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A Doctor in Kigali

Dr. James Orbinski served as head mission for Doctors Without Borders during the Rwandan Genocide. What he saw there transformed him Read More

The Northrop Frye You Never Knew

Book explores renowned prof's personal life Read More

Can a Brain Change?

Dr. Norman Doidge argues that the brain is far more malleable than previously thought Read More

Donald Coxeter peers into a large kaleidoscope during a visit to the University of Minnesota in 1967

King of Infinite Space

Donald Coxeter, who taught geometry at U of T for more than 60 years, is the subject of a new book Read More

Enemies of the State

In her book Villa Bel-Air, Rosemary Sullivan asks why totalitarian regimes are so afraid of art Read More

Museum of the Missing

An estimated 100,000 works of art have disappeared Read More

The Nature of Things

Robert Bateman, 76, talks about wildlife art, conservation and the joys of painting predators Read More

An Island History

Gift to Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library honours of former UC principal Read More

Jeffrey Rosenthal in a red long-sleeved shirt, smiling sheepishly at the camera, standing against a white wall peppered with mathematical formulae and surrounded by four knives stuck into the wall.

Games of Chance

Math prof and amateur comic Jeffrey Rosenthal embraces randomness – both on stage and in class Read More

What Are the Odds of That?

In his new book, math prof Jeffrey Rosenthal gives us the tools to assess life's chances Read More

Black and white photo of Pier Giorgio Di Cicco in a black long-sleeved shirt, sitting backwards on a chair with arms crossed on top of the back of the chair, one closed hand partially covering one side of his mouth.

Seeking the Divine

Toronto's poet laureate rediscovered poetry through prayer Read More

The Case of the Generous Mystery Writer

Author donates her manuscripts to Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library Read More

Everyone Is Interesting

Toronto author Sheila Heti finds literary inspiration all around her Read More

Half of a man's face on the left and a winged, horned and trident-carrying devil on the right, whispering into the man's ear

Why Good People Do Bad Things

Are we living in an unethical era? Read More

Not So Gooey After All

Apocalyptic scenario of runaway nanotechnology unlikely, author says Read More

Camilla Gibb

Author's writing both gut-wrenching and hilarious Read More

Kayla Perrin

For the successful romance novelist, life isn't all pink chiffon and strong-jawed suitors Read More

Trinity College’s Founding Moments

New book places college in a rich social, cultural and religious context Read More

Paths to Peace

At a time of international tension, U of T scholars are leading the search for alternatives to terror and war Read More

The African-Canadian Experience

George Elliott Clarke explores the African-Canadian experience in a new collection of essays Read More

Cages of Contradiction

Women's prisons fail to offer resources for those with addictions or in abusive relationships, study finds Read More

Star Students

Tilo Kunath, Naana Jumah and Sheila Heti Read More

"Look at the Jewish history books on my shelves written in the prewar period. Tremendous erudition, but encased in a mythological framework so thick that it severely limits their usefulness" Read More

Sod-turning ceremony in 1904 for Convocation Hall marked one of the first and finest achievements of the UTAA.

A Commanding Force

Alumni wanted an organization to keep them in touch with their alma mater, and the wife of the president recognized that there is strength in numbers. The time was right to establish the University of Toronto Alumni Association Read More