Making Canada Heard
Benefactor Peter Munk hopes school bearing his name will help transmit Canadian values around the world
People
A Month in Medicine
Mentorship offers high schoolers a close-up look at a career in health
Funny Bones
Hart Hanson blends crime and comedy on his hit Fox TV show
Rock Star Lawyer
Erika Savage is helping to pioneer a new kind of recording contract at Universal Music Group
Crimes Against Women
Shelley Saywell explores so-called “honour killings” in her new film
Learning to Let Go
In her new book, author Marni Jackson searches for the right level of involvement in her adult son's life
60 Seconds With Autumn Haag
What information studies grad won a spot on Jeopardy, got her Daily Double right and found out something surprising while on set?
The Architecture of a Life
Out of hardship, Raymond Moriyama built the foundation of his career
“My Captain, My Matelot”
Tuan Nguyen and Richard Bingham have weathered both fair and rough waters together
“You Are Your Own Microphone”
For talented young opera singers, a four-week program in Italy is music to the ears
Protecting the View
Should towers be visible behind Queen's Park? An architecture grad fights to safeguard the view of Toronto's most important heritage building
Tasty, Affordable – and Sustainable
Hot Yam serves up the greenest lunch on campus
Unplugged
Residence program seeks to change how students think about energy use and conservation
Nature Study
Every year, Arthur Weis welcomes more than 500 undergrads to Koffler Scientific Reserve
Seuss Power!
Student group recruits talented young musicians to perform for children in hospitals
The Dream Maker
Isaac Olowolafe Jr. donates $25,000 to help students in New College's African Studies program
Northern Light
Trips to the Arctic inspired scholarship for aboriginal students
An Apple for Teacher? How Quaint
Some U of T students go out of their way to express how much they appreciate their favourite prof
The Social Historian
Professor Natalie Zemon Davis gives new life to history’s outsiders
Urban Living
Architecture grads imagine new forms of city housing
The Outlaw
In a creative rut? Renegade computer designer Bill Buxton advocates less work and more play
Global Learning
Rumeet Toor launches a teacher’s college in rural Kenya
The Lost Left
Westerners who reject mainstream culture as “inauthentic” may, in fact, be status seekers, says Andrew Potter
You Are What You Wear
In artist Luis Jacob's new exhibition, bodies are framed within the environment and surroundings are incorporated into bodies
Lee Campbell and Peter Forsythe
"We've been married for more than 30 years now, and it’s been quite the adventure"
Another Feather for Her Cap
U of T awards Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion an honorary degree
60 Seconds With Heather Moyse
Gold medalist Heather Moyse talks to Lisa Bryn Rundle about her Olympic journey
Looking East and West
Campus growth high on the agenda for Governing Council members
The Accidental CEO
Computer engineering student Vincent Cheung's photo software has become an Internet hit
Books Outbound
A new campus group wants to send leftover books from college book sales to schools that could use them
Fashionista
How did first-year student (and former tomboy) Anna Cunningham end up writing a fashion column online?
Tweet the Vote
Social media will be a force in this fall’s Toronto election, if a group of recent grads have their way
Force for Change
Crime in Toronto is down, but after five years as police chief, Bill Blair knows he can't take the city's safety for granted
The Virtual Office
With his company Bump Top, Anand Agarawala is transforming the computer desktop
Animating the Body
Sonya Amin's medical animation company has doubled its revenue almost every year since its inception
Thinking Small
Darren Anderson wants his nanotech company, Vive Nano, to become one of the next global chemical giants
Healthy Hearts
Neena Kanwar says her company, KMH Cardiology and Diagnostic Centres, is committed to quality patient care, short wait times and state-of-the-art technology
Here Comes the Sun
Shawn Qu's Canadian Solar is already one of the world’s largest solar energy companies. Ten years from now he wants it to be an industry leader
Calling All Businesses
Francis Shen credits luck, good ideas, timing and avoiding complacency for his success with Aastra Technologies
Send in the Clown
Fiona Griffiths helps students access their inner entertainer at Hart House
Wisdom Windows
Massey College honours Rose Wolfe and Ursula Franklin
Revolution from Within
U of T student Nerissa Cariño garners a Peace Medallion for her work fighting violence against women
Mealtime Patriotism
Writer Sarah Elton argues in favour of local eating
Poet in Motion
Dionne Brand releases her new collection, Ossuaries, while serving as Toronto’s poet laureate
Strokes of Genius
Doug Carrick has designed more than 50 golf courses worldwide
60 Seconds With Peter Silverman
The former host of Silverman Helps talks about the perils of pursuing unscrupulous businesspeople
Skule Idol
Engineering science alumni reveal a talent for opera
Wendy Cecil Wins Volunteer Award
Other accolades: Rotmans named outstanding philanthropists and two honorary degrees awarded
The Media’s Fault?
Tiger Woods doesn't think personal sins should require public confessions. Media ethics prof and U of T alum Tom Cooper half agrees
The Dragon and the Stars
Writer Tony Pi draws on his Chinese heritage to create a magical alternate history
On “Slacktive” Duty
Are Internet protests as effective as real-world ones?
A Canadian Doctor in Chicago
Educated at U of T, Dr. Martha Gulati sings the praises of universal health coverage to a sometimes skeptical audience
The Imagined City
In her new book, writer Sarah Elton aims to put Toronto on the literary map next to New York, Dublin and Paris
Boosting Your Cultural IQ
U of T programs help immigrants such as Norma Mendez re-establish their careers in Canada
Messenger of Peace
Student journalist Jasmeet Sidhu is named one of Glamour's Top 10 College Women
Mining Innovations
Entrepreneur Pierre Lassonde and Goldcorp help fund a new mining centre
Double Threat
Two new hockey recruits use their "twin telepathy" on the ice
Champion of Accessibility
Professor Rod Michalko works to eradicate prejudices associated with being disabled
Star Turn
Wendy Freedman earns major cosmology prize for her research into the Hubble constant
Alumni Connection
UTAA president Carl Mitchell wants to get to know you better