Natural Reactions
Herbs and other natural remedies can have negative side effects or harmful interactions with drugs
What Was I Thinking?
Ecstasy use can lead to memory impairment, study finds
Private Practice and the Public Purse
"We need to rethink the scope of out public health-care system," says law prof
The Travel Bug Can Kill You
Malaria is becoming a serious health threat for international travellers
Abuse Is Not Just Physical
National study reveals that most child welfare investigations are due to neglect and emotional abuse
Divining the Message
Manuscripts shed new light on life in mediaeval Italy
A Fly on the Wall, Literally
Parasitic flies may hold secret to better hearing-aid technology
Our New Look
U of T Magazine undergoes a facelift
Practice Makes Perfect
State-of-the-art pharmacy lab will include compounding and dispensing facilities
Remembering Churchill
Reading room named after the former British prime minister
AIDS Lab to Be Upgraded
$300,000 injection will make U of T a real contender on the HIV research front, says program director
Birgeneau Elected to Royal Society
Former president Robert Prichard named president of Torstar, and three profs pick up Killam Fellowships
Keeping Canada on the Radar Screen
New chairs established at the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
New Student Centre for UTSC
Students vote to contribute $60 a year each to project
All in the Family
Three generations of women work or study at U of T
Malcolm McGrath Retires
Assistant engineering dean helped start U of T Day and established the Leaving Class Pledge
Michael Morgan Named Moss Scholar
UTAA honours students, staff and faculty with Awards of Excellence
Don’t Pressure Me!
Study finds that unhappy marriages increase blood pressure
Go with the Flo
The writing of Florence Nightingale brought to light
Seeking a Single E-male?
Digital dating is becoming a convenient alternative in the single scene
Breast Milk a Baby-Booster
Breast milk protein jump-starts the immune system in newborns
Show and Tell
Instruction manual to "how to" film
Healthy Diets Go Straight to the Brain
Lowering fat intake is good for your brain
Rocks of Ages
Discovering the path of granite magma
Theatre of Love
Alfred Bader donates $6 million for the construction of Victoria College theatre
Mission to MaRS?
U of T supports MaRS, a non-profit innovation centre
Stars Above
Asteroid named in honour of professor emeritus
The Emperor’s New Scholarship
Annual scholarship for Sexual Diversity Studies program
In Support of Multiculturalism
Researchers to study how new immigrants overcome difficulties and settle in Canada
Why They Give
Supporting education
Compete and Prosper
Rotman creates the J. Douglas and Ruth Grant Chair in Competitiveness
Celebrating 100
Grad sent the university $25 for the construction of Alumni Gates
A Lifetime of Study
Alumna earned a U of T degree at age 87
Kudos
Distinguished Educators Award and the Helmut Kallman Prize
Youth Revisited
Seniors' group shows no signs of slowing down
Freedom 60?
Seniors benefit from public programs when retiring between the ages 60 and 61
Speedy Little Old Fossil
Oldest known fossil of a two-footed, running creature
Resourceful Device
Risk and expense of extensive drilling not required with new energy sourcing device
Alzheimer’s Vaccine?
Study by researchers in the Faculty of Medicine
C-sections Safest For Breech Births
New study comparing planned c-sections with planned vaginal births
Broadcasting Live from U of T
U of T hosts four-part series on globalization broadcast live by TVOntario
We’re Still Number 1
U of T is tops again in medical/doctoral category of Maclean's Canadian universities rankings
Ian Manners Wins Steacie Prize
Awards for U of T faculty
Knee-deep in Olympic champions
U of T athletes on the podium
Architectural Awards for UTM
City of Mississauga 2000 Urban Design Award of Excellence
Pachter Moose Takes Up Residence
Art gift to Graduate House residence
The Burger King and the Prime Minister
Scholarship established scholarship in honour of favourite Canadian PM
Mixing Business with Volunteerism
MBA entrance award established for the voluntary sector
Chair Named for Frank Gehry
$2-million endowment supports International Visiting Chair in Architectural Design
Musical Chairs
Event raises funds for the purchase of 30 to 35 ergonomic chairs
Ethnic Isolation
Ethnic communities risk being at a disadvantage
The Skinny on Smoking Less
New research in nicotine addiction
Fast, Safe Fibroid Removal
New treatment for fibroids
Urban Grime Rate
Study finds hazardous pollutants
A Protein Worth Probing
New research in colorectal cancer
The Wounds of War
Over 6,000 connected with the university served in the active forces during WWI
The Artful Annie
Collaborative fine art program offered by UTM and Sheridan College
Stompin’ Tom’s Thesis
Canadian singer awarded honorary degree
The Art of Change
The University of Toronto Art Centre has reopened as a mature gallery, with U of T’s own collections and travelling exhibits on view
More Than Meets the Eye
Glaucoma affects major vision centres in the brain, as well as eyes