Activism 2.0
What's different about today's environmental activists? Tools of the trade, says Emily Hunter, and a sense that change must happen now
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
Cybill Lui worked for years on Wall Street, then followed her heart into the high-risk world of film production
A Toronto startup is using technology to reinvent how homes are bought and sold
Computer science grad Stephen Piron is helping banks stay on the right side of regulators
Three grads have developed an LED that uses a fraction of the electricity of other light bulbs
The conditions for entrepreneurs in Canada are good, says Rotman professor Will Mitchell. Itās our attitude that needs work
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 Alzheimerās and addiction
How personal changes led Bailey Vaez to promote wellness at work
For Brian Finley and Donna Bennett, it was a match made in music.
Peter Birkemoe went from engineering to running a comic book store
Tania Grafstein-Hoās entrepreneurial spirit and love of desserts motivated her to start an artisanal baking business
Architecture grad student Stacie Vos has developed a "smart" shirt that can detect germs and protect its wearer from them
Joyce Poon is developing optical devices that could make computers vastly more powerful and a whole lot faster
A university community helps a neighbourhood transform
A U of T music grad runs an innovative program to bring affordable music lessons to Regent Park youth
Tarik Kadri gives hope to orphans in India
For Tanya Koivusalo and Adam Nayman, it was a āblockbusterā beginning for a slow and steady romance
University College celebrates āalumni of influenceā with gala event
The Lady Godiva Memorial Band serenades students on Founderās Day
Writer Ryan North raised more than half-a-million dollars through social media to publish his Shakespeare-adventure book
Tired of having her name mispronounced, Ritu Bhasin developed an app to address the problem
A U of T prof is looking at the relationship between traffic emissions, health and how close people live to major roads
The world is certain to end ā just probably not this year
"End-of-the-world" panics go back hundreds of years
It seems that every era has its scourge
Science students get a month-long crash course in turning an idea into a viable business at U of Tās āTechnoā program
U of Tās long-standing connections with the Asia-Pacific region will serve us well in a future defined by global collaboration
Canada Post commemorates an iconic moment at UāÆofāÆTās Varsity Stadium
Coursera brings online learning to the masses
As we become inseparable from our mobile devices, the risk of identity theft is growing
In a federal election, why does a vote from Charlottetown count for more than one from Markham?
The Royal Canadian Mint has finally produced its last penny. Is it time to get rid of the nickel, too?
Lindsay Zier-Vogelās eight-year quest to make strangersā days a little better ā through the magic of love letters
Diana Tso has written a play to draw attention to an atrocity against the Chinese people ā and deliver a message of reconciliation
How lawyer Randy Pepper discovered that walking 100 km in 48 hours is a powerful way to raise funds.
How do you bring basic sanitation to two billion people in low-income countries? Inventing a toilet that works for pennies a day is a start
David Rosenberg warned of a financial crisis few others saw coming. So why, amid ongoing global turmoil, is Bay Streetās most noted pessimist ready to change his tune?
How many new dinosaur species can one person help find? Professor David Evans is up to eight
Support for medical students is a key plank of the Faculty of Medicineās campaign
New chancellor Michael Wilson is pumped to champion University of Toronto spirit
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
Was the War of 1812 actually a civil war?
Research finds that pop music is getting more melancholy ā a sign, perhaps, of the times?
Genetic testing may reveal what pharmaceutical drugs work best for you, with the fewest side effects
The Saudi Arabian city is wrestling with a transit problem of Koranic proportions
A new U of T research centre will investigate the curative power of music
The Toronto region is a great home for a global university
Eugenia Duodu wins award for her research into targeting cancerous cells, and for teaching kids science
Doris McCarthyās lifeās work finds a permanent home at U of T Scarborough
Graduating engineering students raise thousands for their faculty
Undergraduate students design their own experiments to address important medical questions
U of T researchers have devised a way to refurbish donor lungs before theyāre 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