An innovative air sampler that can monitor mercury pollution without using electricity has landed a trio of researchers a prestigious award.
The Mercury Passive Air Sampler (MerPAS) was developed…
News & Features
A popular to eat crab is losing its sense of smell and climate change might be the culprit
A new U of T Scarborough study finds that climate change is causing a commercially significant marine crab to lose its sense of smell, which could partially explain why their populations are thinning…
How well thinking abilities and functioning return after substance use the focus of new six-year study
A team of U of T Scarborough researchers have started a groundbreaking six-year study looking at the effect of addiction recovery on cognitive ability.
Studies find health-care system often fails people with disabilities who give birth in Ontario
The day Alyssa told her doctor she was pregnant, the doctor looked at her wheelchair and asked if she had come to terminate the pregnancy. Alyssa had been trying to get pregnant for a year.
Alyssa,…
U of T Scarborough professors harness the power of machine learning through DSI grant
Professors Guillaume Filion and Minoru Koyama of U of T Scarborough’s department of biological sciences are advancing neuroscience with an innovative approach through the help of the Data Sciences…
New Connaught award will support research aimed at tackling health disparities in Black communities
A new research project supported by U of T’s Connaught Fund and developed in collaboration with the U of T Black Research Network (BRN) will bring together experts from all three campuses to address…
Study suggests brain stimulation treatment plus talk therapy may reduce suicidal thoughts in people with BPD
WARNING: This story contains references to suicide and may be distressing for some readers.
An emerging brain stimulation technology could significantly reduce suicidal thoughts in patients with…
U of T Scarborough researchers use AI to speed up discovery of materials for clean energy
Researchers at U of T Scarborough have developed a method of harnessing artificial intelligence to discover new and more efficient materials for clean energy technology.
Developed by a team led by…
A daily dose of politics is stressing Americans out, but dealing with it might jeopardize motivation to act
Let’s face it, politics is hard to avoid. From 24-hour news cycles to social media posts from your angry uncle, it’s almost impossible not to get a daily dose of it.
But new research finds that…
‘It’s unacceptable’: Professor Joe Hermer on why policing homeless encampments needs to end
Last week a landmark report on homeless encampments across Canada was released by the federal housing advocate, the office responsible for protecting citizen rights to housing.
The report, which…
'It could be really powerful': Researchers using location data from cellphones to study public parks
Public parks are a balancing act — the more people enjoy them, the more wildlife is naturally damaged — and location data from cellphones could be key to finding the sweet spot.
Study finds most new species don’t evolve by adapting to different environments, but to similar ones
Since the days of Charles Darwin, evolutionary biologists have widely believed that most new species form because they’ve adapted to different environments. A U of T Scarborough study suggests…