Escaping Gridlock
What’s the solution to Toronto’s traffic problems?
What’s the solution to Toronto’s traffic problems?
Milestones over more than a century
Eugenia Duodu wins award for her research into targeting cancerous cells, and for teaching kids science
Doris McCarthy’s life’s work finds a permanent home at U of T Scarborough
U of T researchers have devised a way to refurbish donor lungs before they’re transplanted
What can a computer reveal about a work of fiction? Plenty, it seems
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
A Cocksure Lad
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
Faculty of Law launches a $53-million campaign
Equipping health workers in Kenya with smartphones could bring better care to pregnant women and their infants
A blueprint for an “artificial leaf” could lead to solar cells that generate a lot more power
Thinner, more flexible displays could radically change how we use and experience computers
Suneet Singh Tuli has engineered an affordable tablet computer for the developing world
As director of Arkadium, Jean-Guy Niquet is diving into the fast-moving world of mobile games
In which God may or may not be Margaret Atwood
A University of Toronto lab is harnessing computers to make life better as we age
Humanities for Humanity brings U of T students and Toronto residents together to explore life’s “big ideas”
Only the very best math students excel in the prestigious Putnam competition
U of T is partnering with five top media companies to foster a new kind of reporter
Clear and dark during the winter, Canada’s North is the perfect place for a new U of T astronomy project
U of T’s “technopreneur” program gives scientists such as Mallika Das a crash course in running their own company
How should employment insurance be reformed?
What principles should guide how a city develops its waterfront?
Sometimes love does happen in an elevator
A neuroscientist recounts his personal experience with drug addiction
Audrey Ooi leads a sampling of the world's most interesting desserts in Toronto's Kensington Market
Fifty years after the publication of his most famous works, we’re still making sense of all Marshall McLuhan had to say
Doctors have been trying for decades to classify mental illnesses. So why do precise definitions still elude us?
Modern life is 24-7, but there may be negative consequences to defying our body's internal clock
Master’s student Eric Wan helped develop software that allows anyone, including people with severe physical disabilities, to make music
Gala fundraiser at Great Hall in Hart House will mark Blues milestone
Fatema Pardhan phones grads for U of T’s Annual Fund. She, like many students, also benefits from the fund
Student-developed app helps people with speech problems express themselves – at a fraction of the cost of other devices
With the markets betting on a Greek default, and the situation in Spain deteriorating, a second global financial crisis looms
In his new book, Ray Robertson contemplates what makes life worth living
Gymnast Alexandra Borowik was one of 12 Varsity Blues athletes inducted recently into the U of T Sports Hall of Fame
From India to Thailand, Vijaya Selvaraju has filmed her travel and culinary adventures
U of T researchers suggest life’s early years might be even more important than we thought
Human rights researcher Samer Muscati helps Iraqis find justice in a nation beginning to rebuild
U of T’s high-tech recruitment strategy is yielding more top-notch applicants
Should people get paid for shedding weight and pursuing a healthier lifestyle?
In her literary debut, lawyer Emma Ruby-Sachs wonders about the personal costs of activism
Sarah Wilson was one of 177 graduating students to win a Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award this year for extracurricular contributions
After three decades as a reporter, Caitlin Kelly enters the low-wage world of retail
Marshall McLuhan holds court at the Centre for Culture and Technology
What six first-year students have to say about their experiences at U of T so far
Andrea Sella uses nature's elements to create crowd-pleasing spectacles
A Brooklyn turf war goes galactic, and a screenwriter goes to Cannes
Frank Horvat plays piano in the dark to raise awareness of environmental issues
What does Canada stand for now? Have we lost our international reputation as a nature-loving, peacekeeping haven for newcomers?
Autism isn't preventable or curable. So why pursue genetic testing?
ROSI, the aging online student service, is being replaced over the next several years with a friendlier, more flexible system
A U of T team finally settles the question of where Tom Thomson was buried
A Varsity romance is still going strong after more than 30 years