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class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">University of Toronto graduates are among the most highly regarded job candidates in the world. 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Study finds using abbreviations while texting makes people less likely to reply</a></span></h2><div class="views-field views-field-field-publishing-date-new"><div class="field-content date-style"><time datetime="2024-11-19T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Tuesday, November 19, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-image"><div class="field-content inline-image-left"> <a href="/news-events/breaking-research/lol-r-u-there-study-finds-using-abbreviations-while-texting-makes-people-less"><img loading="lazy" src="/news-events/sites/utsc.utoronto.ca.news-events/files/styles/4_3_focal_point_cta_mobile_/public/image/article/young-mixed-race-woman-indoor-metro-station-using-2024-10-18-07-50-06-utc.jpg?h=6e1627b7&itok=L2H4XC5Z" width="1110" height="804" alt="A young person texting on a cell phone" class="image-style-_-3-focal-point-cta-mobile-" /> </a> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">You’ll save a few seconds by using texting lingo, like “btw” or “tbh,” but new research finds these abbreviations are probably harming your social life — and could explain why you’re being left on…</div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/breaking-research/lol-r-u-there-study-finds-using-abbreviations-while-texting-makes-people-less" aria-label="Read More about lol, r u there? 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src="/news-events/sites/utsc.utoronto.ca.news-events/files/styles/4_3_focal_point_cta_mobile_/public/image/article/BANNERUofT93994_DSC02112-%281%29.jpg?h=8ddc4809&itok=a0i0YmSH" width="1110" height="804" alt="Students walking in hallway in the Instructional Centre" class="image-style-_-3-focal-point-cta-mobile-" /> </a> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">The University of Toronto has placed among the top 10 universities globally in five subjects – sociology (2nd), medical technology (5th), public health (7th), finance (8th) and management (10th) – in…</div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/university-news/u-t-ranked-among-top-10-universities-globally-five-subjects-shanghairanking" aria-label=" ShanghaiRanking Consultancy">Read More</a><div class="clearfix"></div></span></div> </div> <div class="news-row"> <h2 class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/university-news/u-t-increase-base-funding-phd-students-40000-year" hreflang="en">U of T to increase base funding for PhD students to $40,000 per year</a></span></h2><div class="views-field views-field-field-publishing-date-new"><div class="field-content date-style"><time datetime="2024-11-12T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Tuesday, November 12, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-image"><div class="field-content inline-image-left"> <a href="/news-events/university-news/u-t-increase-base-funding-phd-students-40000-year"><img loading="lazy" src="/news-events/sites/utsc.utoronto.ca.news-events/files/styles/4_3_focal_point_cta_mobile_/public/image/article/BANNER_UofT96217_UTSC-Welcome-Signage-Documentation_October-2023_Volpe_Edits-21.jpg?h=87b5bc2f&itok=hoYihaar" width="1110" height="804" alt="Students sitting on concrete steps next to trail " class="image-style-_-3-focal-point-cta-mobile-" /> </a> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">The University of Toronto is increasing funding for PhD and SJD (doctor of juridical science) students across its three campuses in an effort to alleviate students’ financial stress, advance equity,…</div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/university-news/u-t-increase-base-funding-phd-students-40000-year" aria-label="Read More about U of T to increase base funding for PhD students to $40,000 per year">Read More</a><div class="clearfix"></div></span></div> </div> <div class="news-row"> <h2 class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/daily-update/u-t-scarborough-marks-remembrance-day-2024-service-held-campus" hreflang="en">U of T Scarborough marks Remembrance Day 2024 with service held on campus</a></span></h2><div class="views-field views-field-field-publishing-date-new"><div class="field-content date-style"><time datetime="2024-11-11T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Monday, November 11, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-image"><div class="field-content inline-image-left"> <a href="/news-events/daily-update/u-t-scarborough-marks-remembrance-day-2024-service-held-campus"><img loading="lazy" src="/news-events/sites/utsc.utoronto.ca.news-events/files/styles/4_3_focal_point_cta_mobile_/public/image/article/BANNERIMG_9598.jpg?h=6521bd5e&itok=w7j8SaOn" width="1110" height="804" alt="Professor Linda Johnston at the podium" class="image-style-_-3-focal-point-cta-mobile-" /> </a> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">U of T Scarborough’s Remembrance Day service was held in the Meeting Place on Nov. 11 to honour those who served in the First and Second World Wars, as well as other conflicts.</div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/daily-update/u-t-scarborough-marks-remembrance-day-2024-service-held-campus" aria-label="Read More about U of T Scarborough marks Remembrance Day 2024 with service held on campus">Read More</a><div class="clearfix"></div></span></div> </div> <div class="news-row"> <h2 class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/breaking-research/i-want-eat-your-blood-study-finds-vampire-bats-burn-nothing-blood-protein-fuel" hreflang="en">I want to eat your blood: study finds vampire bats burn nothing but blood protein to fuel their activity</a></span></h2><div class="views-field views-field-field-publishing-date-new"><div class="field-content date-style"><time datetime="2024-11-06T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Wednesday, November 6, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-image"><div class="field-content inline-image-left"> <a 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activity">Read More</a><div class="clearfix"></div></span></div> </div> <div class="news-row"> <h2 class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/archived/why-betty-crocker-bbq-sauce-wouldnt-sell-unexpected-challenges-being-female-brand" hreflang="en">Why Betty Crocker BBQ sauce wouldn’t sell: The unexpected challenges of being a 'female' brand</a></span></h2><div class="views-field views-field-field-publishing-date-new"><div class="field-content date-style"><time datetime="2024-11-04T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Monday, November 4, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-image"><div class="field-content inline-image-left"> <a href="/news-events/archived/why-betty-crocker-bbq-sauce-wouldnt-sell-unexpected-challenges-being-female-brand"><img loading="lazy" src="/news-events/sites/utsc.utoronto.ca.news-events/files/styles/4_3_focal_point_cta_mobile_/public/image/article/BANNER_indoor-shot-of-surprised-guy-going-to-shave-holds-2023-11-27-05-20-16-utc.jpg?h=f1d663a4&itok=r3zb364_" width="1110" height="804" alt="Image of person surrounded by household cleaning supplies" class="image-style-_-3-focal-point-cta-mobile-" /> </a> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">Have you ever wondered why we’ve never seen Martha Stewart power tools or Betty Crocker BBQ sauce in stores?  Considering how well-known and ubiquitous these brands are, extending into adjacent…</div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/archived/why-betty-crocker-bbq-sauce-wouldnt-sell-unexpected-challenges-being-female-brand" aria-label=" The unexpected challenges of being a 'female' brand">Read More</a><div class="clearfix"></div></span></div> </div> <div class="news-row"> <h2 class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/university-news/profound-sense-responsibility-wes-hall-installed-u-ts-35th-chancellor" hreflang="en">'A profound sense of responsibility': Wes Hall installed as U of T's 35th chancellor</a></span></h2><div class="views-field views-field-field-publishing-date-new"><div class="field-content date-style"><time datetime="2024-11-01T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Friday, November 1, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-image"><div class="field-content inline-image-left"> <a href="/news-events/university-news/profound-sense-responsibility-wes-hall-installed-u-ts-35th-chancellor"><img loading="lazy" src="/news-events/sites/utsc.utoronto.ca.news-events/files/styles/4_3_focal_point_cta_mobile_/public/image/article/2024-10-28-Wes-Hall-%281%29.jpg?h=108705d5&itok=e2kYzhI3" width="1110" height="804" alt="Wes Hall stands next to Meric Gertler on podium at convocation hall" class="image-style-_-3-focal-point-cta-mobile-" /> </a> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">  He’s a giant of corporate Canada, a successful investor, respected philanthropist and popular TV personality, but Wes Hall describes serving as chancellor of the University of…</div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/university-news/profound-sense-responsibility-wes-hall-installed-u-ts-35th-chancellor" aria-label=" Wes Hall installed as U of T's 35th chancellor">Read More</a><div class="clearfix"></div></span></div> </div> <div class="news-row"> <h2 class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/our-community/new-grad-had-start-all-over-after-pursuing-illegitimate-degree-now-shes-making-waves" hreflang="en">This new grad had to start all over after pursuing an illegitimate degree. Now she’s making waves in research</a></span></h2><div class="views-field views-field-field-publishing-date-new"><div class="field-content date-style"><time datetime="2024-10-28T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Monday, October 28, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-image"><div class="field-content inline-image-left"> <a href="/news-events/our-community/new-grad-had-start-all-over-after-pursuing-illegitimate-degree-now-shes-making-waves"><img loading="lazy" src="/news-events/sites/utsc.utoronto.ca.news-events/files/styles/4_3_focal_point_cta_mobile_/public/image/article/DSCF6051.jpg?h=820ed858&itok=Msb7_N4p" width="1110" height="804" alt="Rashmi de Silva Wijeyeratne on a park bench." class="image-style-_-3-focal-point-cta-mobile-" /> </a> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">A couple months before she was set to graduate from a bachelor program in Sri Lanka, Rashmi de Silva Wijeyeratne found out the degree she’d spent three years working toward wasn’t accredited. …</div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/our-community/new-grad-had-start-all-over-after-pursuing-illegitimate-degree-now-shes-making-waves" aria-label="Read More about This new grad had to start all over after pursuing an illegitimate degree. Now she’s making waves in research">Read More</a><div class="clearfix"></div></span></div> </div> <div class="news-row"> <h2 class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/breaking-research/researchers-find-missing-deadline-has-more-negative-impact-you-might-think-you" hreflang="en">Researchers find missing deadline has a more negative impact than you might think — for you and your work</a></span></h2><div class="views-field views-field-field-publishing-date-new"><div class="field-content date-style"><time datetime="2024-10-21T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Monday, October 21, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-image"><div class="field-content inline-image-left"> <a href="/news-events/breaking-research/researchers-find-missing-deadline-has-more-negative-impact-you-might-think-you"><img loading="lazy" src="/news-events/sites/utsc.utoronto.ca.news-events/files/styles/4_3_focal_point_cta_mobile_/public/image/article/headache-stress-and-business-woman-on-laptop-in-b-2023-11-27-05-25-36-utc.jpg?h=1eea014d&itok=V6X3_cKq" width="1110" height="804" alt="A woman with a headache at an office" class="image-style-_-3-focal-point-cta-mobile-" /> </a> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">A new U of T Scarborough study finds that missing a deadline has more complex consequences than you might think. Researchers found if you submit a piece of work late, people will think it’s lower in…</div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/breaking-research/researchers-find-missing-deadline-has-more-negative-impact-you-might-think-you" aria-label="Read More about Researchers find missing deadline has a more negative impact than you might think — for you and your work">Read More</a><div class="clearfix"></div></span></div> </div> <div class="news-row"> <h2 class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/undergraduate-experience/masters-student-approaches-public-health-community-centered-lens" hreflang="en">Master’s student approaches public health with a community-centered lens</a></span></h2><div class="views-field views-field-field-publishing-date-new"><div class="field-content date-style"><time datetime="2024-10-17T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Thursday, October 17, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-image"><div class="field-content inline-image-left"> <a href="/news-events/undergraduate-experience/masters-student-approaches-public-health-community-centered-lens"><img loading="lazy" src="/news-events/sites/utsc.utoronto.ca.news-events/files/styles/4_3_focal_point_cta_mobile_/public/image/article/BANNER_IMG_6229.jpg?h=c9a3a702&itok=5CE5qL2C" width="1110" height="804" alt="Denzel Lodge holding his degree" class="image-style-_-3-focal-point-cta-mobile-" /> </a> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">Working at Toronto General Hospital during his undergrad, Denzel Lodge received advice that played an integral role in shaping his approach to public health. The advice came from Istvan Mucsi, an…</div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/undergraduate-experience/masters-student-approaches-public-health-community-centered-lens" aria-label="Read More about Master’s student approaches public health with a community-centered lens">Read More</a><div class="clearfix"></div></span></div> </div> <div class="news-row"> <h2 class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/university-news/u-t-ranked-21st-globally-times-higher-education-world-university-rankings-2025" hreflang="en">U of T ranked 21st globally in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025</a></span></h2><div class="views-field views-field-field-publishing-date-new"><div class="field-content date-style"><time datetime="2024-10-11T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Friday, October 11, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-image"><div class="field-content inline-image-left"> <a href="/news-events/university-news/u-t-ranked-21st-globally-times-higher-education-world-university-rankings-2025"><img loading="lazy" src="/news-events/sites/utsc.utoronto.ca.news-events/files/styles/4_3_focal_point_cta_mobile_/public/image/article/BANNERIMG_6539.jpg?h=1245f571&itok=h61Bt6gh" width="1110" height="804" alt="Students sitting in a row in the Sam Ibrahim Building" class="image-style-_-3-focal-point-cta-mobile-" /> </a> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">The University of Toronto has once again secured its position as a leading global institution in higher education, maintaining its rank of 21st in the world in the latest Times Higher…</div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-events/university-news/u-t-ranked-21st-globally-times-higher-education-world-university-rankings-2025" aria-label="Read More about U of T ranked 21st globally in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025">Read More</a><div class="clearfix"></div></span></div> </div> </div> <nav aria-label="pagination-heading"> <h4 id="pagination-heading" class="visually-hidden">Pagination</h4> <ul class="pagination js-pager__items"> <li class="page-item active"> <span class="page-link">1</span> </li> <li class="page-item "> <a href="?page=1" title="" class="page-link">2</a> </li> <li class="page-item "> <a href="?page=2" title="" class="page-link">3</a> </li> <li class="page-item" role="presentation"><span class="page-link">…</span></li> <li class="page-item"> <a href="?page=1" title="Go to next page" rel="next" class="page-link"> <span aria-hidden="true">››</span> <span class="visually-hidden">Next page</span> </a> </li> <li class="page-item"> <a href="?page=468" title="Go to last page" class="page-link"> <span aria-hidden="true">Last »</span> <span class="visually-hidden">Last page</span> </a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </main> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured-bottom"> <aside class="clearfix" role="complementary"> </aside> </div> <div class="row"> <footer class="site-footer col-12">  <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-lg-4 logo"> <a href="//www.utsc.utoronto.ca" class="logo">University of Toronto Scarborough</a> <a href="//www.utsc.utoronto.ca/strategicplan/" class="utogether">Inspiring Inclusive Excellence</a> <ul class="social-media"> <li class="facebook"><a href="//www.facebook.com/UofTScarborough/" target="_blank">facebook</a></li> <li class="instagram"><a href="//www.instagram.com/utsc/" target="_blank">instagram</a></li> <li class="twitter"><a href="//twitter.com/utsc" target="_blank">twitter</a></li> <li class="youtube"><a href="//www.youtube.com/user/uoftscarborough" target="_blank">youtube</a></li> <li class="linkedin"><a href="//www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-toronto/" target="_blank">linkedin</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 footer-links"> <ul> <li class="link-headings">Important Links</li> <li><a href="//www.utoronto.ca/accessibility"><i>Access</i>Ability Statement</a></li> <li><a href="//safety.utoronto.ca/">Campus Safety</a></li> <li><a href="//www.utoronto.ca/campus-status">Campus Status</a></li> <li><a href="//www.utsc.utoronto.ca/hr/join-our-team">Careers@UTSC</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 footer-links"> <ul> <li class="link-headings">Campus Links</li> <li><a href="//www.utsc.utoronto.ca/">U of T Scarborough Campus</a></li> <li><a href="//www.utoronto.ca/">U of T Home</a></li> <li><a href="//www.utoronto.ca/university-life/campuses/downtown-toronto">U of T St. George (Downtown)</a></li> <li><a href="//www.utm.utoronto.ca/">U of T Mississauga Campus</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="utsc-address"> <p><strong>University of Toronto Scarborough</strong> 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON. 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