Big Data, Genetics and Personal Medicine Will Soon Transform Health Care
But there’s a gap between all the medical data being gathered and the ability to translate this into therapies for individual patients
But there’s a gap between all the medical data being gathered and the ability to translate this into therapies for individual patients
The renovated Daniels Building at One Spadina will bring together scholars from across the university to envision an even better Toronto
By reducing energy use in its new campus buildings, the university is helping the city meet its own ambitious climate-change goals
The Hart Professorships support the next generation of engineering research pioneers
U of T Mississauga aims to create global champions in the battle against white-collar crime
Artificial intelligence could soon transform almost everything. The Rotman School’s Creative Destruction Lab will place U of T entrepreneurs at the forefront
The design of the Jackman Law Building reflects the need for shared, creative spaces for both students and faculty
Robarts Common will create new places for students to study, work together and access the world’s digital knowledge
“These results demonstrate our world-class performance in teaching,” says U of T president Meric Gertler
U of T students have spoken: Print is far from dead, but online has its place, too
One of U of T’s most generous benefactors, he helped improve study spaces for students
Now at “H,” the Dictionary of Old English aims to define every word from the language’s earliest days
Helping high school students apply to college and university leads to higher enrolment, study finds
Prof. Brendan Frey and his team are harnessing machine learning to figure out what makes us sick
U of T startup Exact Media finds a way to turn excess space into a business
U of T professor Peter Donnelly is tracking the physical activities multicultural Torontonians enjoy
A simple U of T innovation could help prevent burns among millions of children in the Global South
Dr. James Maskalyk describes a day in an emergency room in Ethiopia
A U of T scientist uses data to find the perfect match
Alumna Mavis Himes delves into the hidden meanings and social weight of what we call ourselves
A golden borscht soup helped alumna Mary Berg win the title of MasterChef Canada. She now serves up her recipes on CTV’s “Your Morning” show
For indie bookstore owners, Joanne Saul and Samara Walbohm, connecting readers with great books is a dream job. Hanging with author Michael Ondaatje isn't bad either
How Tomi Poutanen is using artificial intelligence to help companies learn more about their customers’ preferences
Prof. Esme Fuller-Thomson researches the devastating effects of child abuse on health. Now she wants to ensure all survivors get the help they need
Can alumna Kirsty Duncan rejuvenate Canadian discovery and innovation?
Tiff Macklem helped steer the Bank of Canada through the financial crisis, making it the envy of its global peers. Now, he aims to place the university’s business school among the world’s best
An international strategy to build on U of T’s distinctive strengths
$190 million will be spent upgrading the university’s research labs
Visible minority political candidates get short shrift from newspapers, study finds
Can skyscraper condos be turned into lush green spaces?
How should companies respond to technological disruption?
Understanding how we learn and make memories will lead to better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, says Brain Prize winner Graham Collingridge
Making purchases by card and smartphone instead of cash changes our perception of value – and that could spell trouble
Margaret Froh is the first woman to lead the Métis Nation of Ontario
Brendan Bowles explores the nature of friendship in his award-winning story
A tough-but-fair professor allowed this alumna to thrive in engineering
Shawn Ahmed has felt firsthand how religious beliefs can lead to discrimination
The Soldiers’ Tower carillon creates a unique U of T soundscape
Renatta Austin wanted to help kids in trouble at school. To do so, she’s redefining how a law practice can work
Prof. Elspeth Brown is interviewing partners of trans people as part of a project to record the stories of LGBTQ people
U of T scientists are using a powerful new technology to alter DNA and possibly cure disease
Proteins and RNA all play a part in this age-old defense against invading viruses
Drawing the line at “designer babies”
Jonathan Sun tweets funny, heartfelt – and often misspelt – observations about what it means to be a 21st-century human
Catherine Connors writes poignantly – and humorously – about the joys and perils of parenting
U of T’s School of Continuing Studies is a powerful engine of opportunity
Rhodes Scholar Jessica Phillips wants to help protect the continent’s ecosystem – and its penguins
Students favour Facebook for connecting with family and friends
Music grad Beverley Johnston honours her late father with a fellowship for percussion students
A residential schools assignment led student Lisa Boivin to take up digital painting
Olympic-bound Kylie Masse’s extraordinary ascent to the top of women’s swimming
How can Toronto reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? Munk School students propose the ways
U of T teams up with RBC to create new resources for student entrepreneurs
Dentists should screen patients for anxiety to minimize their experience of pain, new research suggests
Where gangs rule, hip hop is a strongly positive force for youth, study finds
What explains Shakespeare’s enduring appeal, 400 years after his death?
Paved roads give households in developing nations a leg up
One billion kids experience violence worldwide each year. Susan Bissell has devoted her life to ending the abuse
Eliza Reid helps writers deliver prose at her Iceland retreat
These U of T alumni help businesses from CBC to Coca-Cola thrive online