Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
Intelligence by itself doesn’t make you rational. Thinking rationally demands mental skills that some of us don’t have and many of us don’t use
Intelligence by itself doesn’t make you rational. Thinking rationally demands mental skills that some of us don’t have and many of us don’t use
Five questions to get you thinking
The Gordon Cressy Awards recognize new graduates who have made outstanding contributions to U of T. For these past winners, helping others has become a way of life
“My dream is to be one of the inspired citizens who shape Toronto for the better”
“My deepest ambition is to focus on learning and practising leadership in new and challenging contexts”
“The privilege of living and working in Canada comes with the duty to protect the fundamental rights of the most vulnerable.”
“I can always do more for others”
“One wishes for a day when people everywhere can live with dignity”
“Leadership isn’t just about having vision – it’s about having the right people work with you, because you can’t do it alone”
“It is amazing to me the encouragement we get from those we are ostensibly trying to help”
“I believe we should each apply our own unique skills for the betterment of humanity”
“My goal isn’t to end global conflict, but to end the suffering of people who live in places where conflict takes away their basic human rights”
“Life outside the classroom is vital to one’s education”
“The award motivated me to dream up new ideas and take risks”
“I dream of writing a book on leadership and self-improvement, and traveling the world as a motivational speaker”
“This is what leadership means to me – serving people”
“I would love to contribute to the cure for cancer”
“The global financial crisis is forcing everybody to think differently about business”
Some women leave the legal profession to raise a family. A new Faculty of Law program helps them return
Mutual-fund guru Warren Goldring was an outstanding volunteer and caring philanthropist at U of T
If a business wants to enjoy the benefits of long-term staying power, it must reject theories built on shareholder value theory and replace them with a theory embedded firmly in the real market
Nick Saul serves up healthy meals and civic engagement at The Stop
A second meeting at the Victoria College pub brought two students eye to eye
Research is pointing to new treatments for the millions of North Americans who suffer from sleep disorders.
U of T’s Institute of Child Study has influenced education in Canada for more than 80 years. A visit to the lab school reveals why.
We must prepare U of T for a borderless world
Professor Nigel Edwards received a liver donation from a former grad student
U of T’s Faculty Club serves up a helping of manners to alumni, students and staff.
Q&A with Walid Hejazi, professor of business economics and international competitiveness at the Rotman School of Management.
Read about the creators of Superman, Betty Boop, Popeye and other animated characters at rarebit.org
That's Intercontinental Beer-Burning Ballistic Missile
A big blue bird brought the law and drama students together
Captain Bruce Rolston wonders how long Afghanistan’s calm facade will remain after peacekeepers leave
Astronaut Julie Payette prepares for her second journey into space
For decades, the medical profession has favoured treatment over prevention. U of T's Dalla Lana School of Public Health is setting out to change that thinking
The Internet has made plagiarizing easier than ever. But detection methods have gone high-tech, too.
"How original a writer am I?" wonders Zoe Cormier
Setting U of T's direction for the next 20 years
Planning for U of T's third century
U of T's Dunlap Institute will step up the search for worlds beyond our solar system
Engineering faculty hopes mentorship, new image will reverse slide in female enrolment
$40-million renovation will boost study space, upgrade technology.
Small Jordanian city was ancient metropolis, U of T field researchers find
With BlogScope, a U of T computer science group is taking on the search titan in the realm of public opinion
Q&A with Miriam Diamond, co-chair of Ontario's Toxics Reduction Scientific Expert Panel
In Unbuilt Toronto, Mark Osbaldeston explores an alternate civic destiny
Twixters take on 20-something stereotypes
A chance meeting at the Dance Cave led Chris McGarvey and Laurie Stewart to romance and political bickering
A Q&A with the MTV Canada host
A lesson in the pitfalls of cross-cultural communication
Why do so many kids struggle with math?
Novelist Andrew Pyper goes in for the kill
Tales of the supernatural abound at U of T
U of T couldn't succeed without its dedicated and talented staff
A fresher, more assertive visual style for U of T Magazine
U of T curator Barbara Fischer is headed to the 2009 Venice Biennale with artist Mark Lewis
Five years, and thousands of meals later, Victoria students are still delivering lunches to those in need
High energy prices are giving solar cells a new-found lustre