A Lifeline for People with Aphasia
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
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
By reducing energy use in its new campus buildings, the university is helping the city meet its own ambitious climate-change goals
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
Ontario Science Centre guy gets a charge out of explaining the natural world
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
Olympic-bound Kylie Masse’s extraordinary ascent to the top of women’s swimming
Where gangs rule, hip hop is a strongly positive force for youth, study finds
What explains Shakespeare’s enduring appeal, 400 years after his death?
One billion kids experience violence worldwide each year. Susan Bissell has devoted her life to ending the abuse
These U of T alumni help businesses from CBC to Coca-Cola thrive online
How a U of T engineering student found himself on stage with the Beatles in 1964
In his new memoir, the filmmaker and ad exec talks divas and Donny Osmond
When it comes to legalizing marijuana, drug and public health experts caution that “the devil is in the details”
Greenhouse gas could be harvested from the atmosphere and recycled into renewable fuel, says researcher
How a design contest became a defining U of T moment for architect Monica Adair (MArch 2005)
Markian Moyes updates a popular kind of kids’ book for the app generation
As U of T responds to a rise in mental health needs on campus, a powerful source of help emerges: students themselves
A U of T Mississauga residence is named after the Birdman of Mississauga
U of T student club aims to convince the campus that eating bugs is healthy – for people and the planet
Four design proposals to revitalize King's College Circle would eliminate cars, add trees and even create a pond outside Hart House
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
A U of T lab is developing new technologies to assist older people with daily tasks
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
Ron Husmann lost his voice due to MS and didn’t sing for 28 years. Then he learned how to harness his brain’s own healing power
The university’s scholars are collaborating with partners in every region of the globe to answer questions that challenge us all
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
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
A U of T grad is helping Ontario courts join the digital age
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
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
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
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
Grad student Sara Angel has an ambitious idea to make Canadians more aware of our rich visual arts heritage
New York’s applied sciences research hub inspires new thinking in higher education
By fortifying two everyday foods, Prof. Levente Diosady aims to reduce malnutrition worldwide
Targeted drugs exist because Pawson discovered how cells communicate