Race of the Century
When U of T pharmacy grad Bill Crothers defeated the world’s best middle-distance runner in 1965, he proved one thing to be true: the most valuable resources in a university athletics program are the people
When U of T pharmacy grad Bill Crothers defeated the world’s best middle-distance runner in 1965, he proved one thing to be true: the most valuable resources in a university athletics program are the people
Years of university – then what? As John Fraser discovered, first jobs can lead in unexpected directions
U of T Magazine goes green
A view from Simcoe Hall
U of T study finds rate of increase in HIV diagnoses highest among heterosexuals
Former premier of Ontario, David Peterson, steps into the role of U of T chancellor
Faculty members get nod from Academy, and the inaugural LGBTOUT Student Awards are presented
Faculty of Music graduate, Owen Pallett, composes new rules for classical music
Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko founded the Canadian Association for Girls in Science
Campus life from dusk to dawn
Math prof and amateur comic Jeffrey Rosenthal embraces randomness – both on stage and in class
Raymond Reilly was looking for a better way to diagnose breast cancer. Instead, he discovered a new way to treat it
Drug researchers are helping to develop new weapons in the fight against cancer
U of T geography professor Ken MacDonald is challenging unfair labour practices on the slopes of the Karakoram Mountains
Ideas-oriented periodical explores the politics of suspicion in a post-9/11 world
New undergraduate international-affairs magazine Globalist launches
Donation creates the Pauline M.H. Mazumdar Chair in the History of Medicine
Nobel Biocare Chair in Prosthodontics
Saturday Night Live creator remembers Hart House Theatre
Michael Deck takes the helm of the UTAA
First World War era Corona typewriter
How does Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella find time to be an author and pianist and a judge? "Every day is a gift," she says. "I do what I can to make the most of it"
Every U of T student deserves an experience worthy of a great institution
Making the student experience count for more
Structured interviews help weed out bias in job selection
Zoologist Maydianne Andrade makes an intriguing discovery about the bizarre mating habits of redback spiders
A look back at 125 years of The Varsity
U of T community responds to Hurricane Katrina, South Asia earthquake
David Shore honoured for medical drama House
Where do great ideas come from?
The question is challenging both computer scientists and psychologists
With University of Toronto president David Naylor
Can a blogger bring political change to Iran?
Researchers are welcoming Google's plan to digitize millions of books, but the implications for libraries are profound
Pay more for energy efficiency up front, save more in the long term, says prof
Study finds that men prefer more hierarchical groups
AstraZeneca Canada provides $250,000 for reference librarian
Centre for Integrative Thinking gets $10-million boost from Marcel Desautels
Donations will help fight Internet bullying and improve welfare services for children and their families
Rod Gudino runs his horror empire from a former funeral home
Just how close are we?
Toronto's poet laureate rediscovered poetry through prayer
Zimbabwean twins Tinashe and Tinotenda Mufuka were born conjoined. A marvel of international co-operation brought them apart
$1-million gift from a Toronto businessman will help create a state-of-the-art academic facility
$1-million gift in honour of bank chairman will support scholarships at Rotman
Endowed chairs in nephrology aim to improve lives of two million Canadians affected by kidney disease
Author donates her manuscripts to Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
76-year-old grad receives doctorate, establishes award in Italian Studies
Award is granted annually to a female Innis student who contributes the most to the community
14th-century helmet was worn by Turkish archer
Science offers surprising new answers
Simple happiness test is considered highly reliable
Ready for a world of change
Toronto author Sheila Heti finds literary inspiration all around her
The quest to build a better robot
U of T aims to transform the student experience
Ocean tides dislodged huge Arctic icebergs, contributing to climate cooling thousands of years ago
New volume traces print back hundreds of years
NOW Magazine donates photo archives to U of T
Dr. Bernard Langer created the surgeon scientist program