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Diabetes and Driving

U of T study finds that diabetics who keep strict control of their blood sugar are more likely to be involved in a car accident, not less

Wilfrid Laurier.

Lives Lived

A project 50 years in the making tells Canada's story through its people

Professor Ron Deibert (centre) is speaking with a colleague, who is sitting in front of a laptop in the Citizen Lab. Another colleague is looking at notes on the wall behind him.

The New Freedom Fighters

Will the Internet help bring democracy to Iran? Professor Ron Deibert and the Citizen Lab champion free speech and human rights online

Illustration of Big Ben split between three photo frames

Computer Vision

Want to know where an unidentified picture was taken? A computer program being developed at U of T can help

Photo of a black child

Africentric Schools

Professor George Dei says parents of black children have been concerned for 30 years that the Toronto school system is not serving their children. “It was time to try a new approach.”

Book cover: the boy in the moon

The Boy in the Moon

Journalist Ian Brown offers a profoundly honest portrayal of life as a parent of a disabled child

Brad Tapson, in a T-shirt and shorts, is standing behind Melanie Moore with his arms around her on a beach

Melanie Moore and Brad Tapson

"Sometimes Brad plays his guitar, I play the piano and we sing together. I swear, we’ll wind up being the von Trapp family someday."

The beginning of the gay rights movement in North America: Christopher Street Liberation Day, New York City, June 28, 1970

Out and Proud

How students, faculty, staff and alumni brought queer activism to the University of Toronto and changed the campus forever

Illustration by James Joyce

Why Smart People Do Stupid Things

Intelligence by itself doesn’t make you rational. Thinking rationally demands mental skills that some of us don’t have and many of us don’t use

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Reaching Higher

The Gordon Cressy Awards recognize new graduates who have made outstanding contributions to U of T. For these past winners, helping others has become a way of life

Headshot of Kieran Hayward, wearing a black collared, button-up shirt

Kieran Hayward

“My dream is to be one of the inspired citizens who shape Toronto for the better”

Helen Tewolde

Helen Tewolde

“My deepest ambition is to focus on learning and practising leadership in new and challenging contexts”

Headshot of Breese Davies, wearing light purple-framed glasses and a light and dark purple blouse with polka dots

Breese Davies

“The privilege of living and working in Canada comes with the duty to protect the fundamental rights of the most vulnerable.”

Headshot of Gurjit Sangha, wearing a black collared shirt, light grey knit tank top, and pearl earrings and necklace

Gurjit Sangha

“Leadership isn’t just about having vision – it’s about having the right people work with you, because you can’t do it alone”

Headshot of Matthew Cimone, wearing black half-framed glasses, a light collared shirt and a black and grey patterned tie

Matthew Cimone

“It is amazing to me the encouragement we get from those we are ostensibly trying to help”

Headshot of Stephen Tracy wearing a white long-sleeved collared shirt and a black, grey and white striped tie

Stephen Tracy

“I believe we should each apply our own unique skills for the betterment of humanity”

Steve Dennis (BASc 1999)

Steve Dennis

“My goal isn’t to end global conflict, but to end the suffering of people who live in places where conflict takes away their basic human rights”

Dr. Rahim Hirji (BSc 1997 UTSc, 1999 MSc, 2004 MD)

Dr. Rahim Hirji

“I dream of writing a book on leadership and self-improvement, and traveling the world as a motivational speaker”

Headshot of Mark Slade wearing a green sports cardigan with logos along the front, over a white shirt

Mark Slade

“The global financial crisis is forcing everybody to think differently about business”

Illustration of people sleeping in test tubes

The Science of Sleep

Research is pointing to new treatments for the millions of North Americans who suffer from sleep disorders.

Children sit at a table at the Institute for Child Study

Head of the Class

U of T’s Institute of Child Study has influenced education in Canada for more than 80 years. A visit to the lab school reveals why.

Julie Payette

Ms. Universe

Astronaut Julie Payette prepares for her second journey into space

Jack Mandel

A New Era in Public Health

For decades, the medical profession has favoured treatment over prevention. U of T's Dalla Lana School of Public Health is setting out to change that thinking

Illustration of a computer with A+ written on a sheet on it

Stolen Words

The Internet has made plagiarizing easier than ever. But detection methods have gone high-tech, too.

Healing the Heart

Specially engineered tissue patches could help heart attack patients fully recover

Black and white still image from Mark Lewis's Rush Hour, Morning and Evening (2003), in which two pedestrians' shadows are seen upside down

Art in Venice

U of T curator Barbara Fischer is headed to the 2009 Venice Biennale with artist Mark Lewis

portable blood device

Blood Work

Portable device would offer hospitals a quicker way to test patients for infectious diseases