U of T alumna Avneet Ghotra co-founded ALT TEX, a startup that is developing a clothing fabric made from unused industrial food waste (photo by Myra Arshad) There may come a time when the next blouse or pair of gym shorts you buy is made of banana peels, rotten tomatoes, coffee grounds or mouldy bread.

Coronavirus antibodies can last at least three months after a person becomes infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study published in Science Immunology.

This year has been full of challenges and transformations for businesses in a wide range of sectors and you can help them on the road to recovery.

Every year, Indigenous students, faculty and staff at the University of Toronto commemorate Orange Shirt Day, a nation-wide movement that spreads awareness of Canada’s residential schools and the impact they had on Indigenous Peoples.

A member of the George Brown College community who was on campus recently has tested positive for COVID-19.

The City of Manila has partnered with the Ayala Group of Companies in the construction of a new molecular laboratory inside Sta.

Asli Demeril spent her final semester of the Human Resources Management program working remotely with a small charity in eastern Ontario — a great opportunity with a growing organization she says may not have been available to her had she done an in-person work placement.

The University of Toronto’s Heather Ross, one of Canada’s top cardiologists, is seeking to miniaturize life-saving medical equipment so that it fits easily into a patient’s pocket – or around their wrist. She and a team of other U of T Faculty of Medicine researchers – based at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research and University Health Network (UHN) – will work with tech giant Apple this fall to test whether the new Apple Watch Series 6 and its blood oxygen sensor can collect data to help manage heart failure.

Two people sitting on a bench on a pathway covered in plants and flowers on the Ryerson campus Ryerson has announced the approval of 99 new tenure-stream positions.

As COVID-19 swept across the world, scientists scrambled to learn as much as they could about the new disease and share their findings with policy-makers and the public.

Jennifer Campeau’s drive and leadership skills have taken her on an amazing career path — from teaching and administrative positions at universities in Canada and the United States, to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan where she served as an MLA and cabinet minister, to northern British Columbia as an executive in the natural resources sector, and now to downtown Toronto where she takes up the role of George Brown College’s first Director of Indigenous Initiatives.

EllisDon has tapped engineer Samuel Ajobo, an estimator with the firm, to lead its new Alliance of Black Employee Experience and Leadership (ABEEL).

Drew Rickard is still determining what, and what not, to share.

The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, announced a contract award to EllisDon Construction Services Inc. for the design of a new fighter jet facility at 4 Wing Cold Lake, one of two main operating bases for Canada’s future fighter aircraft.

The province of Nova Scotia has awarded EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare the contract to design, build, finance and maintain the Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre.

AMAPCEO is joining the Toronto and York Region Labour Council’s virtual parade—complete with musical performances—for Labour Day this year.

Senate policies outline expectations for grade/standing appeals, graduate student evaluations and more.

A research and habitat recovery project led by a University of Toronto researcher aims to help fish and freshwater mussel species that are currently at risk of going extinct. The project, which received a $1.8 million grant from the federal government, will target 13 fish and eight freshwater mussel species that are currently at risk in the lower Great Lakes watershed.

The university's plan to distribute non-medical face masks comes as it officially expanded its on-campus mask measures to cover all common-use indoor spaces on university property, including classrooms (photo by Johnny Guatto) In an effort to support community members, the University of Toronto will distribute a quarter million non-medical face masks to students, staff, faculty and librarians – two each – starting with essential workers on campus.

When you suffer from osteoarthritis, everyday actions that most people take for granted can be daunting.