We Need a Green New Deal for Canada
Linking climate action to job creation, living wages and equality reframes the debate as a win-win – though tough political choices remain
Linking climate action to job creation, living wages and equality reframes the debate as a win-win – though tough political choices remain
The local bishop called her a heretic. The Criminal Code deemed her work illegal. But Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw was more concerned with helping women at Canada’s first birth control centre
Canada’s commitment to multiculturalism could help it lead the world in creating more ethical machines
Blockchain has the potential to transform financial transactions. This could spell trouble for banks and other institutional go-betweens
As artificial intelligence advances, humans need to pay closer attention to what it can and can’t do
Laura Rosella is using machine learning to suggest ways to reduce diabetes rates – and save millions in potential health-care costs
How Kavithaa Kandasamy gained a new perspective on the Sri Lankan civil war
Around the world, anti-immigrant autocrats are on the rise. Defeating them – and what they stand for – won’t be easy
Three engineering students found a government-issued naloxone kit complicated to use. So they designed a new one
How the medical system is trying to wean patients off opioids
James Anderson welcomed students who used drugs to a new kind of school. For many, the effects were life-changing
The wait-lists for publicly funded therapy are long. Kate Scowen devised a way for people to receive low-cost counselling sooner
Many companies are selling marijuana as if the drug is totally harmless. It’s not
Not many people use cocaine, heroin or meth. Prohibition helps keep it that way
For years, we’ve been told to lower the thermostat and drive less. It hasn’t worked
Prof. Ron Buliung describes how his daughter Asha’s life with a wheelchair profoundly changed him – and his research
New U of T research suggests ways to combat feeling like a fraud
Four examples of how researchers are harnessing technology to improve urban life and make cities smarter
A fresh, expansive look, with a focus on ideas that move us
Doctors will soon use artificial intelligence to help diagnose and treat patients, opening up new possibilities for better health
A U of T research team is examining ethical issues raised by the new technology
Microscopic machines may soon swim through our bodies, delivering cancer drugs to tumours and assisting with difficult surgeries
A computer science alum has created a technology that turns the web into a virtual world
Research on mice reveals that specific memories can be weakened. Could this one day help treat the effects of trauma in humans?
A U of T doctor is leading efforts to review the medical evidence for more than 2,200 commonly prescribed drugs
Climate change adds a new wrinkle in the quest to get out in front of epidemics
U of T alumni created #GoSponsorHer to advance women’s careers
In an instant, Emma’s hopes of becoming a nurse were dashed. Could she make the journey back?
I spent two years with people who had been shot, and recorded how their lives had changed. For many, the church offered a powerful source of hope
It’s easy to say “be prepared.” Scouts learn it. Even Scar in The Lion King sang it. So why do executives so often avoid it?
Social psychologist Michael Inzlicht launched his academic career on the study of “ego depletion.” His research suggested it was real. Then came doubts
A gift from the Nanji family to U of T will help people “see the light of all the world”
Life on Earth exploded about 540 million years ago. Scientists are now beginning to understand why
U of T study finds older Canadians are highly concerned about digital security – sometimes to their disadvantage
How an early defeat helped my company, OpenText, succeed
Prof. Barth Netterfield’s lifelong journey into faith, physics and astronomy
Faculty and students at Toronto’s four universities will work together to seek answers to the city’s housing crisis
As a creative director at Toronto's Jam3, he pushes the limits of what's possible with design and technology
10 tips from some of Canada’s top entrepreneurs
U of T physicist Ursula Franklin staunchly opposed weapons of mass destruction. As Cold War tensions rise, her work remains as relevant as ever
The former chancellor is remembered for her wit and warmth
Can a minimum income guarantee help lift people out of poverty? Ontario is about to find out
City manager Peter Wallace talks tough with politicians on taxes and spending
A stroke or brain injury often robs patients of their ability to communicate thoughts and emotions. U of T alumna Aura Kagan found a way to help them converse again
U of T alumna Margaret Russocki was a leading modernist architect in Toronto – and one of the few women in her field
Donald Trump’s presidency is raising the risk of violent conflict among the world’s great powers
By reducing energy use in its new campus buildings, the university is helping the city meet its own ambitious climate-change goals
The design of the Jackman Law Building reflects the need for shared, creative spaces for both students and faculty
The Human Library Project: This U of T grad student shared her story and a painful truth
Prof. Brendan Frey and his team are harnessing machine learning to figure out what makes us sick
Dr. James Maskalyk describes a day in an emergency room in Ethiopia
Alumna Mavis Himes delves into the hidden meanings and social weight of what we call ourselves
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
Understanding how we learn and make memories will lead to better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, says Brain Prize winner Graham Collingridge
Brendan Bowles explores the nature of friendship in his award-winning story
For trans students at U of T, the fight for rights and equality is about much more than just washrooms
Jonathan Sun tweets funny, heartfelt – and often misspelt – observations about what it means to be a 21st-century human
Rhodes Scholar Jessica Phillips wants to help protect the continent’s ecosystem – and its penguins
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