The Changing Shape of Software
ShapeTape software could help design and refine 3-D models
Research & Ideas
A Prescription for ER Overcrowding
Study measures overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms
Premature Births Linked to Dieting
Undernutrition could have an impact on development
New Residence Promises Multiple Benefits
Building community: donors Russell and Katherine Morrison
Corus of Support
New Chair in Communications Strategy supported by Corus Entertainment
Paths to Peace
At a time of international tension, U of T scholars are leading the search for alternatives to terror and war
The Next Internet
Behind the scenes, U of T researchers are finding ways to build a Net that’s not only more powerful, but a lot more human
Never Miss a Meeting Again
Researchers have developed a system that broadcasts audio, video and slides over the Web
Power to the People
A greater public say in government
An Internet for Everyone
Co-operating in research on technology, and finding innovation
Your U of T Health & Fitness Guide
What's the truth about your health? Take it from the experts
The Sex Diary of a Fly
U of T researchers study how flies age, and their ability to survive and mate, deteriorates
BRCA1 Gene and the Birth Control Pill
Oral contraceptives for five years or more may increase breast cancer risk
Winter Warm-up
Study points to climate change in Western Canada
Medieval Melodies
Finding the sound of lost medieval music
Service With a Smile
Smiling can improve your work life
The Exxon Factor
Reputations can carry weight over supporting data
New Solution for Blood Transfusions
Cell-free hemoglobin may be an option for patients otherwise opposed to transfusions
The Big Picture
U of T cosmologists are piecing together the epic table of how the universe has evolved over 14 billion years
The Family Business
Law grad Jean Teillet continues the fight of great-granduncle Louis Riel – in the courtroom
Combatting Drug Resistance
Making it easier for scientists to target drug therapy
Almonds Fight Cholesterol
Study finds almonds lower levels of bad cholesterol
Sound Directions
New electronic devices that use sound navigation
Is Depression on the Rise?
Increasing use of antidepressants in Canada
Ad Nauseam
Repetition in advertising confusing consumer memory
New Hope
U of T researchers are refining an experimental Alzheimer’s vaccine
A House on Higher Ground
Tree house competition challenges architecture students to think creatively
The Proof Is Out There
In the early 1970s, black holes were just a topic for scientific speculation. Then astrophysist Tom Bolton began pondering the matter
Green Roofs Are Cool
Rooftop vegetation helps maintain cooler interior temperatures
The Music of the Cosmos
Researchers gain their first glimpse of the primordial structures that grew into today's galaxy clusters
A New Weapon in the War on HIV
New drug combination more potent and easier for patients to take
Helping the Heart
U of T scientists identify two genes associated with heart function that could lead to new therapies for heart disease
Teens Silent on Crime
Young people won't talk about being victims of crime for fear of being labeled a "snitch," study finds
Road Sage
Put away your aggression and stop leaning on that horn! Baher Abdulhai's research shows that the average commute time in the GTA can be reduced by 50 per cent
Love Changes All
Battles of the sexes are common in the animal world, especially when it comes to mating
A Dream Solution to Pain?
Research could lead to new treatment options for pain sufferers
Why Bees Leave Home
Foraging and food-gathering may be genetically encoded into honeybees' brains
A Gas from the Past
Geochemist discovers gases that may have been present on Earth before the origin of life
Lean Times
In Toronto's expensive rental market, welfare doesn't cover cost of a nutritional diet, study finds
The Gay Voice
Some men may subconsciously adopt certain female speech patterns
The Smell of Success
Prof is researching bacteria that could "eat" air pollutants
Wasting Talent
Canadian employers and immigrants would both benefit from better "mutual orientation," study finds
U of T Magazine Picks Up Nine Awards
Honours include gold for best writing and silver for best magazine
An Intellectual Emergency
In the month following the horror of September 11, and 20 years after her frosh year, writer Margaret Webb returns to U of T, again seeking understanding of the world
The Woodsworker
Peter Schleifenbaum and his one-of-a-kind Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve show that well-managed forests can serve the needs of commercial logging and conservationists. We can have our timber and trees, too
Stewards of Our Forests
Forest certification promotes sustainable practices
Chew on This!
David Jenkins and Janet Polivy both explore the power of food. He probes its impact on the body, while she studies its connection to the mind
Pass the Tomato… and the Salt
Researchers create tomato that thrives in salty irrigation water
Enter at Own Risk
Emergency care in hospitals may be weaker on the weekends, study finds
What’s in a Name?
Labels may end up suiting the people we apply them to
Solvents Harmful to Unborn
Increased risk of visual impairments, study finds
Restoring Movement
Plastic tube may hold hope for paralyzed patients
Words Speak for Themselves
Children find it difficult to interpret tone of voice
The Seven Stages of Life
A guide to health, from our first entrance on stage to our final act
The Infant
At first, the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse's arms
The Schoolboy
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel and shining morning face
The Lover
And then the lover, sighing like furnace with a woeful ballad
The Soldier
Then a soldier, full of strange oaths... jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel
The Justice
And then the justice...full of wise saws and modern instances
The Sixth Age
The sixth age shifts into the lean and slippered Pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side