Tour de Force
In Normandy, U of T students teach visitors about Canada’s role in the Second World War
In Normandy, U of T students teach visitors about Canada’s role in the Second World War
Derek Tsang plays criminals in movies, but directs films about love and family
For Francesca Valente, an Italian cultural mediator, and Branko Gorjup, a Croatian scholar of Canadian literature, shared passions have resulted in a truly international love affair
For most of us, 27,000 km would be an unbearably long flight. Ali Burke is cycling that far
Ali Burke shares her cycling experiences - midway through her 27,000-kilometre ride
While on a mission to save the Borneo rainforest, Emily Hunter realized environmentalism needs a rethink
Amy Fish understands the fine art of complaining. Here, she shares some tips to help the rest of us get our way
Governments should do more to encourage immigrant entrepreneurs to forge links with businesses in their native countries, according to a U of T report
The inaugural Toronto Science Festival, hosted by U of T, will feature leading scientists addressing fundamental questions about human existence
Laura Clarke’s poetry wins her the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award
Meditation might make you more liberal, according to new U of T research
What's different about today's environmental activists? Tools of the trade, says Emily Hunter, and a sense that change must happen now
Many of us have valuable stuff we rarely use. Now you can rent it out, thanks to a peer-to-peer platform from grad Martin Wong that works just like Airbnb
John Paul de Silva's company provides sound – and less costly – business advice to help non-profit organizations raise funds more effectively
Cybill Lui worked for years on Wall Street, then followed her heart into the high-risk world of film production
A Toronto startup is using technology to reinvent how homes are bought and sold
David Berkal wants to change the way people think about tourism
Nadia Amoroso helps clients interpret complex data quickly and present it memorably
Computer science grad Stephen Piron is helping banks stay on the right side of regulators
Mary Jo Haddad came to Sick Kids to look after ill children. As CEO, she helped nurse the whole hospital back to good health
Digital synergy for higher education
A $22.5-million donation from MasterCard Foundation will bring bright young students to U of T
Fascinating characters populate a new history of the Faculty of Arts and Science at U of T
Canada’s first university women’s club sought to improve the lives of women and children
U of T partners with the Jane Goodall Institute to send students to Uganda to study endangered wildlife
If you think Google has made doing scholarly research a cinch, U of T’s chief librarian Larry Alford has news for you
A major gift to Trinity College will help bring recent events into sharper focus for students
Prestigious new award from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation will enable PhD students to conduct research abroad
The founder of landscape architecture at the University of Toronto was an eco-pioneer
Robert Madden believed that teaching was the art of sharing knowledge
It turns out that a good way to help homeless people is to actually give them a home
An intelligent transportation system could reduce wait times at traffic lights in Toronto by more than half
Three grads have developed an LED that uses a fraction of the electricity of other light bulbs
As devices get smaller, a U of T company has created a keyboard that makes typing easier while using less screen space
The conditions for entrepreneurs in Canada are good, says Rotman professor Will Mitchell. It’s our attitude that needs work
An experimental green roof is built atop the Daniels Faculty
Dominic Man-Kit Lam’s World Eye Organization has improved countless lives. He’s also a successful artist. Next on his list: edible vaccines
How personal changes led Bailey Vaez to promote wellness at work
A food truck in a world culinary capital? With great fare, Jordan Feilders proves it’s possible
For Brian Finley and Donna Bennett, it was a match made in music.
To help save animals and the environment, we should grow meat in a lab
After convocating, Esther Marjorie Hill went on to design rooms of her own
Sarah Svendsen and Rachel Mahon are proving that organ music isn’t just for Dracula lovers
An intelligent transportation system could reduce wait times at traffic lights in Toronto by more than half
Much like the Belgian reporter, cinematographer Michael Boland has dodged peril and travelled the world to get a scoop
Architecture grad student Stacie Vos has developed a "smart" shirt that can detect germs and protect its wearer from them
Meet U of T's next generation of scientists, thinkers and inventors
Many scientists work for years to find a cure for a single type of cancer - Patrick Gunning has his sights set on four
Katherine Larson infuses her study of English with a passion for music to find new meaning in literature
Joyce Poon is developing optical devices that could make computers vastly more powerful and a whole lot faster
Emma Master imagines a world with much less garbage, thanks to new organic materials she’s researching
Naisargi Dave investigates what inspires someone to take up a cause
As global power shifts to Asia, Canada’s success will depend on seeing more than just business opportunities in the region, says Joseph Wong
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
Julie Claycomb is researching a group of proteins that may yield new treatments for a variety of genetic and viral diseases
Deborah Cowen investigates what happens when governments sacrifice the rights of their citizens to protect the flow of goods across national lines