The Ontario Public Service (OPS) Employer has engaged two third-party vendors to complete a comprehensive review of inclusive workplace policies and programs, including the Respectful Workplaces Policy, the Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Program, and the Policy on Preventing Barriers in Employment.
The 21,500-square-foot facility in Mississauga’s Sheridan Park will support the development of clean energy technologies and will be home to the Collaboration Centre for Green Energy Materials, a partnership between U of T and NRC (photo courtesy of NRC) The University of Toronto will play a key role in a new National Research Council of Canada (NRC) advanced research materials facility focused on clean energy.
A new international partnership promises to provide great opportunities for students and faculty in George Brown College’s business and early childhood education programs. We signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Erdiston Teachers’ Training College in Barbados on November 13, 2020, opening the door to study abroad opportunities for early childhood education students and faculty exchanges — virtual and physical (when it’s safe to do so) — as well as joint applied research opportunities and business data analytics activities.
\Researchers at U of T's Faculty of Dentistry say their work suggests that neutrophils (pictured) released to tackle gum disease could cause the immune system to overreact to other infections, possibly including COVID-19 (image courtesy of Noah Fine) Researchers at the University of Toronto have found evidence that neutrophil immune cell activity is the missing link connecting periodontal disease with heart disease, cancer and other inflammatory conditions – possibly including COVID-19.