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Using abbreviations in your texts reduces the chance of getting a reply: Study</a></div><time datetime="2024-11-25T14:07:13-05:00" class="wp-block-rss__item-publish-date">November 25, 2024</time> <div class="wp-block-rss__item-excerpt">Tapping out smartphone messages using shorthand such as “btw” (by the way) or “tbh” (to be honest) may feel breezy and efficient – but a new study warns these and other common abbreviations may make it less likely to get a response. </div></li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-and-siemens-canada-partner-transform-energy-grid'>U of T and Siemens Canada partner to transform energy grid</a></div><time datetime="2024-11-22T20:11:53-05:00" class="wp-block-rss__item-publish-date">November 22, 2024</time> <div class="wp-block-rss__item-excerpt">The University of Toronto has signed a multi-year agreement with Siemens Canada that seeks to transform the energy grid and boost Canada’s ability to provide clean energy to communities.</div></li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https://www.utoronto.ca/news/where-are-they-now-4-startups-won-big-u-t-entrepreneurship-week'>Where are they now? 4 startups that won big at U of T Entrepreneurship Week</a></div><time datetime="2024-11-22T20:11:45-05:00" class="wp-block-rss__item-publish-date">November 22, 2024</time> <div class="wp-block-rss__item-excerpt">When you’re a startup founder, a little extra cash can be the difference between going big – or going out of business. </div></li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https://www.utoronto.ca/news/changemakers-u-t-students-awarded-prestigious-rhodes-scholarships'>Changemakers: U of T students awarded prestigious Rhodes Scholarships</a></div><time datetime="2024-11-21T14:30:32-05:00" class="wp-block-rss__item-publish-date">November 21, 2024</time> <div class="wp-block-rss__item-excerpt">Noah Rudder was rehearsing for a starring role as the detective Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express at the University of Toronto’s Hart House Theatre when he received the momentous news: he had just become a </div></li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https://www.utoronto.ca/news/treat-glioblastoma-researchers-focus-tumour-vulnerabilities'>To treat glioblastoma, researchers focus on tumour vulnerabilities</a></div><time datetime="2024-11-21T14:21:00-05:00" class="wp-block-rss__item-publish-date">November 21, 2024</time> <div class="wp-block-rss__item-excerpt">A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has uncovered new targets that could be the key to effectively treating glioblastoma, a lethal type of brain cancer. The targets were identified through a screen for genetic vulnerabilities in patient-derived cancer stem cells that represent the variability found in tumours.</div></li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-among-top-15-universities-globally-graduate-employability-times-higher-education'>U of T among top 15 universities globally for graduate employability: Times Higher Education</a></div><time datetime="2024-11-20T21:57:35-05:00" class="wp-block-rss__item-publish-date">November 20, 2024</time> <div class="wp-block-rss__item-excerpt">University of Toronto graduates are among the most highly regarded job candidates in the world. In its latest ranking of graduate employability, Times Higher Education placed U of T 14th globally and eighth among public universities. U of T was also the top-ranked public university in North America.</div></li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https://www.utoronto.ca/news/first-48-hours-doc-about-u-t-international-students-now-streaming-youtube'>First 48 Hours: Doc about U of T international students now streaming on YouTube</a></div><time datetime="2024-11-20T13:58:17-05:00" class="wp-block-rss__item-publish-date">November 20, 2024</time> <div class="wp-block-rss__item-excerpt">A 22-minute documentary, International Students: First 48 Hours in Canada, directed by Cal Campos and shot at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, is now streaming on YouTube.</div></li></ul></aside><aside id="wgs_widget-3" class="widget widget_wgs_widget"><div class="wgs_wrapper"><div class="gcse-searchbox-only" data-resultsUrl="https://media.utoronto.ca/search_gcse/"></div></div></aside> </div> </div> </div> </div><!--end of content-wrap --> </main> <footer> <div id="footer-second" class="footer-second clearfix"> <section class="container"> <div class="region region-footer-second"> <div class="social-icons "> <ul> <li><a alt="Twitter" aria-label="Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/uoft"><i class="fa fa-twitter"><img alt="twitter" src="https://media.utoronto.ca/wp-content/themes/uotMediaRoom_v1.0/img/icon/footer-twitter.svg" /></i></a></li> <li><a alt="Facebook" aria-label="Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/universitytoronto"><i class="fa fa-facebook"><img alt="facebook" src="https://media.utoronto.ca/wp-content/themes/uotMediaRoom_v1.0/img/icon/footer-facebook.svg" /></i></a></li> <li><a alt="Instagram" aria-label="Instagram" href="https://instagram.com/uoft/"><i class="fa fa-instagram"><img alt="instagram" src="https://media.utoronto.ca/wp-content/themes/uotMediaRoom_v1.0/img/icon/footer-instagram.svg" /></i></a></li> <li><a alt="YouTube" aria-label="YouTube" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/universitytoronto"><i class="fa fa-youtube"><img alt="youtube" src="https://media.utoronto.ca/wp-content/themes/uotMediaRoom_v1.0/img/icon/footer-youtube.svg" /></i></a></li> <li><a alt="LinkedIn" aria-label="LinkedIn" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-toronto"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"><img alt="linkedin" src="https://media.utoronto.ca/wp-content/themes/uotMediaRoom_v1.0/img/icon/footer-linkedin.svg" /></i></a></li> <li><a href="https://media.utoronto.ca/media-brief/">MEDIA BRIEFS</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="copyright"> <p>UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO – SINCE 1827</p> </div> </div> </section> </div> <!-- /.section, /#footer-second --> </footer> <!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript ================================================== --> <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster --> <!--<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script> <script>window.jQuery || document.write('<script src="../../assets/js/vendor/jquery.min.js"><\/script>')</script>--> <!--<script src="wp-content/themes/uotMediaRoom/js/scripts.min.js"></script>--> <!-- GTM Container placement set to footer --> <!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-M22GW4" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden" aria-hidden="true"></iframe></noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --><script type="text/javascript" id="google_cse_v2-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var scriptParams = {"google_search_engine_id":"014743078792632776572:fdbi5gstccd"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://media.utoronto.ca/wp-content/plugins/wp-google-search/assets/js/google_cse_v2.js?ver=1" id="google_cse_v2-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://media.utoronto.ca/wp-content/plugins/duracelltomi-google-tag-manager/dist/js/gtm4wp-form-move-tracker.js?ver=1.20.2" id="gtm4wp-form-move-tracker-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://media.utoronto.ca/wp-content/themes/uotMediaRoom_v1.0/js/source/jquery.easyPaginate.js?ver=e07e3bc844135a4968be7551255d626d" id="uoft_paginate-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://media.utoronto.ca/wp-content/themes/uotMediaRoom_v1.0/js/scripts.min.js?ver=e07e3bc844135a4968be7551255d626d" id="uoft_js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://media.utoronto.ca/wp-content/plugins/wp-typography/js/clean-clipboard.min.js?ver=5.9.1" id="wp-typography-cleanup-clipboard-js"></script> </body> </html> <!-- Dynamic page generated in 0.279 seconds. --> <!-- Cached page generated by WP-Super-Cache on 2024-11-27 18:17:45 --> <!-- Super Cache dynamic page detected but late init not set. 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