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From English major to Oscar-winning producer: U of T alum shares her journey in film July 18, 2025
Nana Frimpong never intended to study film, but as she told a packed house of students and alumni at the University of Toronto Scarborough earlier this spring: “You don’t know how it all adds up.”https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/Nana-headshot-crop.jpgSurgeon-anesthesiologist teams with prior experience working together linked to fewer patient complications: Study July 17, 2025
The odds of patient complications following high-risk surgeries is lower when the surgeon and anesthesiologist have prior experience working together, according to a new study by researchers at ICES, Sunnybrook Research Institute and the University of Toronto.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/GettyImages-2219067317-crop.jpgMarginalized neighbourhoods across Canada have fewer and smaller street trees: Study July 16, 2025
Marginalized neighbourhoods tend to have fewer and smaller street trees – and less species diversity – than wealthier areas, according to a new study from the University of Toronto Mississauga.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/street-trees-unequally-1-crop.jpgFrom selling peanuts to saving lives: Researcher uses AI to combat health misinformation across Africa July 15, 2025
At age 15 – a time when most teenagers are enjoying after-school activities and hanging out with their friends – Jude Kong was selling peanuts on the street in Cameroon.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/UofT97129_0G5A7508-crop.jpgAI used to ‘democratize’ how we predict the weather July 14, 2025
Weather prediction systems provide critical information about dangerous storms, deadly heatwaves and potential droughts, among other climate emergencies.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/Palm%20trees%202.jpg'Housing-first' more effective than 'treatment-first' for addressing addiction, homelessness: Study July 11, 2025
A “housing-first” approach to addressing homelessness and addiction can reduce the likelihood of fatal overdoses and lower health-care costs, according to a new study from the University of Toronto.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/GettyImages-2177690602-crop.jpgIntermittent fasting as effective for weight loss as traditional dieting: Study July 10, 2025
Intermittent fasting is as effective as traditional calorie-restriction diets for weight loss, according to a new review of evidence led by University of Toronto researchers.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/2148026949-crop.jpgFour papers authored by U of T scholars among the 25 most cited of the 21st century: Nature July 9, 2025
Four of the 25 most-cited scientific papers of the 21st century were authored or co-authored by University of Toronto scholars, according to an analysis by the leading journal Nature.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/UofT2995_20130312_GeoffreyHinton_A-crop.jpgU of T Trash Team partners with grocery chain to reduce single-use plastic produce bags July 8, 2025
Diego Arreola Fernández, an international student from Mexico who will graduate from the University of Toronto this fall, recalls being surprised to find single-use plastic produce bags during his initial trips to the grocery store in Canada.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/Photo-2024-08-20%2C-14-08-08-crop.jpgSpeaking her truth: U of T student on becoming the City of Mississauga's youth poet laureate July 7, 2025
Tahira Rajwani was only 15 years old when she first stepped on stage to perform her original spoken word poetry, but she says it immediately felt like home.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/Tahira%20Rajwani.jpgWith AI and robotics, U of T students build 'self-driving' lab for less than $500 July 3, 2025
A new system designed and built by undergraduate students at the University of Toronto could help lower the barriers to conducting game-changing research using “self-driving” labs. These high-tech, automated systems combine artificial intelligence and advanced robotics to dramatically speed up discoveries in fields such as chemistry and materials science.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/IMG_7580-crop.jpgU of T astronomers develop AI model to determine stars' ages July 2, 2025
Figuring out the ages of stars is fundamental to understanding many areas of astronomy – yet, it remains a challenge since stellar ages can’t be ascertained through observation alone. So, astronomers at the University of Toronto have turned to artificial intelligence for help.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-07/eso1439a-crop.jpg