Internet - University of Toronto Magazine

Surfing the Net Is Old School. Soon, We May Inhabit It

A computer science alum has created a technology that turns the web into a virtual world

U of T study finds older Canadians are highly concerned about digital security – sometimes to their disadvantage

This former human-rights journalist now helps run the world’s largest petition website

New Toronto city librarian Vickery Bowles wants everyone to read, write, create

The Internet makes it easy to be mean. No wonder cyberbullying among teens has everyone worried.

A computer science grad reimagines two-dimensional web pages as 3-D virtual worlds

An Internet-based surveillance system gives physicians the ability to track dangerous new strains of tuberculosis in real time

Rather than warning students away from Wikipedia, some professors are now embracing it

From India to Thailand, Vijaya Selvaraju has filmed her travel and culinary adventures

Will the Internet help bring democracy to Iran? Professor Ron Deibert and the Citizen Lab champion free speech and human rights online

Teens use a lot of instant messaging terms, but not in spoken conversation, study finds

Can a blogger bring political change to Iran?

Donations will help fight Internet bullying and improve welfare services for children and their families

Donations web site makes giving to U of T easier

Behind the scenes, U of T researchers are finding ways to build a Net that’s not only more powerful, but a lot more human

Researchers have developed a system that broadcasts audio, video and slides over the Web

A greater public say in government

Co-operating in research on technology, and finding innovation