Research & Ideas | U of T Magazine - Part 13

Environmental Toxins

Q&A with Miriam Diamond, co-chair of Ontario's Toxics Reduction Scientific Expert Panel Read More

Climate Detectives

A northern lake may offer clues about the future of global warming Read More

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Fear of Numbers

Why do so many kids struggle with math? Read More

Andrew Pyper, with arms crossed over his chest, is standing in front of five columns of windows set in an alcove inside Hart House.

The Dark Art of Storytelling

Novelist Andrew Pyper goes in for the kill Read More

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Wiki Science

Faster and more open collaboration among scientists could yield a wealth of discoveries Read More

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In Transit

Commuter students find places to idle at U of T Read More

Fellowships for Global Health

Two newly graduated doctors will work in southern Africa – and learn about international health issues Read More

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Sunnier Days

High energy prices are giving solar cells a new-found lustre Read More

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Gimme Shelter

Students propose a new use for abandoned buildings Read More

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Gum Control

The case for universal dental care Read More

Wii-hab

Jo-Anne Marcuz is using Nintendo’s Wii video game system to help kids in recovery Read More

Blood Work

Portable device would offer hospitals a quicker way to test patients for infectious diseases Read More

The Credit Crisis

Q&A with Rotman School of Management finance professor, Alan White Read More

Big Blue

U of T and IBM are assembling Canada's most powerful supercomputer Read More

Home Smart Home

Professor Alex Mihailidis is designing an "intelligent" house that will help dementia sufferers Read More

When Inventors Emigrate

Exchange of ideas and know-how benefits the country of origin and new country, study finds Read More

Immigrants Choose Suburbs

Study raises questions for governments about how to integrate newcomers into Canadian society Read More

Frequent Flyers and Sky-High Airfares

Frequent flyer programs raising the cost of airfares at key hub airports Read More

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

Unbroken Dreams

After years of incremental progress, spinal cord repair is edging closer to reality Read More

Smoke and Mirrors

So far, Canada has taken no real action on climate change. It’s time to get serious about Kyoto Read More

Is Global Warming Immoral?

Religious groups are seeking to influence the debate over climate change Read More

Meditate Your Troubles Away

Mindfulness alters brain activity and improves mood, researchers find Read More

Toxins Could Reduce Fertility in Offspring

Pollutants found in cigarette smoke, fumes from wood stoves, can reduce fertility in female offspring Read More

A Fad Worth Revisiting

Salba may reduce the risk of heart disease in people with Type 2 diabetes Read More

The Lives of Otters

High levels of mercury and lead in fish may not be good for them - or us Read More

Magic Touch

A computer you can really grab on to Read More

Master of the Miniature

Postdoctoral fellow Naomi Matsuura wins the 2007 Polanyi Prize Read More

Untangling Alzheimer’s

A U of T centre is hunting down the genes that cause this debilitating brain illness, and moving us closer to a cure Read More

Are You at Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s?

Genetic testing may provide an answer - but it’s rarely decisive and can have unexpected consequences Read More

This spring, an international team of physicists, including several from U of T, will launch the most ambitious science experiment ever devised. Their goal: to unlock the secrets of the universe Read More

When Flattery Rears Its Head

Children as young as four understand that well-placed praise can yield social benefits Read More

Nutrition in a Bottle

Food Engineering Group is creating a drink that will provide protein, vitamins and micronutrients Read More

Seeking Justice for All

Pilot project helps people avoid jail-shelter cycle Read More

Something in the Air

An international research team has found traces of phosgene in the atmosphere Read More

Space Invader

Dr. Dave Williams breaks Canadian spacewalk records Read More

Urban Legend

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

About Face

A popular social networking website is changing how students interact Read More

Donating BCE Shares Yields Tax Benefit

U of T and donor benefit from donated shares Read More

Oceans on Mars

Ridges on the red planet might have been shorelines Read More

A Bad Wrap

Food packaging is a potential source of chemicals in the bloodstream Read More

A Million Dollars, Baby

Computer science team vies for Netflix prize Read More

How to Feel Rich Quick

Currencies with a high face value such as the Japanese yen make people feel wealthier Read More

What You Eat Says about You

People who eat "good" foods are perceived as more trustworthy, study finds Read More

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The Complete Cowboy Junkies

Media Commons collection spans 20 years of Canadian band’s history Read More

Cause Celeb

Do Hollywood stars change the public's perception of issues? Read More

Can a Brain Change?

Dr. Norman Doidge argues that the brain is far more malleable than previously thought Read More

Under the Toronto Sun

U of T teams with ARISE and Portlands Energy Centre to design the city's first solar power research facility Read More

Cancer Killer

Implant infused with drugs can treat ovarian cancer, minus the chemo side effects Read More

Braking News!

New kind of tail lights could reduce vehicle accidents Read More

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The Problem of Pain

A pioneering Toronto clinic takes a new approach to a baffling medical problem Read More

Leading the Green Revolution

Forestry scientists are at the forefront of environmental research Read More

Donald Coxeter peers into a large kaleidoscope during a visit to the University of Minnesota in 1967

King of Infinite Space

Donald Coxeter, who taught geometry at U of T for more than 60 years, is the subject of a new book Read More

A Meditative State of Mind

What are people really doing when they’re meditating? Read More

One Latte with Dopamine Blocker, Please

Study could lead to new treatment options for people with addictions Read More

One Person, Half a Vote?

Ontario, Alberta and B.C. being shortchanged in Parliament, study finds Read More

Digital Nip/Tuck

Software simulates plastic surgery Read More

English doctoral student Mingjun Lu received the 2006 William E. Taylor Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

The Memory Keeper

Mingjin Lu is finding connections between early Chinese and Western thought Read More

Bottoms Up

A social history of booze 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