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
Research & Ideas
Unbroken Dreams
After years of incremental progress, spinal cord repair is edging closer to reality
Smoke and Mirrors
So far, Canada has taken no real action on climate change. It’s time to get serious about Kyoto
Is Global Warming Immoral?
Religious groups are seeking to influence the debate over climate change
Meditate Your Troubles Away
Mindfulness alters brain activity and improves mood, researchers find
Toxins Could Reduce Fertility in Offspring
Pollutants found in cigarette smoke, fumes from wood stoves, can reduce fertility in female offspring
A Fad Worth Revisiting
Salba may reduce the risk of heart disease in people with Type 2 diabetes
The Lives of Otters
High levels of mercury and lead in fish may not be good for them - or us
Magic Touch
A computer you can really grab on to
Master of the Miniature
Postdoctoral fellow Naomi Matsuura wins the 2007 Polanyi Prize
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
Are You at Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s?
Genetic testing may provide an answer - but it’s rarely decisive and can have unexpected consequences
God’s Laboratory
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
When Flattery Rears Its Head
Children as young as four understand that well-placed praise can yield social benefits
Nutrition in a Bottle
Food Engineering Group is creating a drink that will provide protein, vitamins and micronutrients
Seeking Justice for All
Pilot project helps people avoid jail-shelter cycle
Something in the Air
An international research team has found traces of phosgene in the atmosphere
Space Invader
Dr. Dave Williams breaks Canadian spacewalk records
Urban Legend
Celebrated American academic Richard Florida heads up the new Martin Prosperity Institute at U of T
About Face
A popular social networking website is changing how students interact
Donating BCE Shares Yields Tax Benefit
U of T and donor benefit from donated shares
Oceans on Mars
Ridges on the red planet might have been shorelines
A Bad Wrap
Food packaging is a potential source of chemicals in the bloodstream
A Million Dollars, Baby
Computer science team vies for Netflix prize
How to Feel Rich Quick
Currencies with a high face value such as the Japanese yen make people feel wealthier
What You Eat Says about You
People who eat "good" foods are perceived as more trustworthy, study finds
The Complete Cowboy Junkies
Media Commons collection spans 20 years of Canadian band’s history
Cause Celeb
Do Hollywood stars change the public's perception of issues?
Can a Brain Change?
Dr. Norman Doidge argues that the brain is far more malleable than previously thought
Under the Toronto Sun
U of T teams with ARISE and Portlands Energy Centre to design the city's first solar power research facility
Cancer Killer
Implant infused with drugs can treat ovarian cancer, minus the chemo side effects
Braking News!
New kind of tail lights could reduce vehicle accidents
The Problem of Pain
A pioneering Toronto clinic takes a new approach to a baffling medical problem
Leading the Green Revolution
Forestry scientists are at the forefront of environmental research
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
A Meditative State of Mind
What are people really doing when they’re meditating?
One Latte with Dopamine Blocker, Please
Study could lead to new treatment options for people with addictions
One Person, Half a Vote?
Ontario, Alberta and B.C. being shortchanged in Parliament, study finds
Digital Nip/Tuck
Software simulates plastic surgery
The Memory Keeper
Mingjin Lu is finding connections between early Chinese and Western thought
Bottoms Up
A social history of booze
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
Religion Versus the Charter
Canada's commitment to multiculturalism is being tested in new and unexpected ways
Trash Talk
Can new technology make Toronto's garbage problem disappear?
Remembrance of Things Past
Margaret MacMillan examines a week that changed the world
To Catch a (Bike) Thief
"Bike bait" program uses GPS technology to track stolen property
Fresh Obsessed
U of T to bring local farmers' produce to campus
Poplar Science
An international team has decoded the genetic sequence of a tree
Enemies of the State
In her book Villa Bel-Air, Rosemary Sullivan asks why totalitarian regimes are so afraid of art
Flash Physics
Prof's online animations help students prepare for experiments
The Vegan Advantage
Vegetable diet a healthy choice for Type 2 diabetics, study finds
Last Neanderthals on Earth
Adjunct professor Clive Finlayson found that Neanderthals survived thousands of years longer than previously believed - in Gorham's Cave in Gibralter
School Ties
Research by child development professor Carl Corter shows that providing daycare at elementary schools benefits children, parents and teachers
Deep Sea Excitement
There is still no machinery for sea floor mining, but the technology exists
Museum of the Missing
An estimated 100,000 works of art have disappeared
OMG I Luv IM
Teens use a lot of instant messaging terms, but not in spoken conversation, study finds
Drug Provides Key to Halting Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice
Researchers discover new breakthrough in fighting Alzheimer’s disease
The Agony of Ecstasy
Long-term study of the cognitive effects of regular ecstasy use
The Nature of Things
Robert Bateman, 76, talks about wildlife art, conservation and the joys of painting predators
Seven Days on the Amazon
A journey into one of the world's most mysterious - and endangered - natural realms