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Astroturfing

The practice of faking a grassroots movement gets an update in the age of social media

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How Much Methane?

A U of T study aims to create the most accurate estimate yet of Toronto’s greenhouse gas emissions

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Hungry for Failure

Defeat might taste like sawdust drizzled with WD-40, but I’ve developed a taste for it

Actor Lee MacDougall.

A Play’s Hopeful Message

Since joining the cast of Come From Away, Lee MacDougall has never seen so many audience members overcome with emotion. "This story reminds us of who we are"

Close up of Anita Kranjc in a blue T-shirt with a cow illustration, looking through a wire fence

The Trial of Anita Krajnc

In 2015, this U of T alum was charged after giving water to a pig. It only pushed her animal-rights activism to a new level

The Spy Among Us

In Kerry Clare’s first novel, Mitzi Bytes, a blogger has a secret online presence – but someone is threatening to expose her

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Lost Words

Dozens of Indigenous languages in Canada are in danger of disappearing. What will it take to save them?

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Warrior for Peace

U of T physicist Ursula Franklin staunchly opposed weapons of mass destruction. As Cold War tensions rise, her work remains as relevant as ever

Data Minding

A mathematician offers ideas on how to protect ourselves from hackers without making our digital devices impossibly complex to use

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Woke

The term emerges from African-American vernacular as a call to action, says U of T prof Cassandra Lord

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Be the Change

This former human-rights journalist now helps run the world’s largest petition website

Albert Prebus (left) and James Hillier working with the electron microscope in 1938

Seeing New Worlds

How two U of T graduate students built North America’s first working electron microscope

The War of Currents

U of T startup ARDA Power is looking to change people’s ideas about where electricity should come from

A Lifeline for People with Aphasia

A stroke or brain injury often robs patients of their ability to communicate thoughts and emotions. U of T alumna Aura Kagan found a way to help them converse again

Outside the Box

U of T alumna Margaret Russocki was a leading modernist architect in Toronto – and one of the few women in her field

Gwynne Phillips (left) and Briana Templeton of the surreal sketch comedy duo Templeton Philharmonic met in the University College drama program. They are currently writing and starring in CBC's web series

Divine Comedy

Alumni Gwynne Phillips and Briana Templeton unleash their inner infernos in darkly hilarious sketches

Kelvin Browne

Working with Clay

At the Gardiner Museum, Kelvin Browne aims to connect people with the beauty and artistry of ceramics -- and encourage them to make their own

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Double Vision

Ophthalmologist Arun Lakra explores luck, science and faith in his hit play, Sequence

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A Hub for Urban Innovation

The renovated Daniels Building at One Spadina will bring together scholars from across the university to envision an even better Toronto