Spring 2008

U of T Magazine edition Spring 2008

Featured Posts

A Doctor in Kigali

Dr. James Orbinski served as head mission for Doctors Without Borders during the Rwandan Genocide. What he saw there transformed him Read More

Unbroken Dreams

After years of incremental progress, spinal cord repair is edging closer to reality Read More

Smoke and Mirrors

So far, Canada has taken no real action on climate change. It’s time to get serious about Kyoto Read More

In This Issue

Is Global Warming Immoral?

Religious groups are seeking to influence the debate over climate change Read More

Be the Change

Hopeful news on a few fronts Read More

The Topography of Innovation

Are Canadians ready to compete in the new knowledge economy? Read More

Meditate Your Troubles Away

Mindfulness alters brain activity and improves mood, researchers find Read More

Toxins Could Reduce Fertility in Offspring

Pollutants found in cigarette smoke, fumes from wood stoves, can reduce fertility in female offspring Read More

Rock Star

Chemist André Arsenault finds an intriguing use for artificial opals Read More

A Fad Worth Revisiting

Salba may reduce the risk of heart disease in people with Type 2 diabetes Read More

The Lives of Otters

High levels of mercury and lead in fish may not be good for them - or us Read More

Magic Touch

A computer you can really grab on to Read More

Awarding Outstanding Native Students

Faculty named to the Order of Canada and Order of Ontario Read More

The Sustainable Chef

Jaco Lokker brings local flavour to student menus Read More

Checkmate!

The Hart House Chess Club makes some strategic moves at the Pan American tournament Read More

Master of the Miniature

Postdoctoral fellow Naomi Matsuura wins the 2007 Polanyi Prize Read More

Rotman Roars Ahead

Key donors provide $28 million for programs and expansion Read More

Stage Presence

Ensconced below grade, Hart House Theatre provided a foundation for Canadian theatre, but recently it almost disappeared entirely Read More

A Scientist’s Legacy

Toronto group creates scholarship in honour of Marie Curie Sklodowska Read More

Scholarship Will Support New Canadians

Thillart Family Scholarship in Management recognizes the challenges new immigrants face Read More

The View from Tel Aviv

Gregory Levey traces his journey from U of T student to speechwriter for Ariel Sharon Read More

Student Leadership from Sudan to the Cosmos

Gordon Cressy Leadership Awards honour student volunteers Read More

In Pursuit of Human Dignity

European Parliament honours author Marina Nemat with social justice award Read More

Rhodes to Success

U of T Scarborough grad Wojciech Gryc is named a 2008 Rhodes Scholar Read More

The stone-built Lislehurst Bridge arching over a small pond, surrounded by a forest of trees in late summer

Bridge Over Time

U of T Mississauga landmark is popular among newlyweds Read More