🤯
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#UofTCOVIDResearch: #UofT launches podcast focusing on #COVID19 public health challenges and next steps, hosted by VP, Research and Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives & @UofT_dlsph professor Vivek Goel
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“Our heartfelt thanks to @TheWeeknd for his ongoing commitment to Ethiopic studies at #UofT” - @UofTArtSci Dean @MaWoodin
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A giant spotlight illuminated the sky above King’s College Circle Friday evening as @UofTEngineering marked the 30th anniversary of the worst act of gender-based violence in Canada’s history with a poignant display of solidarity. #UofT
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A new #UofT online course launched by a @UTSC psychology professor aims to help people manage their mental health during #COVID19. #UofTCares
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“It’s not easy to go up three spots in one year,” said #UofT President Meric Gertler, noting that #UofT also rose three spots in a @timeshighered ranking earlier this year that focused exclusively on universities’ reputations.
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#UofT remains the highest-ranked university in Canada in five broad subject areas included in the annual @worlduniranking subject rankings. 🍁
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#UofT remains the top university in Canada, according the @TimesHighered World University Rankings. 🥇🇨🇦
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In just two weeks, more than 15,000 #UofT students will graduate at a convocation ceremony unlike any other in the university’s 193-year history. #UofTGrad20
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Two @UofTMedicine graduates are working to improving perinatal care for Black birthing people in Canada. #UofT
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This @UTM student is also a member of @JustinTrudeau's Youth Advisory Council, a non-partisan council that meets regularly to advise on issues facing young Canadians, including mental health, reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples & economic growth. #UofT
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With a passion for social justice & track record of building bridges, @Dr_Kaniki is joining #UofT as its first director of equity, diversity & inclusion in research & innovation.
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.@Varsity_Blues basketball coach Tamara Tatham joins @Raptors905 as first Canadian woman in the role #UofT .
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An antimicrobial coating developed by Quebec company I3 BioMedical Inc. can deactivate more than 99% of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – on the outer surface of medical masks, tests carried out by @UofTMedicine scientists have shown. 🔬 #UofT
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With the help of the @TorontoLibrary, which loaned its 3D printers, a #UofT researcher from @UofTMedicine is helping churn out thousands of reuseable face shields for health-care workers during the #COVID19 crisis. #UofTCares
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#InternationalWomensDay: @n1ck_woolridge & @jodie_jenkinson of @MScBMC discuss Dorothy Foster Chubb & the other female pioneers responsible for illustrating the groundbreaking Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy. #UofT 🎨
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#UofT innovation centre to help form ‘new cornerstone’ of the Canadian economy #UofTStartups.
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#UofTCOVIDResearch: "You may perceive your individual risk to be low, but the reality is that everyone is vulnerable to #COVID9," says #UofT researchers from @UofT_dlsph. #UofT
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.@UofTMedicine PhD student wins global scholarship for combating antibiotic-resistant superbugs #UofT
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#UofT among top 25 global universities in academic, research rankings by @ShanghaiRanking Consultancy 📈.
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Hundreds gather for vigil at University of Toronto in memory of those killed at Quebec City mosque
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Researchers from @UofTMedicine & @McMasterU based @Sunnybrook have isolated the novel coronavirus, an important step in understanding the virus at the centre of the ongoing #COVID19 outbreak. #UofT
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He was a key figure in the @Raptors #NBA rise, but @DeMar_DeRozan’s biggest contribution may prove to be talking openly about his mental health struggles & motivating others to do the same, says @UofTMedicine prof. #UofT
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A blood test designed by @UofTMedicine & @SinaiHealth researchers can accurately detect whether a person was previously infected with the virus that causes #COVID19 – and whether their immune response is functional. #UofT
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'There’s inequality in death': @UofTStatSci analyzes mortality data to help level the playing field #UofT.
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#UofT is kicking off its month-long celebration of #Pride2020 with a virtual raising of flags across its three campuses.
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#UofT is one of only seven universities in the world to rank in the top 30 in all 11 subjects considered by the latest @timeshighered subject rankings.
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A new strategy for capturing & storing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere has earned a student team from @UofTEngineering an @ElonMusk @XPRIZE Award. #UofT.
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Anyone in Ontario can now receive free daily emails with details of #COVID19 cases in their postal codes – thanks to #UofT researchers from @UofT_dlsph & the #HowsMyFlattening initiative, a one-stop shop for coronavirus data.
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#Insulin100: New #HeritageMinute by @HistoricaCanada showcases life-saving impact of insulin’s discovery at #UofT.
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David Naylor, #UofT President Emeritus & former dean of @UofTMedicine, is receiving an honorary degree from U of T for “his outstanding service for the public good, excellence in the academy, & service to the University” #UofTGrad19 📜
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Snowball fight will attempt to break a world record on King's College Circle, March 3, 3pm. #UofTSnowBattle
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Lawyer, @UTLaw professor, public servant, mother of four – @AnitaOakville can now add member of Parliament to that list. #UofT
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Why do we need #WomeninScience? Leading #UofTWomeninSTEM have a special message to inspire the next generation of scientists on International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
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.@HartHouseUofT celebrates its 100th birthday today, but the building has served as a focal point at #UofT – and, indeed, the city – for more than a century.
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