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U of T professor awarded prestigious Killam Research Fellowship

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Hirschl recognized for comparative constitutional scholarship
Author: 
Elaine Smith
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Ran Hirschl

University of Toronto professor Ran Hirschl of the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Law has been named the recipient of one of the seven 2012 Killam Research Fellowships. 

Posted Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Prolonged fructose intake not linked to rise in blood pressure: study

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U of T researchers look at both natural and artificial sources of fruit sugar
Author: 
Kate Taylor

Eating fruit sugar over an extended period of time does not lead to an increase in blood pressure, according to researchers at the University of Toronto and St. Michael’s Hospital.

A new study has found that despite previous research showing blood pressure rose in humans immediately after they consumed fruit sugar – also known as fructose -- there is no evidence fructose increases blood pressure when it has been eaten for more than seven days.

Posted Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Over-regulation of cyberspace risks infringing on human rights

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Director of U of T's Citizen Lab addresses Faculty of Information's iConference
Author: 
Irene Poetranto

In our quest to shape and regulate cyberspace, we risk subverting the global commons of information we have created, and by extension, the prospects and potential for global democracy, said University of Toronto professor Ron Deibert in his keynote speech to the 2012 iConference, hosted by the Faculty of Information.

Posted Monday, February 13, 2012

Men are not from Mars, women are not from Venus

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U of T Mississauga professor says love is not a game
Author: 
Jenny Hall
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Graffiti Heart

UTM English professor Mari Ruti takes on the self-help industry in her book The Case for Falling in Love

Posted Monday, February 13, 2012

Creationism goes global

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Members of various religious groups adopt the anti-evolution doctrine
Author: 
Kelly Rankin
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The Creation of Adam

In the beginning there was creationism. Now we have young Earth creationism, intelligent design and creationism interpreted through the lens of other world religions.

Posted Thursday, February 9, 2012

U of T Art Centre exhibition celebrates international human rights

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Collaboration between law, museum studies students
Author: 
Lucianna Ciccocioppo
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Art exhibition poster

In 1987, the first intifada exploded in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, Canadian premiers and Prime Minister Mulroney were immersed in the Meech Lake Accord talks, and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez landed the Nobel Peace Prize.

Posted Wednesday, February 8, 2012

One of U of T’s top teachers thanks his mentor

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Professors across Canada write to those who inspired their teaching careers
Author: 
Jessica Lewis
Picture: 
Nick Mount

U of T English professor Nick Mount has written a thank-you letter to his teacher.

Posted Thursday, February 2, 2012

Important to protect privacy as government seeks to combat crime in the digital era

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Director of U of T's Citizen Lab addresses lawful access symposium
Author: 
Irene Poetranto
Picture: 
Professor Ron Deibert

Fighting cybercrime and infringing on personal privacy need not go hand-in-hand, University of Toronto professor Ron Deibert told the audience at a recent symposium to discuss the implications of proposed federal lawful access legislation.

Posted Monday, January 30, 2012

Human trafficking a dangerous reality

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Ukraine is extraordinarily vulnerable
Author: 
Kelly Rankin
Picture: 
Alla Galych

In the movie The Whistleblower, an American police officer turned peacekeeper uncovers a sex trafficking operation in post-war Bosnia.

Although viewers want to believe this is just a movie, the sad truth is that trafficking in human beings is a very real problem in the world, a reality the people of Ukraine know too well.

“Since 1991, more than 110,000 Ukrainians have become victims to human trafficking,” said Alla Galych, an advocate for victims of human trafficking .

Posted Thursday, January 26, 2012

Researchers say patients leave ER with poor understanding of how to care for themselves

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Improved communication needed to lower safety risks
Author: 
Matet Nebres

In a new review article, researchers at the University of Toronto,  The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Children’s Hospital Boston have found there frequently is a lack of patient-family comprehension at the time of discharge from the emergency department, leaving patients and families unable to report the diagnosis or understand instructions for at-home care, medication use or reasons to return to the hospital.

Posted Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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