Is Life Getting Better?
A new measure of national wealth would include health, education and other things Canadians consider important
Look Closely!
Award-winning photojournalist Rita Leistner shines a light on North American native communities
In This Issue
A Better Balance
Canada must devise a plan for its universities
Boosting Your Cultural IQ
U of T programs help immigrants such as Norma Mendez re-establish their careers in Canada
Messenger of Peace
Student journalist Jasmeet Sidhu is named one of Glamour's Top 10 College Women
Mining Innovations
Entrepreneur Pierre Lassonde and Goldcorp help fund a new mining centre
Double Threat
Two new hockey recruits use their "twin telepathy" on the ice
Champion of Accessibility
Professor Rod Michalko works to eradicate prejudices associated with being disabled
At a Loss for Words
Did Alzheimer’s kill crime novelist Agatha Christie?
The Ads Have Eyes
Software uses tiny cameras to track who's watching digital ad displays
Lives Lived
A project 50 years in the making tells Canada's story through its people
VB6
Converts say that VB6 can do wonders for you
Blocking the Buzz
New device provides better "masking" for tinnitus sufferers
Genes and Politics
Do our genes influence whom we vote for or whether we vote? They can, says politics prof Peter Loewen
Road Thrill
Art profs create a sparkling underside to the Gardiner Expressway
The Lunchtime Cancer Test
BlackBerry-sized device developed at U of T can identify cancer type and severity in 30 minutes
Star Turn
Wendy Freedman earns major cosmology prize for her research into the Hubble constant
Alumni Connection
UTAA president Carl Mitchell wants to get to know you better
Stories from the Intensive Care Unit
Tilda Shalof's books unmask the high-pressure world of nursing
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Giller Prize winning book adapted for TV series
Ed and Florence Gross
"Our main advice is: marry young and don’t die."
The Political Circus
Gabe Thirlwell gives new meaning to the term "puppet regime"
Prisoners in Tehran
Treatment of political detainees hasn’t changed – but technology offers hope
60 Seconds with Robert Herjavec
Advice from the Dragon's Den judge: don't be cutthroat, but don't be a pushover, either.
Atom Egoyan Establishes Innis Scholarship
U of T Arbor Awards recognize volunteers for their outstanding personal service to the university
Chemical Reaction
Professor John Polanyi’s groundbreaking work earns him a Nobel Prize