Memorial Fund Will Aid Disabled Students
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre at Robarts Library remembers friend and colleague
To Baldly Go…
Scarborough campus students go bald to raise money for cancer research
Independence Day
The Independent Weekly celebrates 25 years
Maritime Men
Two U of T alumni are putting their nautical know-how to work international waters
Director of Diversity
Countering discrimination and fostering dialogue between groups in conflict
Celebrating Student Leaders
10th anniversary of the Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards
175th Anniversary Gala
U of T celebrates 175 years
Kudos
Alumni Association Awards of Excellence, Northrop Frye Awards and other alumni recognitions
World at the Crossroads
A case for the rule of law
The Sex Diary of a Fly
U of T researchers study how flies age, and their ability to survive and mate, deteriorates
BRCA1 Gene and the Birth Control Pill
Oral contraceptives for five years or more may increase breast cancer risk
Winter Warm-up
Study points to climate change in Western Canada
Medieval Melodies
Finding the sound of lost medieval music
Service With a Smile
Smiling can improve your work life
The Exxon Factor
Reputations can carry weight over supporting data
New Solution for Blood Transfusions
Cell-free hemoglobin may be an option for patients otherwise opposed to transfusions
Two for the Rhodes
Trinity College students will peruse graduate studies at Oxford University in England
Memorial Design
Prof. Daniel Libeskind wins competition for redevelopment of the World Trade Center site
Accolades
Random House of Canada Student Award in Writing and Order of Canada inductees
“Ontario’s Eve” Makes Bequest to Vic One
First female lieutenant-governor of both Ontario and Canada, leaves bequest to her alma mater
Old World, New Support
A.G. Rigg/Ontario Graduate Scholarship recognizes faculty member
MuchMore Sung
U of T degree taught alumna Hannah Sung to see all sides of a story
Master of the Molluscs
Patrick McMurray (PHE 1992) is the first Canadian to win the World Oyster Opening Championships
Kudos
Alumni named to the Order of Canada and other honours
Medieval Merriment
Homecoming celebration for Poculi Ludique Societas members
Star Turns
More than actors, playwrights and directors, these artists are architects who helped create Canada’s thriving theatre scene
Combatting Drug Resistance
Making it easier for scientists to target drug therapy
Almonds Fight Cholesterol
Study finds almonds lower levels of bad cholesterol
Sound Directions
New electronic devices that use sound navigation
The African-Canadian Experience
George Elliott Clarke explores the African-Canadian experience in a new collection of essays
Is Depression on the Rise?
Increasing use of antidepressants in Canada
Ad Nauseam
Repetition in advertising confusing consumer memory
New Hope
U of T researchers are refining an experimental Alzheimer’s vaccine
From Science to Screen
Biology major, David Alpay, plays a pivotal role in Egoyan's latest film
Grand Openings
U of T opens two new buildings for students and researchers
A House on Higher Ground
Tree house competition challenges architecture students to think creatively
Tops Times Nine
U of T ranks top again in Maclean’s annual University rankings
Mini-Med School Mighty Successful
U of T experts discuss various health topics in public program
Team Fights Against Parkinson’s Disease
U of T student volunteers assisted at all-star fundraising event
Poy Elected New Chancellor
Chancellor is the ceremonial head of the university and ambassador to all alumni
Prize Writer
Austin Clarke wins $25,000 Giller Prize for his latest novel, The Polished Hoe
At the Top of Her Game
Last year, Nancy Lee forged the largest sports-rights contract in Canadian broadcast history
Remembering the Fallen
Soldiers' Tower committee seeks funds to renovate tower
Arbor Award Winner Produces Memories
Alumnus helps produce a memory book for New College
Discovering Homecoming
U of T hosts the first Alumni Homecoming in nearly a decade
Kudos
Alumni named to the Order of Canada
Our New Provost
Equity, access, excellence: these are touchstones for Shirley Neuman
Green Roofs Are Cool
Rooftop vegetation helps maintain cooler interior temperatures
The Music of the Cosmos
Researchers gain their first glimpse of the primordial structures that grew into today's galaxy clusters
Hell on Reels
Dante's Inferno has huge impact on modern-day writers and filmmakers, prof finds
A New Weapon in the War on HIV
New drug combination more potent and easier for patients to take
Helping the Heart
U of T scientists identify two genes associated with heart function that could lead to new therapies for heart disease
Teens Silent on Crime
Young people won't talk about being victims of crime for fear of being labeled a "snitch," study finds
What Students Think About Teaching
College students are less likely than children to believe government should impose religious or patriotic values through public schools
Great Twisted Minds
Student Aidan Koper wows audience on Letterman
Aid to Understanding
$1-million gift will support the study of our southern neighbour
Defending the Arts
Chancellor Hal Jackman helps create $45-million endowment for the humanities and social sciences
Holy Communion
Architecture student to have lunch with the Pope
Point of Honour
Fencing and tennis coach inducted into the U of T Sports Hall of Fame
Strategic Research
U of T receives $23 million to develop mentoring and training initiatives