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'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.jpgGeoffrey Hinton discusses promise and perils of AI at Toronto Tech Week June 27, 2025
Does artificial intelligence have subjective experience? Could AI outsmart and outmanoeuvre humans? What can Canada do to ensure it remains a leader in the global AI race that it helped kickstart?https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/2025-05-24-Tech-Week-Day-2-%2814%29-crop.jpgReimagined 90 Queen’s Park project to foster collaboration, city-building and civic engagement June 27, 2025
The University of Toronto is moving forward with a reimagined vision for the building planned for 90 Queen’s Park Crescent – one that reflects evolving space requirements in the post-pandemic academic landscape and ensures long-term financial sustainability.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/Frontal-View-Extended_for-release-crop2.jpgAlexandra Gillespie's term as U of T vice-president and principal of U of T Mississauga extended by two years June 26, 2025
Alexandra Gillespie’s appointment as University of Toronto vice-president and principal of U of T Mississauga has been extended by two years. The extension, approved earlier this week by the university’s agenda committee and Governing Council, means Gillespie’s term now runs until Dec. 31, 2027.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/AlexHeadshot_Edited1-crop.jpgIn photos: U of T celebrates the Class of 2025 June 25, 2025
Cheered on by family and friends, more than 14,500 students from the University of Toronto’s three campuses walked across the stage in Convocation Hall during spring convocation this year.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/2025-06-12-convo-chadwin-36-crop_0.jpgU of T President Meric Gertler prepares to step down after 12 transformative years June 24, 2025
President Meric Gertler has presided over the graduation of thousands of University of Toronto students at hundreds of convocation ceremonies – but the 2:30 p.m. ceremony on June 20 held special significance. It was his last as the university’s most senior administrator, a role he has held since 2013.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/2025-06-20-President-Last-Convocation_5-crop.jpg