Make No Mistake
Can a group of Toronto hospitals eliminate medical errors?
After the Shooting, a Search for Salvation
I spent two years with people who had been shot, and recorded how their lives had changed. For many, the church offered a powerful source of hope
With a Student in Crisis, a Faculty Rallies
In an instant, Emma’s hopes of becoming a nurse were dashed. Could she make the journey back?
Ghost Effects
Social psychologist Michael Inzlicht launched his academic career on the study of “ego depletion.” His research suggested it was real. Then came doubts
In This Issue
Expecting the Unexpected
U of T provides an unparalleled setting in which students can prepare for a world of possibilities
There Is No Magic Formula When Quitting an Addiction
By 28, I’d been arrested, convicted and kicked out of grad school. But it took me another two years to end my love affair with drugs
Business Threats Can Arise at Any Time. Are You Ready?
It’s easy to say “be prepared.” Scouts learn it. Even Scar in The Lion King sang it. So why do executives so often avoid it?
What Does It Mean to Replicate a Study?
Replication studies put researchers’ conclusions to the test by creating new versions of the original experiment
What Will Solve the Replication Crisis?
U of T scholars and others are calling for four major changes to how research is conducted
Finding Comfort in Food
Edna Staebler was 55 when her marriage ended. She thought she would grow old alone, impoverished and unhappy. Then she wrote a cookbook
A New Life After Loss
Over more than two decades, Rena Arshinoff built a successful career in medical science. Then she felt a spiritual call
What Does an Ethnographer Do?
The goal is to get “an intimate and authentic representation of the person’s life,” says U of T prof Jooyoung Lee
Why We Sometimes Make Bad Decisions
Economists have long known that consumers can make confounding choices when presented with too much selection. But they’ve never agreed on why. Enter neuroscience
Our Partners in Africa
On a visit to Ethiopia and Rwanda, U of T president Meric Gertler affirms the power of collaborations – and sees potential for new ones
Top of the Class in Canada
Across international rankings, U of T remains one of the top publicly funded universities in the world
Is Ending Homelessness in Toronto Possible?
For Fix the 6ix founder Deanna Lentini, it’s a mission
Velut Arbor ævo
The meaning of U of T’s motto
Women Are in the House!
A unique U of T program that takes 100 female students to Parliament Hill aims to encourage more women to enter politics
Poll: Have You Ever Switched Majors?
Many students change programs to pursue newfound interests
The Serious Business of Being Funny
Trinity College student Celeste Yim is on a mission to get students laughing
With Restored Sight Comes Opportunity and Hope
A gift from the Nanji family to U of T will help people “see the light of all the world”
The Art of Design
Gord Dorrett is behind support for a “critique room” at U of T’s new Daniels Building
A Scholar Who Spoke Up for an Entire People
The question of a Kurdish homeland was central to Prof. Amir Hassanpour’s life and career
Jack Canfield Kept an Open Mind
A passionate Wittgenstein scholar, he also pursued a spiritual practice in the Zen tradition
The Big Bang
Life on Earth exploded about 540 million years ago. Scientists are now beginning to understand why
A Distinctive Look?
English-Canadians are pretty good at identifying French-Canadian faces but the reverse isn’t true
Save Your Money
An app from Vicis Labs aims to help millennials and the precariously employed manage their cash
Seniors Want to Know Whom They Can Trust Online
U of T study finds older Canadians are highly concerned about digital security – sometimes to their disadvantage
Bringing Smiles to Uganda
On a two-week visit to remote villages, a U of T dental team fixes teeth – and changes lives
Finger on the Button
Could a war of words lead to an actual war between the U.S. and North Korea?
Antifa
An anti-fascist movement that started in 1930s Europe is making headlines again
Yoga Is Good for You
But just what are the health benefits?
The City is Her Patient
Eileen de Villa targets opioids and homelessness as Toronto’s new medical officer of health
In the Spotlight, Yet Invisible
Alumna Ellen Tang helps immigrants feel less alone by recalling other newcomers’ stories
The Struggle Is Real
Filmmaker Maureen Judge’s latest project captures stories of millennials venturing out on their own
The Registrar Who Championed Me
A U of T staff member helped Cheryl Perera manage her schoolwork while she fought for children’s rights
Enter the Dragon
Why did this U of T alum build a fire-breathing dragon bus? To go to Burning Man, of course!
Failing is Part of Innovating
How an early defeat helped my company, OpenText, succeed
60 Seconds With Conan Tobias
Taddle Creek’s editor-in-chief shares the back story of a uniquely Canadian magazine
Bringing Up Baby
What U of T nursing students learn about infant care has changed a lot since the 1950s