Research & Ideas | U of T Magazine - Part 14

Adjunct professor Clive Finlayson found that Neanderthals survived thousands of years longer than previously believed - in Gorham's Cave in Gibralter Read More

One-Stop Solution for Early Childhood Education

U of T research shows merging daycare, kindergarten and family support benefits kids, parents and teachers – but scaling it up won’t be easy Read More

Deep Sea Excitement

There is still no machinery for sea floor mining, but the technology exists Read More

Museum of the Missing

An estimated 100,000 works of art have disappeared Read More

OMG I Luv IM

Teens use a lot of instant messaging terms, but not in spoken conversation, study finds Read More

Drug Provides Key to Halting Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice

Researchers discover new breakthrough in fighting Alzheimer’s disease Read More

The Agony of Ecstasy

Long-term study of the cognitive effects of regular ecstasy use Read More

The Nature of Things

Robert Bateman, 76, talks about wildlife art, conservation and the joys of painting predators Read More

La Turmalina and La Amatista departed from Iquitos and travelled up the Ucayali and Maranon Rivers, two of the Amazon's largest tributaries

Seven Days on the Amazon

A journey into one of the world's most mysterious - and endangered - natural realms Read More

Illustration of a man sorting through a trash bin while behind another person looks into house with binoculars.

Life Ever After

Years of university – then what? As John Fraser discovered, first jobs can lead in unexpected directions Read More

HIV on the Rise in Ontario

U of T study finds rate of increase in HIV diagnoses highest among heterosexuals Read More

Freedom to Surf

The Citizen Lab at the Munk Centre takes on growing worldwide Internet censorship and surveillance Read More

What Prejudice Does

Belonging to a stigmatized group reduces the self-control students use regulate to their behaviour Read More

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

Decoding the meaning of physical gestures and things Read More

Rooms with a Breeze

A compact cottage experience Read More

Early Warning

"Flake Awake" takes first prize in the Idea Competition sponsored by the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Read More

Bringing CanCon to the World

Law professor Michael Geist is making the case for a Canadian digital library Read More

How Much Are Drugs Worth?

A fledgling medical science attempts an answer Read More

School of Jazz

For U of T Music students, it's all about the passion and the desire to play Read More

Cathie Long (BA 1971 Trinity) was part of an experiment by Prof. Raymond Reilly to find a new way to treat breast cancer

A Twist of Fate

Raymond Reilly was looking for a better way to diagnose breast cancer. Instead, he discovered a new way to treat it Read More

Pinpoint Delivery

Professor Christine Allen uses nanotechnology to ensure cancer-fighting drugs get where they need to go Read More

Outdoor Sweatshops

U of T geography professor Ken MacDonald is challenging unfair labour practices on the slopes of the Karakoram Mountains Read More

Dinosaur’s “Duck Bill” Not Linked to Sense of Smell

PhD student reconstructs the brain and nasal cavity of the lambeosaur Read More

The Politics of Suspicion

Ideas-oriented periodical explores the politics of suspicion in a post-9/11 world Read More

Rinse May Identify Risk of Gum Disease

New oral rinse developed by Professor Michael Glogauer at University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry Read More

Heavenly Dance

"Gravitas: Portraits of a Universe in Motion." Read More

Placental Problems Linked to Heart Disease

U of T study led by Dr. Joel Ray of the department of medicine Read More

Ghost Worlds

The search for other Earths Read More

What Is a Planet?

Recent discoveries force astronomers to rethink long-held definition Read More

A Whole New World of Study

U of T Scarborough to launch planetary science program Read More

Of Mice and Men

U of T team finds that few protein-coding genes remain to be discovered, but a single gene can spawn thousands of different proteins Read More

Nano Space Invaders

Tiny satellites will conduct innovative experiments Read More

Meet the SIMs

Computer-operated mannequins can tell nursing students "That hurts!" or "I feel dizzy!" Read More

Foiling the Warren Harding Syndrome

Structured interviews help weed out bias in job selection Read More

Eureka!

Where do great ideas come from? Read More

Great Eureka Moments in History

From Isaac Newton to Sir Paul McCartney, inspiration arrived suddenly Read More

Can Machines Be Creative?

The question is challenging both computer scientists and psychologists Read More

Hossein Derakhshan in a red T-shirt and white pants, standing in front of a black wall with leafy vines running vertically on either side.

A Dissident’s Diary

Can a blogger bring political change to Iran? Read More

The Infinite Library

Researchers are welcoming Google's plan to digitize millions of books, but the implications for libraries are profound Read More

Lines of Defence

Embryonic stem cell lines will give scientists new potential for curing diseases Read More

Home Cheap Home

Pay more for energy efficiency up front, save more in the long term, says prof Read More

Why Kids Keep Quiet about Abuse

Social isolation and rigid gender roles within the family are two factors, says prof Read More

African Queen

A museum studies prof is working to unearth the ancient leader's complete life story Read More

Foiled Again

Prof develops quantum cryptography method that could improve Internet security Read More

Preventing Postpartum Depression

Key is identifying women at risk early, says prof Read More

Teamwork Differs for Men and Women

Study finds that men prefer more hierarchical groups Read More

Illustration of a one tonne weight above a car

A Cleaner Future

Just how close are we? Read More

Fields of Gold

Chemist David Boocock has developed a clean-burning fuel from organic waste Read More

Hydrogen Village

Pierre Rivard imagines an "Internet of energy" on Toronto's Port Lands Read More

Doctors performing surgery on seven-month-old twins Tinashe and Tinotenda Mufuka in an operating room at The Hospital for Sick Children

Miracle at Sick Kids

Zimbabwean twins Tinashe and Tinotenda Mufuka were born conjoined. A marvel of international co-operation brought them apart Read More

The Awful Tooth

Dental injury prevalent among young people, study finds Read More