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- Nurses, midwives can deliver effective therapy to pregnant and postpartum individuals: Study April 4, 2025Nurses, midwives and doulas can be just as effective as psychologists and psychiatrists when it comes to providing talk therapy to pregnant and postpartum individuals, according to a study involving researchers at Sinai Health and the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/GettyImages-1361756872-crop.jpg
- U of T community meets President-designate Melanie Woodin April 4, 2025After being named the University of Toronto's 17th president on March 26, renowned neuroscientist Melanie Woodin met with students, staff, faculty and senior leaders across U of T’s three campuses during a whirlwind two-day tour.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/youtube/[field_youtube__video_id].jpg
- Entrepreneur aims to address Canada’s shortage of French immersion teachers April 3, 2025For John Dias, this year’s University of Toronto Entrepreneurship (UTE) True Blue Expo was a bittersweet moment – he was there on the two-year anniversary of his father’s death, working to grow the business they started together.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/JohnDias-11_new-crop.jpg
- U of T researchers explain the significance of the universe's recent 'baby pictures' April 2, 2025The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration, which includes researchers from the University of Toronto, recently produced the clearest images yet of the universe’s infancy from the earliest cosmic time accessible to humans.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/ACTtemp-crop.jpg
- With measles on the rise, nurse practitioners can help address vaccine hesitancy: U of T prof April 2, 2025Listening, building trust and providing evidence-based resources are just some of the ways that nurse practitioners, or NPs, can play an impactful role in addressing vaccine hesitancy and combatting misinformation.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/1474028883-crop.jpg
- AI-driven approach to 3D printing metal 'a game-changer' for manufacturing: Researchers April 1, 2025Researchers at the University of Toronto are leveraging machine learning to improve additive manufacturing – more commonly known as 3D printing.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/AM-crop.jpg
- U of T students dig into health risks of heavy metals in Ghana April 1, 2025Martin Bartels remembers when the river that cuts through the Whin Valley region of Ghana ran clear, children played in the waters and fish could be seen from the bridge above. Now, due to hazardous pesticides and pollution from illegal mining, the river is opaque, and the water is no longer safe.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/Heavy-Risks-inline-image-crop.jpg
- In the mind of the machine: U of T researcher explores AI’s most existential questions March 31, 2025When Karina Vold began her postdoctoral research at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge in 2017, the idea of focusing on philosophy and the still emerging field of artificial intelligence drew quizzical looks.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/UofT96869_2025-03-06%20Karina%20Vold-2-smaller.jpg
- In photos: Melanie Woodin's first 48 hours after being named U of T's president-designate March 28, 2025In the two days after being named the University of Toronto's 17th president, Melanie Woodin met with students, staff, faculty and senior leaders across the university’s three campuses as part of a whirlwind schedule that barely included time to take congratulatory phone calls.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/2025-03-27-UTSC-Melanie-Woodin-tour_photo-Polina-Teif-6-crop_1.jpg
- Researchers probe over-representation of Black families in Ontario's child welfare system March 27, 2025Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Youth Wellness Lab say they’ve identified key policies and practices that are contributing to the over-representation of Black children and families in Ontario’s child welfare system.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/GettyImages-1362988748-crop.jpg
- Melanie Woodin named U of T’s 17th president March 26, 2025Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named the University of Toronto’s 17th president.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/news-lead-image.jpg
- What should U of T’s St. George campus look like by 2040? March 25, 2025The University of Toronto is launching a new long-term campus planning process to help guide how the St. George campus evolves over the next 15 years.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/UofT96878_UTSG-Aerial_2025-2.jpg
- Gender differences in problem-solving may be linked to people-pleasing behaviour: Study March 24, 2025Girls may be likelier than boys to follow teachers’ instructions even when those instructions are incorrect, while boys are more inclined to explore their own solutions – a tendency that could be linked to gender differences in people-pleasing behaviour, according to research by University of Toronto psychologists.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/GettyImages-1146164211-crop.jpg
- Neural net behind Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize to be preserved by Computer History Museum March 21, 2025The source code for AlexNet – the neural network developed at the University of Toronto that kickstarted today’s artificial intelligence boom and led to a Nobel Prize – will be preserved by the Computer History Museum in partnership with Google.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/UofT2994_20130312_GeoffreyHinton_B-crop.jpg
- English scholar pens sonnets to celebrate 17th-century Dutch art March 21, 2025As a young boy, John Reibetanz frequently found himself spellbound inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. “I got taken to the Met every two or three weeks, and I was allowed to just find myself in front of painting after painting and wonder, ‘How did these paintings come here?’” he said.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/reibetanz-book.jpg
- U of T renews five-year research partnership with Konica Minolta March 20, 2025The University of Toronto and Konica Minolta, Inc. – the Japanese digital print, imaging and information technology company – are renewing a research partnership focused on artificial intelligence and internet-connected devices, which are sometimes referred to as the “Internet of Things” (IoT).https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/2J6A7462-crop.jpg
- U of T researchers discover 9 genes used by bacteria to defend against viruses March 19, 2025University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against phages – viruses that infect them.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/GettyImages-1359392510-crop.jpg
- Pharmacy lab builds students' Indigenous health knowledge March 18, 2025Cloé Lafleur was among the first University of Toronto students to participate in a novel lab at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy that focused on counselling Indigenous patients on medication and health issues – and says she got so much out of the initiative last year that she decided to get involved.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/2025_Indigenous_MTM-16-crop.jpg
- Earlier menopause and poor synaptic health could raise Alzheimer's risk: Study March 18, 2025Early menopause may be linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease among women, according to a study led by researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/GettyImages-2174656266-crop.jpg
- U of T ranked in top 20 globally across all broad subject areas: QS World University Rankings by Subject March 17, 2025The University of Toronto is ranked first in Canada and among the top 20 universities in the world across all five broad subject areas tracked by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/Rankings%20web%20lead.jpg
