A U of T Scarborough start-up that uses biotechnology to turn restaurant food waste into valuable raw materials took home second place at a recent entrepreneurship competition.
Genecis, which was…
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Undergraduate students awarded cash prizes for top research projects
The winner of the 2017 Undergraduate Research Poster Forum is focused on getting us closer to understanding whether or not certain DNA repairing proteins could play a role in repairing…
Students win big for their contributions to the arts
Students from U of T Scarborough were the big winners at the annual Student Engagement in the Arts Awards in late March. Seven of the 15 awardees in the tri-campus competition came from UTSC.
“On the…
U of T Scarborough receives highest number of applicants in its history
It was a banner year for the University of Toronto Scarborough in more ways than one.
More than 20,000 prospective students applied to undergraduate programs at U of T Scarborough this year, the most…
Geography professor makes waves with radio show
Moving back and forth between the media and academia is nothing new for Minelle Mahtani, a UTSC professor of geography and journalism, but hosting her own radio talk show? It’s a completely new…
International Day of Pink: Hosted by the Positive Space Committee
The Day of Pink is the International Day against bullying, discrimination, homophobia, transphobia, and transmisogyny across the world. U of T Scarborough's Positive Space Committee will acknowlede…
150 Neighbours helps share the Scarborough story
What’s more compelling than a great story? How about a community coming together to tell a singular story with the breadth of many voices.
That’s the aim of 150 Neighbours, a recognition…
What do an MIT prof, an esteemed journalist and an NBA star have in common? They’ve all worked with UTSC’s Diana Fu
Diana Fu had a lively winter.
Late in 2016, the assistant professor in political science was part of a panel selecting Chinese Rhodes Scholars. Then early this year, her research on contentious…
“Agroecology” reconciles food production with environmentalism and social justice
Mechanization. Irrigation. Crop homogenization. Monetization. Industrialization.
These kinds of advances mean the world produces more food per capita today than at any other point in history. But…
Cindy Chan wins best paper award for unique research
A unique look at how moral violations can reduce consumption has landed Cindy Chan a best paper award from the Journal of Consumer Psychology.
“It was an honour for my co-authors and I…
#silenceisviolence: Installation brings attention to an important issue
If you’ve been to the Instructional Centre over the last few weeks, you will probably have noticed the striking artwork on the west wall of the atrium. It depicts activists in black and white, many…
The art of health
Students at U of T Scarborough have a fascinating new program to consider – a minor in Health Humanities, the first of its kind in Canada. This interdisciplinary field explores health, illness, and…