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Social Sciences - Dec 6
Young peoples' rates of reporting online harassment and abuse are 'shockingly low'
Young peoples' rates of reporting online harassment and abuse are 'shockingly low'
Social Sciences - Dec 6
Young peoples' rates of reporting online sexual harassment and abuse are 'shockingly low'
Young peoples' rates of reporting online sexual harassment and abuse are 'shockingly low'
Innovation - Dec 6
New centre to harness data in the classroom and empower learners for the age of AI
New centre to harness data in the classroom and empower learners for the age of AI
Health - Dec 3
COVID-19 made economic and health conditions worse for non-status migrants in the GTA: report
COVID-19 made economic and health conditions worse for non-status migrants in the GTA: report
Campus - Dec 3
Researchers at University of Toronto's Faculty of Dentistry show effectiveness of flouride-free toothpaste
Researchers at University of Toronto's Faculty of Dentistry show effectiveness of flouride-free toothpaste
Health - Dec 2
Researchers publish journal article on 'Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People's Access to Health and Social Care'
Researchers publish journal article on 'Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People's Access to Health and Social Care'
Environment - Dec 2
New report: Growing water affordability crisis touches all Michiganders, urban and rural
New report: Growing water affordability crisis touches all Michiganders, urban and rural
Social Sciences - Dec 2
Influx of right-wing users led to much greater Reddit polarization before 2016 U.S. election: University of Toronto study
Influx of right-wing users led to much greater Reddit polarization before 2016 U.S. election: University of Toronto study
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Influx of right-wing users led to much greater Reddit polarization before 2016 U.S. election: University of Toronto study
A rise in political polarization on Reddit forums before the election of Donald Trump was driven by new, largely right-wing users, University of Toronto researchers suggest in a new study.
A rise in political polarization on Reddit forums before the election of Donald Trump was driven by new, largely right-wing users, University of Toronto researchers suggest in a new study.
’I left Waterloo with the keys to my life’
Murray Shaw (BSc '66, PhD '71) was a passionate student-athlete and biochemistry student. Decades later, he leaned on those interests in his battle with cancer.
Murray Shaw (BSc '66, PhD '71) was a passionate student-athlete and biochemistry student. Decades later, he leaned on those interests in his battle with cancer.
COVID-19 pandemic puts spotlight on science misinformation ’triggers’
Changes to the current way new scientific knowledge is made and shared are urgently needed - now is the time to invest in research to combat misinformation before the next science crisis, say University of Sydney researchers.
Changes to the current way new scientific knowledge is made and shared are urgently needed - now is the time to invest in research to combat misinformation before the next science crisis, say University of Sydney researchers.
International digital project reveals convicts' contribution to Australian democracy for next generation
An international project led by Monash University has found convicts sent to Australia engaged in collective action for better pay and working conditions as early as the 1820s, demonstrating the origins of unionism and the labour movement go back further than first thought.
An international project led by Monash University has found convicts sent to Australia engaged in collective action for better pay and working conditions as early as the 1820s, demonstrating the origins of unionism and the labour movement go back further than first thought.
Magnets are used in so many of our everyday objects including cell phones and in the strip of a credit card or a hotel key. They even power the engine in your vacuum. And as most computers use magnets to store information, finding ever thinner magnets is key to faster, lighter electronics. Graphene, a material that is one atom thick, was discovered in 2004 and won the 2010 Nobel Prize in physics.
UCLA in the time of AIDS: In the beginning
It was 40 years ago when a UCLA physician published a report first identifying the disease that would become known as AIDS It was 40 years ago when a UCLA physician published a report first identifyi
It was 40 years ago when a UCLA physician published a report first identifying the disease that would become known as AIDS It was 40 years ago when a UCLA physician published a report first identifyi
Exposing inequalities: The underlying connection between COVID and AIDS
UCLA's Brad Sears has observed how the current pandemic has been shaped by what we did and did not learn in the past 40 years UCLA's Brad Sears has observed how the current pandemic has been shaped b
UCLA's Brad Sears has observed how the current pandemic has been shaped by what we did and did not learn in the past 40 years UCLA's Brad Sears has observed how the current pandemic has been shaped b
A Q&A with two scientists aiming to overcome limits in computing power and energy efficiency by designing new microchips Our laptops and smartphones are compact yet powerful because of silicon microe
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified unique molecular signals in the body that could hold the key to developing a supplement capable of administering the health benefits of exercise to patients incapable of physical activity.
EUMETSAT council gives green light to initiatives aimed at improving access to more weather, climate data The European meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, has consolidated its position as a le
The climate crisis is limiting the availability of krill —small crustaceans that are vital in the marine food chain— during summer in some areas of the Antarctica.
Western researcher helping bring HIV cure within reach
HIV-infected H9 T-cell, viewed through electron microscope. Photo: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Wikimedia Commons At first, in the medical fight against AIDS, there was only uncertainty. Then researchers brought hope in the form of life-saving treatment - antiretrovirals that stop HIV from replicating in an infected person and reduce the risk of transmission.
HIV-infected H9 T-cell, viewed through electron microscope. Photo: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Wikimedia Commons At first, in the medical fight against AIDS, there was only uncertainty. Then researchers brought hope in the form of life-saving treatment - antiretrovirals that stop HIV from replicating in an infected person and reduce the risk of transmission.
Shifting the default: Improving gender diversity in leadership by ’opting-out’ of the default
Research published by Monash Business School reveals how an 'opt-out' mechanism in the recruitment selection process can help organisations narrow the gender gap for leadership roles and promotions. Despite organisations facing increasing pressure to adopt diversity programs aimed at encouraging more women to participate in leadership positions, the proportion of women in those positions remains disappointingly low.
Research published by Monash Business School reveals how an 'opt-out' mechanism in the recruitment selection process can help organisations narrow the gender gap for leadership roles and promotions. Despite organisations facing increasing pressure to adopt diversity programs aimed at encouraging more women to participate in leadership positions, the proportion of women in those positions remains disappointingly low.
$17 million will launch trial of CRISPR cure for sickle cell
A small clinical trial of a CRISPR cure for sickle cell disease, approved earlier this year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , has received $17 million to enroll about nine patients, the first of which may be selected before the end of the year.
A small clinical trial of a CRISPR cure for sickle cell disease, approved earlier this year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , has received $17 million to enroll about nine patients, the first of which may be selected before the end of the year.
New Caltech Center for Sensing to Intelligence (S2I) Launches Collaboration with Industry Partner
The Caltech Center for Sensing to Intelligence (S2I) has announced that, in collaboration with Rockley Photonics, a photonics-based health monitoring and communications solutions company, it will all
The Caltech Center for Sensing to Intelligence (S2I) has announced that, in collaboration with Rockley Photonics, a photonics-based health monitoring and communications solutions company, it will all
U-M expert: Community, parents must help children deal with school shooting trauma
FACULTY Q&A University of Michigan psychology professor Sandra Graham-Bermann , whose research includes traumatic stress reactions in children exposed to violence such as the school shooting in Michigan Nov.
FACULTY Q&A University of Michigan psychology professor Sandra Graham-Bermann , whose research includes traumatic stress reactions in children exposed to violence such as the school shooting in Michigan Nov.
U-M experts available to discuss prevention, aftermath of school shootings
EXPERTS ADVISORY University of Michigan experts can discuss school shootings and the aftermath in a community in the wake of the shootings Nov.
EXPERTS ADVISORY University of Michigan experts can discuss school shootings and the aftermath in a community in the wake of the shootings Nov.
The last time the general public had the opportunity to see the "Plan of the Fort at De Troit” was in 1967 when it was offered for sale at Sotheby's.
Muted progress: 40 years after the start of the AIDS epidemic, HIV remains criminalized
In 1981, when UCLA physicians reported the first cases of what was described as "newly acquired immunodeficiency" — the disease now known as AIDS — contracting the virus was a virtual death sentence.
In 1981, when UCLA physicians reported the first cases of what was described as "newly acquired immunodeficiency" — the disease now known as AIDS — contracting the virus was a virtual death sentence.
News in Brief
Social Sciences - Dec 6
Young peoples' rates of reporting online harassment and abuse are 'shockingly low'
Young peoples' rates of reporting online harassment and abuse are 'shockingly low'
Social Sciences - Dec 6
Young peoples' rates of reporting online sexual harassment and abuse are 'shockingly low'
Young peoples' rates of reporting online sexual harassment and abuse are 'shockingly low'
Innovation - Dec 6
New centre to harness data in the classroom and empower learners for the age of AI
New centre to harness data in the classroom and empower learners for the age of AI
Health - Dec 3
COVID-19 made economic and health conditions worse for non-status migrants in the GTA: report
COVID-19 made economic and health conditions worse for non-status migrants in the GTA: report
Campus - Dec 3
Researchers at University of Toronto's Faculty of Dentistry show effectiveness of flouride-free toothpaste
Researchers at University of Toronto's Faculty of Dentistry show effectiveness of flouride-free toothpaste
Health - Dec 2
Researchers publish journal article on 'Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People's Access to Health and Social Care'
Researchers publish journal article on 'Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People's Access to Health and Social Care'
Environment - Dec 2
New report: Growing water affordability crisis touches all Michiganders, urban and rural
New report: Growing water affordability crisis touches all Michiganders, urban and rural
Social Sciences - Dec 2
Influx of right-wing users led to much greater Reddit polarization before 2016 U.S. election: University of Toronto study
Influx of right-wing users led to much greater Reddit polarization before 2016 U.S. election: University of Toronto study