U of T Magazine Spring 2017

Spring 2017

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So you want to build a startup? Ten lessons from some of U of T’s – and Canada’s – top entrepreneurs. Feature stories on saving Canada’s endangered Indigenous languages and Ursula Franklin, a pioneering U of T physicist whose work helped bring about the 1963 treaty to ban nuclear testing.

Featured Posts

Closeup photo of Ryan DeCaire
Closeup photo of Ryan DeCaire

Lost Words

Dozens of Indigenous languages in Canada are in danger of disappearing. What will it take to save them? Read More

Photo of Ursula Franklin in a lab surrounded by equipment
Photo of Ursula Franklin in a lab surrounded by equipment

Warrior for Peace

U of T physicist Ursula Franklin staunchly opposed weapons of mass destruction. As Cold War tensions rise, her work remains as relevant as ever Read More

In This Issue

Upwardly angled view of a corner of a square white building, with decorative, white panels lining the sides and a ground floor walled with glass
Upwardly angled view of a corner of a square white building, with decorative, white panels lining the sides and a ground floor walled with glass

ICUBE UTM

The name of this U of T Mississauga business accelerator refers to three “i” words central to entrepreneurship Read More

Data Minding

A mathematician offers ideas on how to protect ourselves from hackers without making our digital devices impossibly complex to use Read More

Illustration of an eye (left), a closed hand (middle), a megaphone (right)
Illustration of an eye (left), a closed hand (middle), a megaphone (right)

Woke

The term emerges from African-American vernacular as a call to action, says U of T prof Cassandra Lord Read More