Police Are Using Your Publicly Available DNA to Solve Crimes. That’s a Good Thing.
But it’s also crucial for people to give informed consent to use their genetic information this way
Opinion
The High Road to Justice
Now that cannabis is legal, Canada owes a debt to the communities that paid a steep price during the war on drugs
All Aboard
How can we build a more equitable transit system?
We Need a Green New Deal for Canada
Linking climate action to job creation, living wages and equality reframes the debate as a win-win – though tough political choices remain
The New Nationalism
Around the world, anti-immigrant autocrats are on the rise. Defeating them – and what they stand for – won’t be easy
Confronting the Past
My father demanded an explanation from his mother about what she did during the Holocaust. Like many Germans of his generation, he never got it
Why We Need to Press Pause on Any Kind of Cannabis Promotion
Many companies are selling marijuana as if the drug is totally harmless. It’s not
Drugs Other Than Cannabis Are Too Hazardous to Legalize
Not many people use cocaine, heroin or meth. Prohibition helps keep it that way
Canada Should Legalize All Recreational Drugs
The social harms of prosecuting drug users far outweigh any public health benefits from prohibition
The Motherhood Penalty
Women pay a price for seeking more flexible jobs after having children. Good legislation won’t solve the problem – we need to look at cultural changes, too
The New University of Toronto Magazine
A fresh, expansive look, with a focus on ideas that move us
There Is No Magic Formula When Quitting an Addiction
By 28, I’d been arrested, convicted and kicked out of grad school. But it took me another two years to end my love affair with drugs
Failing is Part of Innovating
How an early defeat helped my company, OpenText, succeed
Hungry for Failure
Defeat might taste like sawdust drizzled with WD-40, but I’ve developed a taste for it
Lessons from My Grandfather
The late Sol Littman’s fight against anti-Semitism is a reminder “to not let history repeat itself”
Life and Death in an Addis Ababa ER
Dr. James Maskalyk describes a day in an emergency room in Ethiopia
An Uncomfortable Truth
Shawn Ahmed has felt firsthand how religious beliefs can lead to discrimination
Who Are We Trying to Reach?
The case for academic writing that everyone can read
Arriving in a Place Where Almost No One Looks Like You
Certain immigrant experiences – such as the tales of those in rural communities – are often overlooked in Canada
On Art and Faith
Artists often understand more about sacrifice than many religious people do
A Life in Blogging
Kerry Clare reflects on how her online oeuvre has shaped her journey
Against Their Will
Being forced into marriage is an all-too-real nightmare for some Canadians
Personal Best
A chronic condition doesn’t need to stop you from pushing yourself athletically
A Journey with Marco Polo
Benjamin Olshin’s map research suggests an unexpectedly connected 13th-century world
The Investigative Spirit
How a Munk School fellowship helped a religion major turn journalist
A Conversation with India
Nisha Pahuja’s documentary film about women becomes a force for change
Reverse Succession
When my son fell ill with cancer, I stepped up to carry on his business vision
Time to Talk
Helen Walsh has an answer to political polarization and crisis: genuine conversation
Activism 2.0
While on a mission to save the Borneo rainforest, Emily Hunter realized environmentalism needs a rethink
Test Tube Burgers
To help save animals and the environment, we should grow meat in a lab
An Education
In 1940, Joyce Taylor graduated in physiotherapy – and soon set off to war
Nightmare in Nanking
Diana Tso has written a play to draw attention to an atrocity against the Chinese people – and deliver a message of reconciliation
Can Radiohead Be Jazz?
Toronto Jazz Festival’s Josh Grossman wants audiences to open their ears to something new
Forest Warrior
Charlotte Gill reminisces about life as a professional tree planter
A Year in the Quake Zone
John P. Racine reflects on how his life has changed since the earthquake in Japan
The Face on the Plate
Dyniss Roland Rainer dishes on becoming a vegetarian
At Your Service
After three decades as a reporter, Caitlin Kelly enters the low-wage world of retail
Warnings from the Red-Light Districts
Katie Palmer helps protect youth from sex tourists in Southeast Asia
Where Are the Women?
Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay asks why only one-fifth of Canadian politicians are female
What a School Can Be
Dr. Alison Kelford finds new meaning for “community” in Maasai Mara, Kenya
Are You There, Robarts? It’s Me, Joe
You’re rough hewn and intimidating but I respect and appreciate you − and wish more students here did, too
Prisoners in Tehran
Treatment of political detainees hasn’t changed – but technology offers hope
Breaking the Cycle
The City of Toronto is not doing enough to make the streets safe for cyclists
Voice of Silence
Journalist Andrew Mitrovica meets one of In Cold Blood’s reticent Clutter sisters
“This Is a Generational Struggle”
Captain Bruce Rolston wonders how long Afghanistan’s calm facade will remain after peacekeepers leave
Crossed Wires
A lesson in the pitfalls of cross-cultural communication
Our New Look
A fresher, more assertive visual style for U of T Magazine
Will Barack Win?
Trinity grad John Ibbitson writes from the front lines of the most exciting American presidential race in modern history
City Builders
Two grads who have helped shaped today's Toronto
Be the Change
Hopeful news on a few fronts
Life, the Universe and TV
Three views on scientific investigation
Reaching Out
The University of Toronto community engages in civic life
A Shiver of Recognition
The best stories and poems reveal something about human experience that hasn't occurred to us before
Global Warning
Universities will help solve climate change
Days of Service
The benefits of volunteering
What Inspires Us
Little things sometimes mean a lot
Forest Friendly
U of T Magazine goes green
Beating the Odds
Drug researchers are helping to develop new weapons in the fight against cancer
Everything Is Possible
Making the student experience count for more
All That’s Fit
How we decide what appears in U of T Magazine