Sustainable City
Cities are more livable when they're clean and green
Cities are more livable when they're clean and green
Liver tissue created in a U of T lab could help reduce the time and cost of drug development
Fred and Norah Urquhart's lifelong quest for the hidden kingdom of the Monarch butterfly
A U of T lab is developing new technologies to assist older people with daily tasks
Canadians could save billions through a nationwide plan to cover prescription drugs for all citizens
Is solitary confinement ever appropriate?
The Toronto International Film Festival’s Reel Comfort program helps make those connections available to clients in mental-health programs
A chronic condition doesn’t need to stop you from pushing yourself athletically
New Toronto mayor John Tory aims to get the city back on track
The university’s scholars are collaborating with partners in every region of the globe to answer questions that challenge us all
A U of T grad's paper-thin lamp technology could revolutionize the lighting industry
Museum Studies grad Jake Paleczny comes up with fun ways for visitors to learn about the moose, elk and other animals that make up the “living collection” at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve
A U of T grad student wrote her wedding vows based on research into what makes a relationship last
To maintain its top-20 global standing, U of T needs more funding from government
Students confess they're not getting enough sleep, say time management is key to better slumber
A new telescope may shed light on the universe’s first moments
Science graduate students learn how to turn cutting-edge research into viable businesses
Betty Xie’s film documents what happens in a community faced with the threat of eviction
The Internet makes it easy to be mean. No wonder cyberbullying among teens has everyone worried.
Volunteer opportunities at the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games
The ambitious student’s sudden death rocked his wide circle of friends and inspired many to emulate his generosity
Making pharmaceutical research more open could shave years off the time it takes to bring a new drug to market
Foods that seem healthy often aren’t, and sugar is the latest culprit
U of T students are collaborating with an Indian social enterprise to reduce the health hazards of indoor smoke
Nisha Pahuja’s documentary film about women becomes a force for change
Five intriguing technologies that could change your life by 2025
A large minority of members of the U of T community report they have difficulty disconnecting -- even when they're taking time off from work
First-year student discovers a potential new treatment for malaria that could be as close as your kitchen cupboard
This doc prescribes chocolate
In her new novel, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer reimagines a strange episode from Ontario’s past
A computer science grad reimagines two-dimensional web pages as 3-D virtual worlds
Drug-resistant infections are a man-made problem. Is it one we can solve?
Dr. Allison McGeer gives advice on the use of antibiotics
Can Kirstine Stewart, a former CBC executive, boost Twitter’s fortunes?
For all its trendiness, there is growing evidence that meditation can make us calmer, kinder – and healthier
U of T is developing new programs to help students succeed after graduation
Scientists aim to isolate and harness marijuana’s pain-killing properties to create more effective medicines
How Zella Palmer Cuadra’s MA project became a cookbook
New York’s applied sciences research hub inspires new thinking in higher education
Online courses are big, bold and potentially game-changing for higher education
International aid fuels corruption in a conflict zone and may keep war going, says political science professor Aisha Ahmad
Targeted drugs exist because Pawson discovered how cells communicate
David Naylor talks about the past eight years and his plans for the future
Prof. Michael Evans' videos on health are viral sensations
A PhD candidate’s low-cost sensors could be deployed across cities to gather highly local air-quality data
While on a mission to save the Borneo rainforest, Emily Hunter realized environmentalism needs a rethink
The inaugural Toronto Science Festival, hosted by U of T, will feature leading scientists addressing fundamental questions about human existence
Meditation might make you more liberal, according to new U of T research
What's different about today's environmental activists? Tools of the trade, says Emily Hunter, and a sense that change must happen now
Many of us have valuable stuff we rarely use. Now you can rent it out, thanks to a peer-to-peer platform from grad Martin Wong that works just like Airbnb
A Toronto startup is using technology to reinvent how homes are bought and sold
Mary Jo Haddad came to Sick Kids to look after ill children. As CEO, she helped nurse the whole hospital back to good health
Canada’s first university women’s club sought to improve the lives of women and children
Three grads have developed an LED that uses a fraction of the electricity of other light bulbs
An experimental green roof is built atop the Daniels Faculty
Grad student Christina Nona seeks to unlock the role of an important brain chemical in Alzheimer’s and addiction
To help save animals and the environment, we should grow meat in a lab
A university community helps a neighbourhood transform