An “A” for Teamwork
You’ve heard of crowdfunding. With crowdmarking, a U of T prof hopes to change how students are evaluated
You’ve heard of crowdfunding. With crowdmarking, a U of T prof hopes to change how students are evaluated
At Derrick Fung’s site, fans buy more than music – they buy musical experiences
While on a mission to save the Borneo rainforest, Emily Hunter realized environmentalism needs a rethink
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
A Toronto startup is using technology to reinvent how homes are bought and sold
Digital synergy for higher education
If you think Google has made doing scholarly research a cinch, U of T’s chief librarian Larry Alford has news for you
Tania Grafstein-Ho’s entrepreneurial spirit and love of desserts motivated her to start an artisanal baking business
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
Vote Compass helps citizens sort one politician’s views from another’s. Now, municipal voters will get to try it
As a genealogical researcher, Kristina Bedford’s work runs the gamut from interpreting 11th-century documents to locating family gravestones
Tired of having her name mispronounced, Ritu Bhasin developed an app to address the problem
Science students get a month-long crash course in turning an idea into a viable business at U of T’s “Techno” program
Hart House's notable theatre, film and television personalities
Coursera brings online learning to the masses
As we become inseparable from our mobile devices, the risk of identity theft is growing
New technologies are taking art directly to the people, forcing galleries and museums to adapt
It's like a flash mob, but motivated to buy
Security cameras are everywhere. A new app invites Torontonians to help map them
Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau predicts a book publishing revolution
ZED.TO's interactive narrative experience simulates the end of the world
Eugenia Duodu wins award for her research into targeting cancerous cells, and for teaching kids science
The challenge to improve online dating
ABC correspondent Muhammad Lila reports from Pakistan and Afghanistan
What started as a regular U of T alumni event for Jiyoung Park turned into something much, much more
Laura Suen, a recent U of T grad, placed second in the CBC show Canada's Smartest Person
Yasmin Razavi helps students start their own businesses
Rather than warning students away from Wikipedia, some professors are now embracing it
Fourth-year student Rudy Silvamer hopes to pursue all of his passions
Rachel Sklar is a champion for women in the media and tech fields – and she makes a lot of people's "lists"
Donny Ouyang, a second-year commerce student, has high hopes for his online tutoring service. The question is: Will students pay?
Barbara Dick wants to ensure that grads can build on their academic experience throughout their lives
Entrepreneur David Lucatch is tearing down online language barriers
U of T’s high-tech recruitment strategy is yielding more top-notch applicants
New long-term study could translate into better health policy and clinical practice
Will the uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East usher in lasting change?
In her literary debut, lawyer Emma Ruby-Sachs wonders about the personal costs of activism
ROSI, the aging online student service, is being replaced over the next several years with a friendlier, more flexible system
Canada's bridge champion is trying to save the game from falling off a demographic cliff
Dating at university is supposed to be easy. But many of today’s U of T students find campus romance elusive. Enter Love@UofT, a new online matchmaker
A new U of T service helps students avoid Codomesticus noxious
A real transit strategy, a solution to its financial troubles, better urban design – and mayoral candidates willing to discuss these things
U of T libraries and bookstore adapt to the iPad era
There are plenty of compelling reasons for health records to go digital. So why are some doctors resisting?
Should towers be visible behind Queen's Park? An architecture grad fights to safeguard the view of Toronto's most important heritage building
Rumeet Toor launches a teacher’s college in rural Kenya
Computer engineering student Vincent Cheung's photo software has become an Internet hit
How did first-year student (and former tomboy) Anna Cunningham end up writing a fashion column online?
Social media will be a force in this fall’s Toronto election, if a group of recent grads have their way
With his company Bump Top, Anand Agarawala is transforming the computer desktop
The real world offers many sources of medical advice. Soon virtual worlds may, too
People living on the east side of Toronto are more neurotic than those in the west, study of cities’ “personalities” finds
Are Internet protests as effective as real-world ones?
Photojournalist Brent Lewin captures the plight of Thailand's city elephants
Students haven't embraced electronic textbooks, but a rumoured device from Apple could change everything
Will the Internet help bring democracy to Iran? Professor Ron Deibert and the Citizen Lab champion free speech and human rights online
“It is amazing to me the encouragement we get from those we are ostensibly trying to help”