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A diagnostic ‘cocktail,’ containing a single drop of blood, a dribble of water and a dose of DNA powder with gold particles, could one day lead to the treatment of the world’s leading diseases. This homegrown brew is being developed…
University of Toronto researchers won or shared honours in six of eight prize categories in this year’s awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), presented Feb. 27 in Ottawa. Among them are U of T…
Professor Greg Evans (ChemE) is this year’s recipient of the Northrop Frye Award, one of U of T’s Awards of Excellence. The Northrop Frye Award recognizes those who have gone above and beyond the University’s standard of excellence, setting themselves…
A pair of space telescope satellites, designed by U of T Engineering’s Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), are now circling the Earth, prepared to find and study the brightest stars in the sky. Measuring only 20 centimetres a side, and weighing…
Xagenic Inc., a healthcare diagnostics company founded by U of T Engineering Professor Ted Sargent (ECE), Vice-Dean, Research, and Pharmacy Professor Shana Kelley, is receiving almost $1 million from the federal government’s Investing in Business Innovation initiative. “Infectious disease is…
In Canada alone, the number of people living with dementia, or similar cognitive impairment, stands at 747,000. By 2038, it’s projected that number will rise to a staggering 5.5 million. As there’s yet to be a cure for dementia, those…
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