Online Odyssey
The Digital Library for Alumni
The Digital Library for Alumni
Hart House debating has prepared generations of U of T students for the rigours of academe, politics, and the law. More important, it reassures anxious frosh that it's cool to be smart
As our 30th chancellor concludes his term, his one-of-a-kind contribution will live on
Study measures overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms
At a time of international tension, U of T scholars are leading the search for alternatives to terror and war
Five U of T students get a lesson in civics, life and tolerance
Behind the scenes, U of T researchers are finding ways to build a Net thatโs not only more powerful, but a lot more human
A greater public say in government
Co-operating in research on technology, and finding innovation
What's the truth about your health? Take it from the experts
As U of Tโs 31st chancellor, Senator Vivienne Poy will serve as the universityโs ceremonial head โ and as a unique role model for students
Oral contraceptives for five years or more may increase breast cancer risk
Reputations can carry weight over supporting data
Alumni named to the Order of Canada and other honours
Homecoming celebration for Poculi Ludique Societas members
"I'm always going to have that bent to read and write and learn new things"
They are grad students, retired profs, a diplomat, a vet. They read Plato in ancient Greek, for fun. Deinos!
Making it easier for scientists to target drug therapy
Increasing use of antidepressants in Canada
U of T experts discuss various health topics in public program
Theyโre brilliant. Theyโre bold. Theyโre young. And they have the national research community applauding
New drug combination more potent and easier for patients to take
From bank clerk to writer, from obscurity to the Oprah Winfrey Show, Rohinton Mistryโs path as a writer has taken a series of unlikely turns
Put away your aggression and stop leaning on that horn! Baher Abdulhai's research shows that the average commute time in the GTA can be reduced by 50 per cent
Research could lead to new treatment options for pain sufferers
These 20 thinkers brought their stunning intellect to U of T's table and enlivened the world of ideas
A peek at some characters, quirks and curiosities of our history
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 โ indeed, his life
Socialists, peaceniks, feminists, rabble-rousers: They came in search of an education. They left having taught the old school a thing or two
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
Forest certification promotes sustainable practices
David Jenkins and Janet Polivy both explore the power of food. โจHe probes its impact on the body, while she studies its connection to the mind
Researchers create tomato that thrives in salty irrigation water
An anonymous donor has created a math scholarship to honour U of T student Nicholas Martin, who passed away earlier this year
1941 grad finally receives award she won more than 60 years earlier
A guide to health, from our first entrance on stage to our final act
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel and shining morning face
And then the lover, sighing like furnace with a woeful ballad
Then a soldier,โจ full of strange oaths...โจjealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel
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
Scientists have mapped the sequence of our genes โ 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
Faculty of Music library acquires first tune book in Upper Canada
Alumni have been the life blood behind Doctors Without Borders
Paul Giannaris, Dionne England, Eira Thomas, Natalie Townsend and Leonard Asper
Hal Niedzviecki, Eva Lau, Elliot Noss, Tara Ariano and Bobby John
Herbs and other natural remedies can have negative side effects or harmful interactions with drugs
Ecstasy use can lead to memory impairment, study finds
"We need to rethink the scope of out public health-care system," says law prof
$300,000 injection will make U of T a real contender on the HIV research front, says program director
60 years later, Rupert Schieder can still fit into his red college jacket
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
U of T researchers are unearthing the A-ร-B-Cs of cultural history from medieval times to the present
To New Yorker scribe Malcolm Gladwell, little things make a huge difference. Right now, he has his eye on his next big idea โ french fries
Digital dating is becoming a convenient alternative in the single scene