Posts from March 25, 2010

U of T researchers discover protein key to stem cell development

U of T researchers recently identified a new protein responsible for regulating development in mouse embryonic stem cells. In an article published in Cell Stem Cell, PhD candidate Emily Walker found that the polycomb-like 2 (PCL2) protein modulates embryonic stem cell fate. This is the first time that the PCL2 protein has been studied in […]

Fast Fashion

WOMEN Milan—NO. 21 (1) Alessandro Dell’Acqua lost trademark rights to his name last year when he publicly attacked his label’s owners. He has finally returned under the guise of No. 21 with a collection focusing on practical daytime looks that are easy to wear. The clothing maintains the precise tailoring of menswear with staples such […]

U of T plans to raise tuition, balance budget

Tuition fees will increase by an average of 4.31 per cent for domestic students and six per cent for international students, according to the tuition fee schedule presented to the Business Board on Monday. The hikes will go to Governing Council for final approval. A 4.5 per cent hike will be applied to most undergrad […]

Photo opportunity

At the spacious, marble-floored MaRS building at the corner of University and College, Vincent Cheung won the student entrepreneur competition in the National Business and Technology Conference held last Friday and Saturday. Cheung, a PhD student at U of T, is a computer engineer and budding business mogul. Cheung won for his company, Shape Collage […]

Call and response

EA teacher sits in front of a group of students, gesticulating and acting out Jabberwocky. The students sit, rapt, and then recite bits of it back. This is not your typical Grade 2 classroom. Advanced nonsense poems are but one of the unconventional learning tools used by professor Mary Thelander in her “From 3 to […]

Students United escape DQ, sweep into UTMSU

Spring elections for the UTM Students’ Union brought record voter turnout and complaints. The entire Students United slate, as well as both presidential candidates, received enough demerits to be disqualified. After appeals, Vickita Bhatt and other Students United candidates no longer face disqualification. Unofficial results have Bhatt’s slate sweeping all executive positions, with 1,638 votes […]

Distribution requirements change for new artsci students

Incoming arts and science students in September will be required to fulfill four breadth requirement credits to complete their degrees, instead of three distribution requirement courses. The changes are a result of the arts and science faculty’s curriculum renewal process, which examines the various principles behind degree requirements’ depth and breadth of study. The previous […]

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