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
Frugal Fortification
A U of T nutritional scientist has developed a low-cost product to fight vitamin and mineral deficiency in developing countries
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?
Selling to the Senses
Companies appeal to hearing, taste and sight to affect consumer perception
In This Issue
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
Accessible Excellence
U of T’s evergreen commitment to student aid
Digging Deep
How many new dinosaur species can one person help find? Professor David Evans is up to eight
Get it? Got it. Good!
A new app lets profs track student comprehension in real time
A Puzzling Creation
Ed Barbeau uses math puzzles to encourage analytical and innovative thinking
A Bold Prescription
Support for medical students is a key plank of the Faculty of Medicine’s campaign
A Rare Find
A book collector for more than 40 years, Michael Walsh has acquired several thousand antiquarian volumes of western philosophy
Open for Business
New Rotman School of Management building opens on St. George Street
Leap of Faith
New degree program designed to promote understanding between Christians and Muslims
Physics That’s Practically Fun
Students give high marks to a new kind of science lab
Do the Locomotion
U of T’s Knowledge Media Design Institute challenges its students to use media to raise awareness
Blue and White Pride
New chancellor Michael Wilson is pumped to champion University of Toronto spirit
An Incubator for Innovation
A new applied science facility will give engineering students a place to develop entrepreneurial ideas
Lifelong Learner
Jessie Current believed in the value of education, and created scholarships so others could follow their academic dreams
Ingenious Medicine
Genetic testing may soon reveal what pharmaceutical drugs work best for you, with fewest side-effects
Property Value
Toronto’s land-use maps are important planning tools but they lack detail and are often out-of-date. Not for much longer
The Single Life
Is ‘one’ really the loneliest number?
Cash Mob
It's like a flash mob, but motivated to buy
Watchful Eyes
Security cameras are everywhere. A new app invites Torontonians to help map them
Clash of the Britons
Was the War of 1812 actually a civil war?
Rotary Club
How does one build a human-powered helicopter?
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Research finds that pop music is getting more melancholy – a sign, perhaps, of the times?
Digital Prophet
Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau predicts a book publishing revolution
Internet Explorer
Author Andrew Blum follows the wires behind the Web
Breaking in to the Big Time
How Saad Siddiqui used martial arts to kick-start an acting career
The Apocalypse Will Be Tweeted
ZED.TO's interactive narrative experience simulates the end of the world
George and Barbara Rooke
For this Fonthill, Ontario, couple it was a match made in music. And almost 65 years later, they’re still in tune
Hunting for Gold
Victoria Nolan is dubbed “The Metronome” for her ability to row perfectly in synch with her teammates
Can Radiohead Be Jazz?
Toronto Jazz Festival’s Josh Grossman wants audiences to open their ears to something new
60 Seconds with Linda Schuyler
Lisa Bryn Rundle talks with Degrassi co-creator on teaching and television
Rendezvous in Paris
Alumni feel the joie at the Vari home
Meet Our Alumni Governors
Governing Council’s alumni members discuss the big issues ahead for U of T
Concrete Jungle
How the Medical Sciences Building got its stripes