Research & Ideas

The researchers hope to show that where you live is just as important as how you live.
The researchers hope to show that where you live is just as important as how you live.

Is Your City Happy?

People living on the east side of Toronto are more neurotic than those in the west, study of cities’ “personalities” finds Read More

Denise Chong has written what she calls “the biography of a gesture” to explore just what drove Lu Decheng to jeopardize his life for a cause he believes in.
Denise Chong has written what she calls “the biography of a gesture” to explore just what drove Lu Decheng to jeopardize his life for a cause he believes in.

Act of Defiance

In her new book, Denise Chong profiles one of the men who, 20 years ago, dared to lob eggs at a portrait of Mao. As Western businesses vie for access to Chinese markets, do such political gestures still matter? Read More

Photo of a black child
Photo of a black child

Africentric Schools

Professor George Dei says parents of black children have been concerned for 30 years that the Toronto school system is not serving their children. “It was time to try a new approach.” Read More

The beginning of the gay rights movement in North America: Christopher Street Liberation Day, New York City, June 28, 1970
The beginning of the gay rights movement in North America: Christopher Street Liberation Day, New York City, June 28, 1970

Out and Proud

How students, faculty, staff and alumni brought queer activism to the University of Toronto and changed the campus forever Read More

Maureen Walter is participating in the Women in Transition program at the Faculty of Law
Maureen Walter is participating in the Women in Transition program at the Faculty of Law

Women in Law

Some women leave the legal profession to raise a family. A new Faculty of Law program helps them return Read More

Connecting Communities

Investing in high-speed rail and clean electricity could help lift Toronto out of the recession – and set the stage for a sustainable future Read More

Children sit at a table at the Institute for Child Study
Children sit at a table at the Institute for Child Study

Head of the Class

U of T’s Institute of Child Study has influenced education in Canada for more than 80 years. A visit to the lab school reveals why. Read More

Close-up headshot of Dr. James Orbinski, wearing a blue-striped scarf, against a dark grey background
Close-up headshot of Dr. James Orbinski, wearing a blue-striped scarf, against a dark grey background

A Doctor in Kigali

Dr. James Orbinski served as head mission for Doctors Without Borders during the Rwandan Genocide. What he saw there transformed him Read More

Urban Legend

Celebrated American academic Richard Florida heads up the new Martin Prosperity Institute at U of T Read More

Show of Faith

U of T's ecclesiastic alphabet once began and ended with "A" for Anglican, but now embraces everyone from Ahmadis to Zenists Read More

Illustration of a schoolchild
Illustration of a schoolchild

School Ties

Research by child development professor Carl Corter shows that providing daycare at elementary schools benefits children, parents and teachers Read More