Curing Injustice
Brilliant and determined, three U of T trailblazers challenged the prejudices of their day and changed the profession of medicine
Brilliant and determined, three U of T trailblazers challenged the prejudices of their day and changed the profession of medicine
In his tireless quest to conquer contagious diseases, John Gerald FitzGerald, architect of Canada's modern public health system, sacrificed his own health – indeed, his life
Henry Holmes Croft established the university's first chemistry laboratory. It remains a place for another kind of alchemy - the mixing of ideas
Socialists, peaceniks, feminists, rabble-rousers: They came in search of an education. They left having taught the old school a thing or two
Members of the so-called gentler sex were banned from attending classes until 1884. But once women set foot in the classroom, there was no stopping them
In the month following the horror of September 11, and 20 years after her frosh year, writer Margaret Webb returns to U of T, again seeking understanding of the world
Countless U of T alumni were touched by the September 11 terrorist attacks. Here are just some of their stories
Peter Schleifenbaum and his one-of-a-kind Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve show that well-managed forests can serve the needs of commercial logging and conservationists. We can have our timber and trees, too
School was first of its kind in Canada when it opened in 1907, and it continues to lead in the development of new programs
David Jenkins and Janet Polivy both explore the power of food. He probes its impact on the body, while she studies its connection to the mind
U of T reacts to the September 11 tragedy
Researchers create tomato that thrives in salty irrigation water
Theatre historians are gathering new information about early British entertainment
Renowned singer Ben Heppner teaches a master class at U of T
U of T becomes the first Canadian university to offer guarantees of financial support to doctoral students
Dominion Institute aims to inform Canadians about their own history
In other awards, prof Robin Armstrong receives honorary degree
1941 grad finally receives award she won more than 60 years earlier
86 players named to U of T football's "all-century" team
Monte Hummel, president of World Wildlife Fund Canada, was one of 92 Arbor Award nominees
A guide to health, from our first entrance on stage to our final act
At first, the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse's arms
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel and shining morning face
And then the lover, sighing like furnace with a woeful ballad
And then the justice...full of wise saws and modern instances
The sixth age shifts into the lean and slippered Pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side
Last scene of all...is second childishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans everything
Scientists have mapped the sequence of our genes – all 35,000 of them. So what now? U of T researchers are at the forefront of what some are calling the New Biology
They are on the cutting edge. And they are doing their work right here. A chronology of medical breakthroughs at U of T over the past 20 years
Conditions are brewing for a major epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes
The Glycemic Index, developed at U of T, offers a dietary plan for controlling diabetes
Between her teaching and her practice, Dr. Miriam Rossi has dispensed a huge dose of guidance and inspiration to minority students
Canadian English is not being Americanized to the extent once thought, and in fact the reverse is also happening
Computer games may help children with cerebral palsy, study finds
New long-term debentures will help finance new residences for the double cohort
A silver chalice honours 18 men of the 67 Battery who died during the First World War
Grads provide medical services in some of the world's most violent regions with Doctors Without Borders
Sculpture celebrates U of T grad who helped develop the theory of plate tectonics
Alumni have been the life blood behind Doctors Without Borders
Admit it. You find impressive young people irritating. Prepare to be bugged. Here is the University of Toronto Magazine's first-ever list of alumni 40 and under who are taking the world by storm
Since leaving tax law, David Ben has become one of the world's greatest sleight-of-hand artists
Measha Brueggergosman, Russell Braun, Amber Meredith, James Rolfe, Patricia O'Callaghan and Adam Goddard
Paul Giannaris, Dionne England, Eira Thomas, Natalie Townsend and Leonard Asper
Krista Sutton, Jean Yoon, Kim Gaynor, Elvira Kurt and Kate Taylor
Avi Lewis, Nora Young and Ruby Bhatia
Rachel Tyndale, Vincent Tropepe, Deborah Fels, Shaf Keshavjee, Ed Doolittle, Akiko Iwasaki
Kenneth Oppel, Andrew Pyper, Lynn Crosbie, Cristina Kuok, David Layton and Tim Long
Hal Niedzviecki, Eva Lau, Elliot Noss, Tara Ariano and Bobby John
Maliha Chishti, Bhante Saranapala, Jim O'Mara, Lesra Martin, Bindu Dhaliwal and Duff Conacher
Banu Khurana, Andrew Jones and Sywa Sung
Tilo Kunath, Naana Jumah and Sheila Heti
Dentist Ken Montague eschews the factory-method of treatment, and runs a photography gallery in his spare time
Narrowing the student-faculty visible minority gap
Malaria is becoming a serious health threat for international travellers
Manuscripts shed new light on life in mediaeval Italy
State-of-the-art pharmacy lab will include compounding and dispensing facilities
Purists claim the arts should not be sullied by business. Pragmatists devalue the BA for failing to impart job skills. A pox on them, for they are all wrong. A defence of the liberal arts degree
In the fresh vocabulary for teaching the humanities, the old must mix with the new
Rice's research has led to mapping out Dene grammar, a learned book on Athapaskan verbs and a training program for native teachers in Dene languages
"Look at the Jewish history books on my shelves written in the prewar period. Tremendous erudition, but encased in a mythological framework so thick that it severely limits their usefulness"