Blasts from the Past
Fascinating characters populate a new history of the Faculty of Arts and Science at U of T
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Into the Wild
U of T partners with the Jane Goodall Institute to send students to Uganda to study endangered wildlife
Search and Discovery
If you think Google has made doing scholarly research a cinch, U of T’s chief librarian Larry Alford has news for you
History’s Turning Points
A major gift to Trinity College will help bring recent events into sharper focus for students
Global Leaders
Prestigious new award from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation will enable PhD students to conduct research abroad
In Memoriam: Michael Hough
The founder of landscape architecture at the University of Toronto was an eco-pioneer
Making Traffic Smarter
An intelligent transportation system could reduce wait times at traffic lights in Toronto by more than half
Lighting a Revolution
Three grads have developed an LED that uses a fraction of the electricity of other light bulbs
The Unsure Thing
The conditions for entrepreneurs in Canada are good, says Rotman professor Will Mitchell. It’s our attitude that needs work
Renaissance Man
Dominic Man-Kit Lam’s World Eye Organization has improved countless lives. He’s also a successful artist. Next on his list: edible vaccines
Stress Buster
How personal changes led Bailey Vaez to promote wellness at work
Bon Appetit, Paris
A food truck in a world culinary capital? With great fare, Jordan Feilders proves it’s possible
Test Tube Burgers
To help save animals and the environment, we should grow meat in a lab
Pipe Dreams
Sarah Svendsen and Rachel Mahon are proving that organ music isn’t just for Dracula lovers
Cupcake Maestro
Tania Grafstein-Ho’s entrepreneurial spirit and love of desserts motivated her to start an artisanal baking business
Making Traffic Smarter
An intelligent transportation system could reduce wait times at traffic lights in Toronto by more than half
Modern-Day Tintin
Much like the Belgian reporter, cinematographer Michael Boland has dodged peril and travelled the world to get a scoop
Intelligent Clothing
Architecture grad student Stacie Vos has developed a "smart" shirt that can detect germs and protect its wearer from them
Sparks of Brilliance
Meet U of T's next generation of scientists, thinkers and inventors
Starving Cancer Cells
Many scientists work for years to find a cure for a single type of cancer - Patrick Gunning has his sights set on four
Literary Songbird
Katherine Larson infuses her study of English with a passion for music to find new meaning in literature
Speed of Light
Joyce Poon is developing optical devices that could make computers vastly more powerful and a whole lot faster
Goodbye to Plastic?
Emma Master imagines a world with much less garbage, thanks to new organic materials she’s researching
The Art of Activism
Naisargi Dave investigates what inspires someone to take up a cause
Asia Rising
As global power shifts to Asia, Canada’s success will depend on seeing more than just business opportunities in the region, says Joseph Wong
Aging Well
Samir Sinha wants to help keep older Canadians healthy and independent for longer. As the population ages, the viability of our health-care system depends on it
Markets Without Borders?
Deborah Cowen investigates what happens when governments sacrifice the rights of their citizens to protect the flow of goods across national lines
The Importance of Being Intuitive
Chen-Bo Zhong is interested in how intuition affects moral decisions – and prevents us from behaving unethically
The New Regent Park
A university community helps a neighbourhood transform
Towers of Song
A U of T music grad runs an innovative program to bring affordable music lessons to Regent Park youth
The Myth of the Ivory Tower
New schools show U of T is engaged, adaptable and more relevant than ever
Meet Our Next President
World-renowned urban expert Meric Gertler will succeed David Naylor and serve as U of T’s 16th president
A Trio of Rhodes
Three students have earned prestigious scholarships to study at Oxford
Moustache Maven
Professor Allan Peterkin is the world’s leading facial-hair expert
A Global Observatory
The Munk School expands into a restored heritage building on Bloor – and extends its reach around the world
Peace of Mind
A U of T project aims to bring better mental health to a country where most illnesses go untreated
The Right Candidate for You
Vote Compass helps citizens sort one politician’s views from another’s. Now, municipal voters will get to try it
K-Pop
Will "Gangnam Style" open the doors for other South Korean artists?
A House Divided
Creating “thermal zones” in a home could reduce energy costs by as much as 80 per cent
Machine Translation
Understand and speak Mandarin? If not, a computer may soon do it for you
Patent Wars
Intellectual property rights are intended to foster innovation. But could they actually be stifling it?
What Do the Adrenal Glands Do?
U of T team's video wins Scientific American challenge
Cry the Beloved Country
A network of Syrian expats is bringing youth abroad to study in safety
Canada’s Most Wanted
Nathan Morlando brings the story of famed Toronto bank robber Edwin Boyd to the big screen
It Happened One Night
For Tanya Koivusalo and Adam Nayman, it was a “blockbuster” beginning for a slow and steady romance
An Education
In 1940, Joyce Taylor graduated in physiotherapy – and soon set off to war
“Urban Girl” Guide
Through her blog, Lisa Ng inspires women to go on road trips, attend rock concerts and scale volcanoes, among other things
The Real Students of U of T
Reality television comes to U of T as students vie for chance to compete in Big Brother-like show
What Causes Altitude Sickness?
New U of T research upends theories about how the body adapts to less oxygen
Family History Sleuth
As a genealogical researcher, Kristina Bedford’s work runs the gamut from interpreting 11th-century documents to locating family gravestones
Hello, My Name Is…
Tired of having her name mispronounced, Ritu Bhasin developed an app to address the problem
Interface Architect
Rebecca Niles turned an opportunity that came up during her thesis into a full-time job at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Is Air Quality Affecting Your Health?
A U of T prof is looking at the relationship between traffic emissions, health and how close people live to major roads
Apocalypse How?
The world is certain to end – just probably not this year
End Times
"End-of-the-world" panics go back hundreds of years
Welcome to the “Apopalypse”
The fascination with end times is everywhere in pop culture - including that Britney Spears song on your iPod
Evil Robots
Could the machines we create one day destroy us?