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To help save animals and the environment, we should grow meat in a lab
To help save animals and the environment, we should grow meat in a lab
Peter Birkemoe went from engineering to running a comic book store
Tania Grafstein-Ho’s entrepreneurial spirit and love of desserts motivated her to start an artisanal baking business
An intelligent transportation system could reduce wait times at traffic lights in Toronto by more than half
Much like the Belgian reporter, cinematographer Michael Boland has dodged peril and travelled the world to get a scoop
Architecture grad student Stacie Vos has developed a "smart" shirt that can detect germs and protect its wearer from them
Many scientists work for years to find a cure for a single type of cancer - Patrick Gunning has his sights set on four
Katherine Larson infuses her study of English with a passion for music to find new meaning in literature
Joyce Poon is developing optical devices that could make computers vastly more powerful and a whole lot faster
Samir Sinha wants to help keep older Canadians healthy and independent for longer. As the population ages, the viability of our health-care system depends on it
A university community helps a neighbourhood transform
A homework support program involving OISE students has more than doubled high school graduation rates in Regent Park
New schools show U of T is engaged, adaptable and more relevant than ever
World-renowned urban expert Meric Gertler will succeed David Naylor and serve as U of T’s 16th president
Three students have earned prestigious scholarships to study at Oxford
Vote Compass helps citizens sort one politician’s views from another’s. Now, municipal voters will get to try it
Understand and speak Mandarin? If not, a computer may soon do it for you
Intellectual property rights are intended to foster innovation. But could they actually be stifling it?
Tarik Kadri gives hope to orphans in India
For Tanya Koivusalo and Adam Nayman, it was a “blockbuster” beginning for a slow and steady romance
As a genealogical researcher, Kristina Bedford’s work runs the gamut from interpreting 11th-century documents to locating family gravestones
Tired of having her name mispronounced, Ritu Bhasin developed an app to address the problem
Rebecca Niles turned an opportunity that came up during her thesis into a full-time job at the Folger Shakespeare Library
A U of T prof is looking at the relationship between traffic emissions, health and how close people live to major roads
Science students get a month-long crash course in turning an idea into a viable business at U of T’s “Techno” program
U of T’s long-standing connections with the Asia-Pacific region will serve us well in a future defined by global collaboration
Coursera brings online learning to the masses
As we become inseparable from our mobile devices, the risk of identity theft is growing
The Royal Canadian Mint has finally produced its last penny. Is it time to get rid of the nickel, too?
New technologies are taking art directly to the people, forcing galleries and museums to adapt
Learning to sew or wield a chainsaw is all in a day's work for writer Ian Williams
Lindsay Zier-Vogel’s eight-year quest to make strangers’ days a little better – through the magic of love letters
Diana Tso has written a play to draw attention to an atrocity against the Chinese people – and deliver a message of reconciliation
Vass Bednar talks about making public policy fun – including policy-making activities while grocery shopping
David Rosenberg warned of a financial crisis few others saw coming. So why, amid ongoing global turmoil, is Bay Street’s most noted pessimist ready to change his tune?
Companies appeal to hearing, taste and sight to affect consumer perception
Ed Barbeau uses math puzzles to encourage analytical and innovative thinking
Support for medical students is a key plank of the Faculty of Medicine’s campaign
Genetic testing may soon reveal what pharmaceutical drugs work best for you, with fewest side-effects
It's like a flash mob, but motivated to buy
Security cameras are everywhere. A new app invites Torontonians to help map them
Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau predicts a book publishing revolution
ZED.TO's interactive narrative experience simulates the end of the world
A new U of T research centre will investigate the curative power of music
Eugenia Duodu wins award for her research into targeting cancerous cells, and for teaching kids science
Graduating engineering students raise thousands for their faculty
U of T researchers have devised a way to refurbish donor lungs before they’re transplanted
The simple, inexpensive device matches the function of far more costly technology
You don’t need an Olympic training regimen to get healthy through exercise
The challenge to improve online dating
ABC correspondent Muhammad Lila reports from Pakistan and Afghanistan
Dr. Vera Peters saved lives with her treatments for breast cancer and Hodgkin’s lymphoma
What started as a regular U of T alumni event for Jiyoung Park turned into something much, much more
Laura Suen, a recent U of T grad, placed second in the CBC show Canada's Smartest Person
Researchers are developing better ways to detect serious illnesses before they become life-threatening – and while they’re still treatable
U of T’s Northrop Frye conceded that other scholars were “infinitely more accurate” than he. But he claimed to have something they lacked – genius
With the discovery of hundreds of worlds around other stars, will we find that Earth is not alone in bearing life?
A few intriguing oddities from the hunt for exoplanets