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
Research & Ideas
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
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
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
The Healing Power of Sound
U of T researchers are using music and vibration therapy to help stroke patients regain movement, ease Parkinson’s symptoms and improve sleep for chronic pain sufferers 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