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- Stereotyping has a lasting negative impact, new research finds http://www.news.utoronto.ca/social-sciences-business-law/stereotyping-has-lasting-negative-impact-says-u-of-t-researcher.html 6 comments
- Poverty, not delinquency, drives homelessness among world's youth. Criminalizing youth or instituting policies that assume they are thieves, delinquents or drug addicts, won't help. http://www.news.utoronto.ca/poverty-not-delinquency-drives-homelessness-among-worlds-youth-research-finds 14 comments science
- World's largest collection of Chinese menus acquired by University of Toronto http://news.utoronto.ca/worlds-largest-collection-chinese-menus-acquired-university-toronto 3 comments nottheonion
- University of Toronto researchers "turn off" cancer-causing protein http://www.news.utoronto.ca/u-t-researchers-%E2%80%9Cturn-off%E2%80%9D-cancer-causing-protein 61 comments science
- Predicting tornadoes months or even seasons in advance http://news.utoronto.ca/predicting-tornadoes-months-or-even-seasons-advance 3 comments science
- Slack time is the must-have ingredient in innovation, say researchers. Successful innovators use down time to complete tasks that may be less exciting but that are key to success. http://news.utoronto.ca/slack-time-must-have-ingredient-innovation-say-rotman-researchers 2 comments science
- Machine learning reveals unexpected genetic roots of cancers, autism and other disorders http://news.utoronto.ca/machine-learning-reveals-unexpected-genetic-roots-cancers-autism-and-other-disorders 24 comments science
- Scientists have figured out how Arctic squirrels are able to increase their muscle mass by 30 percent thanks to a massive spike in their anabolic steroid levels without expressing agressive behavior or compromising their immune systems http://news.utoronto.ca/roid-rage-and-arctic-ground-squirrels 14 comments science
- Researchers assess for the first time the pharmacology of a Medieval drug. The Great Rest, an opium-based sedative, found to likely relieve pain for 12 hours, and reduce the likelihood of opium addiction by creating a sense of disassociation. Findings may have implications for modern medicine. http://news.utoronto.ca/healing-and-henbane-what-medieval-sedative-says-about-modern-medicine 3 comments science
- Bright lights intensify your emotions (negative and positive) study shows http://news.utoronto.ca/bright-lights-intensify-your-emotions-negative-and-positive-study-shows 4 comments science
- New greenhouse gas discovered has highest impact on global warming http://www.news.utoronto.ca/new-greenhouse-gas-discovered-u-t-chemists-has-highest-impact-global-warming 7 comments science
- A new study shows that people who are aware of their own thoughts and emotions are less affected by positive feedback from others. The study finds that individuals high in the trait known as mindfulness show less neural response to positive feedback than their less mindful peers. http://news.utoronto.ca/mindful-people-less-affected-positive-feedback 39 comments science
- Discovery of Burgess Shale worm pushes fossil record back 200 million years http://www.news.utoronto.ca/burgess-shale-worm-provides-crucial-missing-link?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=generic 3 comments science
- PMS may not exist, research shows http://www.news.utoronto.ca/pms-may-not-exist-research-shows 97 comments science
- Scotch Tape + Semiconductor = Superconductor! http://news.utoronto.ca/first-physics-inducing-superconductivity-semi-conductor-scotch-tape 39 comments science
- Researchers at the University of Toronto create record-breaking solar cell, set bar marginally higher http://news.utoronto.ca/new-solar-cell-sets-world-record-efficiency 52 comments science
- U.S. spends $83,000 per doctor every year interacting with health insurers and other payers, compared to $22, 000 for Canadian physicians http://www.news.utoronto.ca/health-and-medicine/new-u-of-t-study-compares-health-administration-costs-in-canada-us.html 188 comments politics
- Hey Reddit, this is an amazing email exchange I came across on my school's website between a professor/neurosurgeon and a high school student. http://www.news.utoronto.ca/forums/mentoring.html 94 comments reddit.com