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The future of urban farming?
Toronto has one of the most progressive green roof policies in North America – and was the first city on the continent to make them mandatory for new construction. Green roofs help cool buildings,…
Scarborough could have one of the world’s best off-road trail systems
By connecting the many fragmented trails throughout Toronto’s east end, every corner of Scarborough could be reached by foot or bike, creating potentially the most comprehensive network of off-road…
Newborns of women with disabilities more likely to have health complications, study finds
One of the largest studies of its kind has found babies of women with disabilities have a higher chance of having rare health complications and needing intensive care. That study also notes how many…
‘People-centric’ approach to creating surveys may help researchers collect better data on communities
When a team of U of T Scarborough students surveyed hundreds of households across Toronto, a custom handbook helped them get almost half of all residents to participate.
The handbook, available…
U of T Scarborough professor discusses ways Toronto deals with extreme heat
On the heels of last week’s heatwave, U of T Scarborough and School of Cities researcher Karen Smith spoke to several Toronto news outlets about the city’s ability to handle the heat.
Part of a team…
'An iconic Canadian survivor': Researchers want to know how this little fish survives in our deepest, coldest lakes
The deepwater sculpin is not an attractive fish by any conventional standard. You won’t find it hanging on a plaque or landing a feature role in a Disney movie.
What you might say about the bottom-…
Canadians are not nearly as divided about environmental issues as we may think; U of T Scarborough study
Canadians are not nearly as divided about many important environmental issues as we may think, and that lack of division may offer common ground in drafting national environmental policies, according…
Study finds safety, mobility and local services most important to suburban Toronto residents
A new study found residents of Toronto’s inner suburban communities value the same three things most in their neighbourhoods: safety; transportation and mobility; and local services — in that order.
How two volcanic eruptions changed the genetic structure of brown kiwi birds
When two massive volcanic eruptions blanketed New Zealand in ash, they forever changed the genetics of the iconic brown kiwi bird, according to a new study from U of T Scarborough.
$2.8-million study to test if microbes can grow in Canada’s national facility for nuclear waste
Canada is getting closer to moving all its used nuclear fuel to a single facility, and encasing every fuel container in bentonite clay. Researchers are studying whether that clay could support…
What polar bear poop can tell us about how chemicals get trapped inside the body
A new U of T Scarborough study using polar bear poop is revealing why certain chemical contaminants can get trapped and build up inside the body.
Polar bears are prone to storing certain…