Enter the Dragon
Why did this U of T alum build a fire-breathing dragon bus? To go to Burning Man, of course!
Why did this U of T alum build a fire-breathing dragon bus? To go to Burning Man, of course!
What U of T nursing students learn about infant care has changed a lot since the 1950s
Liona Boyd talks about her new memoir and album, her 5 million YouTube hits, and her pen pal, Prince Philip
Nothing about the health-care system is foolproof. And that includes physicians
Ken Luckhurst first set foot at UTM at the height of the hippie era. Touring a transformed campus with a recent grad, he finds not everything has changed
Having spent time homeless herself, Prof. Suzanne Stewart envisions a new kind of shelter – one that truly understands and cares for Indigenous women
Laws to end workplace discrimination against people with disabilities have mostly failed to boost employment. Sociologist David Pettinicchio wants to know why
In combining two of computing’s hottest trends, the Creative Destruction Lab sees new opportunities for startups
The practice of faking a grassroots movement gets an update in the age of social media
As the media share images of wounded migrants, some of the biggest medical threats go almost unmentioned
An acceptance of diversity may be the country’s defining strength
This U of T music grad achieved YouTube fame by giving Indian classical songs a Western twist. Next up: a world tour
Defeat might taste like sawdust drizzled with WD-40, but I’ve developed a taste for it
As a creative director at Toronto's Jam3, he pushes the limits of what's possible with design and technology
A U of T startup is developing a whole new kind of night-time entertainment
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
In Kerry Clare’s first novel, Mitzi Bytes, a blogger has a secret online presence – but someone is threatening to expose her
A former refugee himself, Tarek Bin Yameen pays it forward: "I'm very mindful of how lucky I am to be here"
10 tips from some of Canada’s top entrepreneurs
Dozens of Indigenous languages in Canada are in danger of disappearing. What will it take to save them?
A U of T PhD student is making fonts and keyboard layouts for Indigenous languages available for free
U of T physicist Ursula Franklin staunchly opposed weapons of mass destruction. As Cold War tensions rise, her work remains as relevant as ever
Toronto’s Vector Institute aims to attract the world’s leading minds in a booming field
The procedure allowed Melissa Benoit to have a life-saving transplant
A mathematician offers ideas on how to protect ourselves from hackers without making our digital devices impossibly complex to use
Can a minimum income guarantee help lift people out of poverty? Ontario is about to find out
Margaret Lam’s company aims to reduce ticket prices for concertgoers
This former human-rights journalist now helps run the world’s largest petition website
U of T startup ARDA Power is looking to change people’s ideas about where electricity should come from
Two U of T entrepreneurs are offering DNA tests to help singles connect and couples stay together
A smartphone app co-created by a U of T alum allows health professionals to share images of unusual cases
Research at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research could one day eliminate the need for infants with heart problems to have more than one surgery
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
A research centre at U of T Mississauga aims to speed up the development of new life-saving cancer medications
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
Professor Shafique Virani says the key to countering Islamophobia is education
Renovated space marries history with innovation to better serve U of T’s booming grad student population
“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
U of T startup Exact Media finds a way to turn excess space into a business
A simple U of T innovation could help prevent burns among millions of children in the Global South
An encounter with one of opera’s greats helped this alum succeed
Dr. James Maskalyk describes a day in an emergency room in Ethiopia
PhD student Justin Kim is working on intelligent “swarming” robots that could one day help rescue earthquake survivors and explore other planets
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
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
Professor Randol Contreras spends time with the Maravilla in Los Angeles
Visible minority political candidates get short shrift from newspapers, study finds
Using robotic technology, an engineering student lets tea drinkers create their perfect cuppa
Making purchases by card and smartphone instead of cash changes our perception of value – and that could spell trouble
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
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