Countdown to 200: The University of Toronto’s role in Canada and a changing world
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“The University of Toronto marked its 199th anniversary on March 15.”
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“The University of Toronto has a long history of supporting the country through world wars and economic downturns – all while contributing high-impact discoveries in areas ranging from health care to sustainability and artificial intelligence.”
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“U of T and George Brown Polytechnic announced a partnership that will help fill the province’s emerging talent needs – similar to the way in which U of T Scarborough has partnered with Centennial College, and U of T Mississauga with Sheridan College.”
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“The University of Toronto’s Policy on Student Financial Support ensures that no Canadian or permanent resident 'offered admission to a program at the University of Toronto should be unable to enter or complete the program due to lack of financial means.'”
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“The University of Toronto community stepped up to serve Canada in the First and Second World Wars through their service in the armed forces and through critical research contributions in engineering, medicine and aviation.”
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“The discovery of insulin, an effective, lifelong treatment for diabetes, and more recently, seminal research on the gut hormone GLP-1 by Daniel Drucker and Patricia Brubaker that has resulted in effective treatments for diabetes and obesity.”
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“Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize-winning discovery of deep learning through neural nets – a transformational breakthrough that will define this period in history.”
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“The University of Toronto’s School of Cities and Centre for Global Engineering are tackling major challenges ranging from affordable housing and community-building to sustainable transportation infrastructure.”
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“The University of Toronto has produced ventures such as Waabi, a self-driving truck company, and Cohere, one of the world’s leading large language model companies.”
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