Eyes Everywhere
Recent revelations about governments spying on their citizens should have us all concerned about abuse of power Read More
Research & Ideas
First Contact
A professor at the Dunlap Institute is trying to answer one of the biggest questions in all of science: Is there intelligent life beyond Earth? Read More
Garbage into Gas
An idea developed at U of T would help turn polluting oilsands waste into clean-burning hydrogen gas Read More
Business Ties
Governments should do more to encourage immigrant entrepreneurs to forge links with businesses in their native countries, according to a U of T report Read More
Leaning Left
Meditation might make you more liberal, according to new U of T research Read More
Taking on Goliath
A Toronto startup is using technology to reinvent how homes are bought and sold Read More
Backpacking with a Purpose
David Berkal wants to change the way people think about tourism Read More
Beauty in Numbers
Nadia Amoroso helps clients interpret complex data quickly and present it memorably Read More
Uncovering Fraud
Computer science grad Stephen Piron is helping banks stay on the right side of regulators Read More
A Grateful Mindset
MindFest promotes mental health awareness through crafts Read More
Into the Wild
U of T partners with the Jane Goodall Institute to send students to Uganda to study endangered wildlife Read More
Housing First
It turns out that a good way to help homeless people is to actually give them a home Read More
Making Traffic Smarter
An intelligent transportation system could reduce wait times at traffic lights in Toronto by more than half Read More
Lighting a Revolution
Three grads have developed an LED that uses a fraction of the electricity of other light bulbs Read More
The Tiny Perfect Keyboard
As devices get smaller, a U of T company has created a keyboard that makes typing easier while using less screen space Read More
The Glutamate Riddle
Grad student Christina Nona seeks to unlock the role of an important brain chemical in Alzheimer’s and addiction Read More
Intelligent Clothing
Architecture grad student Stacie Vos has developed a "smart" shirt that can detect germs and protect its wearer from them Read More
Starving Cancer Cells
Many scientists work for years to find a cure for a single type of cancer - Patrick Gunning has his sights set on four Read More
Literary Songbird
Katherine Larson infuses her study of English with a passion for music to find new meaning in literature Read More
Speed of Light
Joyce Poon is developing optical devices that could make computers vastly more powerful and a whole lot faster Read More
Goodbye to Plastic?
Emma Master imagines a world with much less garbage, thanks to new organic materials she’s researching Read More
The Art of Activism
Naisargi Dave investigates what inspires someone to take up a cause Read More
Asia Rising
As global power shifts to Asia, Canada’s success will depend on seeing more than just business opportunities in the region, says Joseph Wong Read More
Aging Well
Samir Sinha wants to help keep older Canadians healthy and independent for longer. As the population ages, the viability of our health-care system depends on it Read More
Go Argonautes!
Julie Claycomb is researching a group of proteins that may yield new treatments for a variety of genetic and viral diseases Read More
Markets Without Borders?
Deborah Cowen investigates what happens when governments sacrifice the rights of their citizens to protect the flow of goods across national lines Read More
The Importance of Being Intuitive
Chen-Bo Zhong is interested in how intuition affects moral decisions – and prevents us from behaving unethically Read More
The New Regent Park
A university community helps a neighbourhood transform Read More
Towers of Song
A U of T music grad runs an innovative program to bring affordable music lessons to Regent Park youth Read More
Pathways’ Progress
A homework support program involving OISE students has more than doubled high school graduation rates in Regent Park Read More
Building a Virtual Jukebox
UTM entrepreneurs win $2,500 for their eJuked app Read More
Moustache Maven
Professor Allan Peterkin is the world’s leading facial-hair expert Read More
Peace of Mind
A U of T project aims to bring better mental health to a country where most illnesses go untreated Read More
The Right Candidate for You
Vote Compass helps citizens sort one politician’s views from another’s. Now, municipal voters will get to try it Read More
Machine Translation
Understand and speak Mandarin? If not, a computer may soon do it for you Read More
Patent Wars
Intellectual property rights are intended to foster innovation. But could they actually be stifling it? Read More
What Do the Adrenal Glands Do?
U of T team's video wins Scientific American challenge Read More
Arms and the Prehistoric Man
Discovery suggests human ancestors began hunting with stone-tipped spears far earlier than previously thought Read More
What Causes Altitude Sickness?
New U of T research upends theories about how the body adapts to less oxygen Read More
Hello, My Name Is…
Tired of having her name mispronounced, Ritu Bhasin developed an app to address the problem Read More
Is Air Quality Affecting Your Health?
A U of T prof is looking at the relationship between traffic emissions, health and how close people live to major roads Read More
Apocalypse How?
The world is certain to end – just probably not this year Read More
Welcome to the “Apopalypse”
The fascination with end times is everywhere in pop culture - including that Britney Spears song on your iPod Read More
Evil Robots
Could the machines we create one day destroy us? Read More
Deadly Pandemics through History
It seems that every era has its scourge Read More
Zombies vs. Vampires
What’s scarier, a zombie or vampire apocalypse? Read More
How Stars Die
Some blow out, others just fade away Read More
The Technopreneurs
Science students get a month-long crash course in turning an idea into a viable business at U of T’s “Techno” program Read More
Canada’s Next Tech Success?
Three Techno participants share the vision for their companies Read More
Fine Art in Fabric
Art history prof Alexandra Palmer goes BIG with a ROM textile exhibition Read More
U of T’s Biggest Class Ever
Coursera brings online learning to the masses Read More
Eastern Promise
U of T celebrates its connections to the Asia-Pacific region Read More
Are Smartphones Safe?
As we become inseparable from our mobile devices, the risk of identity theft is growing Read More
Neighbourhood Health
People who live in less “walkable” communities, especially new Canadians, are more likely to develop diabetes Read More
Voter Inequality
In a federal election, why does a vote from Charlottetown count for more than one from Markham? Read More
Second Skin
Machine-made skin being developed at U of T may be safer, faster and cheaper than traditional grafts Read More