From Dream to Reality
Canada’s next billion-dollar tech start-up might just come from U of T
Canada’s next billion-dollar tech start-up might just come from U of T
Arts grad Dani Reiss wanted to become a writer, then realized there was more than one way to tell a story
Largest private donation in Canadian health-care history will improve cardiac care across the lifespan
The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research brings together three of Canada’s leading centres for cardiac care and research
Max Friesen is racing against time to preserve the cultural history of Canada’s western arctic people
Computer science students are developing a legal application for IBM’s Jeopardy-winning computer as part of $100,000 contest
Agriculture scientists have become interested in this potential environmental champion
A new telescope may shed light on the universe’s first moments
Recent grads win engineering design award for a low-cost medical device that will help keep patients breathing
How should we evaluate the risks and benefits of fracking?
In India, urban renewal schemes and corruption have created a violent economy around the demolition of apartment buildings
New app helps physicians diagnose alcohol withdrawal – and can tell when someone is faking it
U of T launches the Banting & Best Centre, one of North America’s largest entrepreneurial hubs
U of T offers undergrads the chance to try being entrepreneurs – without any of the risk
Science graduate students learn how to turn cutting-edge research into viable businesses
The Internet makes it easy to be mean. No wonder cyberbullying among teens has everyone worried.
Institute for Indigenous Health opens at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Special techniques are needed to design clothes for wheelchair users. The ROM showcases them in a unique exhibition
A big piece in the puzzle of the lost Franklin ships has been found
U of T prof Lynn Cockburn collaborates to improve care delivery in the country she loves
Canada’s process for screening potential immigrants for HIV is opaque and unfair, says prof Laura Bisaillon
Some children’s stories are much better than others at instilling honesty, research finds
Companies that attain a $1-billion market valuation before their 10th year are vanishingly rare
Making pharmaceutical research more open could shave years off the time it takes to bring a new drug to market
U of T engineering students place second in international competition to create most fuel-efficient car
Foods that seem healthy often aren’t, and sugar is the latest culprit
U of T students are collaborating with an Indian social enterprise to reduce the health hazards of indoor smoke
Pediatric surgeon Dr. Tihitena Negussie Mammo boosted her skills at U of T, then shared what she learned with her colleagues in Ethiopia
The Katherine Ballantine Coutts Admission Scholarship is one part of a bigger strategy by U of T to provide more financial support to its students
U of T’s Fellowship in Global Journalism is the first program in the world that specifically trains professionals and academics to be reporters
Student scientists at Astronomy Summer School learn how to design the instruments that show us the cosmos
A celebration of unique, extraordinary and record-breaking feats and facts from the U of T's 187-year history of learning and discovery
Five intriguing technologies that could change your life by 2025
The War of 1812, as seen by political cartoonists
How should architecture adapt to the Far North’s unique climate and culture?
A new app aims to smooth out the often prickly relationship between residents and property managers
Brain dysfunction can cause us to make false statements that we believe to be true
For Facebook and other technology companies it’s still an open – and troublesome – question
A new device promises to ease a major health concern for people with mobility problems
Canada’s temporary foreign workers program needs a rethink, says immigration expert Jeffrey Reitz
A U of T prof is using a simulator to test how to keep drivers off their smartphones -- and focused on the road
Micro device developed at U of T could dramatically boost IVF’s effectiveness
Tye Farrow is creating architecture that can actually prevent disease
Beautiful portraits of U of T grads are part of Cosmopolis -- a unique project to celebrate diversity in Toronto
A computer science grad reimagines two-dimensional web pages as 3-D virtual worlds
Drug-resistant infections are a man-made problem. Is it one we can solve?
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), these are considered the most urgent or serious threats
Dr. Allison McGeer gives advice on the use of antibiotics
Can Kirstine Stewart, a former CBC executive, boost Twitter’s fortunes?
For all its trendiness, there is growing evidence that meditation can make us calmer, kinder – and healthier
Studies show that mindfulness meditation improves everything from stress to binge eating
New $60-million joint initiative will help people living with both mental and physical illnesses
Prof. Chen Shen reveals how life was in China’s Forbidden City
U of T acquires the personal letters of Major-General James Wolfe
U of T’s Math Outreach instructors are changing hearts and minds about an often-feared subject
The biomedical communications program at U of T Mississauga helps students communicate complex ideas
U of T hosts the World Pride Human Rights Conference to give LGBT activists a voice
U of T acquires the “ultimate insider” collection of Allen Ginsberg photos of key pop-culture figures from the 1950s–1990s
Scientists aim to isolate and harness marijuana’s pain-killing properties to create more effective medicines
Invisibility appears possible as researchers use an electromagnetic field to hide objects