The banking crisis that has toppled several financial institutions in recent weeks remains ongoing - and while the Canadian financial sector is well protected against the contagion, experts say it is not entirely immune.

University of Toronto researcher  Amanda Cook  has found a way to use bright signals coming from across the universe to weigh the atmosphere of the Milky Way galaxy.

With recent instability in some U.S. banks and the crypto "winter" that began last year, experts say it's more important than ever for finance professionals to understand the innovations - and challenges - in the sector.

Young people who compete in sports are often organized into single-sex teams that compete separately. But what happens when youth have the opportunity to compete together?

A team of researchers, including  Bowen Li  from the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, has developed a new lipid nanoparticle with potential to deliver gene editing tools to cells in the lung - a promising step toward developing new, inhalable therapies for lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis.

Gelareh Zadeh, a researcher at University Health Network and the University of Toronto, has been recognized with a 2023 Canada Gairdner Award  for her work on the classification and treatment of brain tumours.

It's common knowledge that reducing our carbon footprint is important, but what about our water footprint?. Showering, cooking, doing dishes and flushing toilets adds up fast, and Canadians use  more than 215 litres each day.  "We need to ask more questions about our water, where that water comes from and how it gets to us," says  Mandy Meriano , associate professor, teaching stream, in the department of physical and environmental sciences at the University of Toronto Scarborough.

A growing number of non-Indigenous students are taking up Indigenous languages through courses such as those offered at the University of Toronto, CBC Radio reports.