Research & Ideas

Paths to Peace

At a time of international tension, U of T scholars are leading the search for alternatives to terror and war Read More

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 Read More

The Big Picture

U of T cosmologists are piecing together the epic table of how the universe has evolved over 14 billion years Read More

Helping the Heart

U of T scientists identify two genes associated with heart function that could lead to new therapies for heart disease Read More

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 Read More

Lean Times

In Toronto's expensive rental market, welfare doesn't cover cost of a nutritional diet, study finds Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More