Tossing a Coin
The Royal Canadian Mint has finally produced its last penny. Is it time to get rid of the nickel, too? Read More
Research & Ideas
Future Forest
Will higher air temperatures affect Canada's evergreen forests? Read More
Energy Superpower – or Underachiever?
Canada must co-ordinate its energy research better if it wants to be a global player, according to a U of T report Read More
Frugal Thinking
How do you bring basic sanitation to two billion people in low-income countries? Inventing a toilet that works for pennies a day is a start Read More
Frugal Fortification
A U of T nutritional scientist has developed a low-cost product to fight vitamin and mineral deficiency in developing countries Read More
The Sage of Bay Street
David Rosenberg warned of a financial crisis few others saw coming. So why, amid ongoing global turmoil, is Bay Street’s most noted pessimist ready to change his tune? Read More
A Shift in Perception
Discoveries in brain science are prompting new theories about how our senses work – and how they affect our understanding of the world Read More
Digging Deep
How many new dinosaur species can one person help find? Professor David Evans is up to eight Read More
Do the Locomotion
U of T’s Knowledge Media Design Institute challenges its students to use media to raise awareness Read More
Ingenious Medicine
Genetic testing may soon reveal what pharmaceutical drugs work best for you, with fewest side-effects Read More
The Single Life
Is ‘one’ really the loneliest number? Read More
Watchful Eyes
Security cameras are everywhere. A new app invites Torontonians to help map them Read More
Clash of the Britons
Was the War of 1812 actually a civil war? Read More
Rotary Club
How does one build a human-powered helicopter? Read More
Subway to Mecca
The Saudi Arabian city is wrestling with a transit problem of Koranic proportions Read More
Escaping Gridlock
What’s the solution to Toronto’s traffic problems? Read More
Perfect Harmony
A new U of T research centre will investigate the curative power of music Read More
How Music Gets Inside
At its simplest, music is just sound. And sound is just vibration. So how does it get inside us, and influence us? Read More
Revolutionary Road
Forty years ago, an intrepid group of professors and students sparked progress for women across U of T Read More
A Cut Above
U of T researchers have devised a way to refurbish donor lungs before they’re transplanted Read More
Words, by the Numbers
What can a computer reveal about a work of fiction? Plenty, it seems Read More
The $100 Artificial Leg
The simple, inexpensive device matches the function of far more costly technology Read More
Faster, Higher, Stronger
You don’t need an Olympic training regimen to get healthy through exercise Read More
Labour Days
Chinese propaganda posters from the 1960s celebrate work as an act of nation-building Read More
Computer Says No
The challenge to improve online dating Read More
Clear and Present Danger
ABC correspondent Muhammad Lila reports from Pakistan and Afghanistan Read More
Seeing Disease
Researchers are developing better ways to detect serious illnesses before they become life-threatening – and while they’re still treatable Read More
Planet Hunters
With the discovery of hundreds of worlds around other stars, will we find that Earth is not alone in bearing life? Read More
How India Innovates
A new institute will study the country’s successes Read More
Scholarship Honours Toronto Developer
Friends and family of the late Paul Oberman have created an award for architecture and urban design Read More
Flood Control
As New Orleans rebuilds, U of T students are helping the city rethink its approach to water management Read More
Elderburbia
A term for Canada's growing population of senior citizens Read More
Power Plants
A blueprint for an “artificial leaf” could lead to solar cells that generate a lot more power Read More
A Computer Screen You Can Fold
Thinner, more flexible displays could radically change how we use and experience computers Read More
Politics and the One Per Cent
What effect will unlimited corporate spending have on the U.S. election? Read More
Roadside Harvest
Toxic elements in most city-grown vegetables are at acceptable levels, according to a new study. But be careful of the eggplant! Read More
An Apple for the Students
Autistic children develop better communications skills when using iPads, researcher finds Read More
Solar-Powered Flight
A new kind of aircraft could fly 1,000 km powered only by the sunlight that shines on its back Read More
Rob Ford, the Opera
In which God may or may not be Margaret Atwood Read More
Saving Lives, One Death at a Time
What one of the world’s largest mortality studies is teaching us about public health Read More
Technologies for Aging Gracefully
A University of Toronto lab is harnessing computers to make life better as we age Read More
Breath of Life
Bev Bradley is developing technology to give hospitals in low-income countries a more reliable supply of medical oxygen Read More
Scanning the Arctic Skies
Clear and dark during the winter, Canada’s North is the perfect place for a new U of T astronomy project Read More
Business Boot Camp
U of T’s “technopreneur” program gives scientists such as Mallika Das a crash course in running their own company Read More
Protecting the Jobless
How should employment insurance be reformed? Read More
Is That Mozart, or a Machine?
Software developed at U of T can compose music in classical, pop or jazz styles – and as a solo or an ensemble of different instruments Read More
Lakeside Views
What principles should guide how a city develops its waterfront? Read More
The 2,000-Year Info Revolution
“Computers” have assisted humans through history Read More