Photo by Darryl Visscher/Redux

Bringing the Internet to Millions

Suneet Singh Tuli has engineered an affordable tablet computer for the developing world

Photo by Susan Benoit, Diffusion Photographics

Leave No One Behind

Avis Glaze fights for the kids who struggle in class

Photo by Jane Ross

Thinking Outside the Package

Canadians need to push back against the processed-food industry, says author Jeannie Marshall

Photo by Korby Banner

Alive and Awake

Singer Amy Sky returns with a message

Photo by Blair Gable Photography

Holding Court

Last fall, two U of T grads were appointed to the nation’s highest court

Ben Land and Trish De Luca

They flirted during undergrad but eventually lost touch. Then along came Facebook

Photo by Yoko Nakazawa

A Year in the Quake Zone

John P. Racine reflects on how his life has changed since the earthquake in Japan

X-Files Icon

William B. Davis, who played Cigarette Smoking Man, doesn’t believe in conspiracy theories. But most of his fans do

Urban Explorer

Urban Explorer

Torontoist editor Hamutal Dotan seeks out stories from the underground

To Serve and Connect

To Serve and Connect

New alumni president hopes to foster greater sense of community

Computer Whiz

Computer Whiz

Dag Spicer talks tech at his Silicon Valley museum

The 2,000-Year Info Revolution

The 2,000-Year Info Revolution

“Computers” have assisted humans through history

Monique and Haijo Westra

Monique and Haijo Westra

Sometimes love does happen in an elevator

Antarctica's Intrepid Explorer

Antarctica’s Intrepid Explorer

U of T grad Charles Seymour Wright was a member of Robert Scott’s ill-fated antarctic expedition

Life Recovered

Life Recovered

A neuroscientist recounts his personal experience with drug addiction

Online Media Maven

Online Media Maven

Rachel Sklar is a champion for women in the media and tech fields – and she makes a lot of people’s “lists”

Scales of Justice

Law Gets Down to Business

New global law degree is designed for execs who can’t take time off work

Translator to the World

Entrepreneur David Lucatch is tearing down online language barriers

Finding Joy in Movement

Dancer-turned-nurse Coralee McLaren helps children with physical disabilities

Chasing Happiness; Photo by Sandy Nicholson

Chasing Happiness

In his new book, Ray Robertson contemplates what makes life worth living

War and Peace

In her new book, Damned Nations, Samantha Nutt reflects on foreign aid and armed conflicts abroad

Wayne Levin and Deborah Fletcher

How two former political rivals created a life together

Vaulting to Fame

Gymnast Alexandra Borowik was one of 12 Varsity Blues athletes inducted recently into the U of T Sports Hall of Fame

The Face on the Plate

Dyniss Roland Rainer dishes on becoming a vegetarian

TV's Troubled Surgeon - Photo of Caterina Scorsone by Raphael Mazzucco

TV’s Troubled Surgeon

Caterina Scorsone explores mental health issues while playing Dr. Amelia Shepherd on the show Private Practice

Photo by Andrew Rowat

Rules of Conduct

As chief of protocol, Desmond Parker brings peace of mind to United Nations’ guests

Photo Courtesy of Steve Gibson

Lord of the Loaves

Steve Gibson’s final MBA project has left him rolling in dough

Photo Courtesy of McClelland & Stewart

In the Name of the Daughter

In her literary debut, lawyer Emma Ruby-Sachs wonders about the personal costs of activism

Photo Courtesy of Phil Borg

Portrait of Generation Y

Shot in just 10 days, Julian De Zotti’s first feature film was selected for the Montreal World Film Festival

Photo Courtesy of Jane and Roger Brown

Forever Love

For Jane and Roger Brown of Midland, Ontario, first love lasted a lifetime

Photo by Mark Balson

Rooftop Gardener

Sarah Wilson was one of 177 graduating students to win a Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award this year for extracurricular contributions

Photo: Victoria Phipps/Getty Images

At Your Service

After three decades as a reporter, Caitlin Kelly enters the low-wage world of retail

Photo Courtesy of Murtz Jaffer

Even Better Than the Real Thing?

What’s the ongoing appeal of reality TV? “It’s an adrenaline high-speed version of real life,” says Murtz Jaffer

Photo by Ivan Otis

Tales from a Troubadour

Justin Rutledge talks about the art of writing lyrics, working with Michael Ondaatje and surviving cat attacks

Photo Courtesy of MaRS Discovery District

Green Gadfly

Tom Rand has opened what he calls North America’s most environmentally friendly hotel

Photo by David Leyes

The Ties That Bind

Joy Fielding explores a tangled mother-daughter relationship in her new book, Now You See Her

Photo by Michael Chambers Photography

The Making of a Judge

George Carter, the first Canadian-born black judge in the country, worked as a train porter to pay his tuition

Photo by James Petranik

Steve Petranik and Ann Auman

A Varsity romance is still going strong after more than 30 years

Photo by Lou Wise

The Flying Photographer

89-year-old Lou Wise has dedicated much of his life to shooting images of the Earth from above

Photo by ACBL and Ron Tacchi

60 Seconds With Fred Gitelman

Canada’s bridge champion is trying to save the game from falling off a demographic cliff

Photo by Lorne Bridgman

The Autonomous Rebel

Like the rest of his generation, Environics co-founder and author Michael Adams has no plans to spend his twilight years in a rocking chair

Photo Courtesy of Almir Alicelebic

Breathing Lessons

Nurse Almir Alicelebic brings an element of kung fu to the bedside

Photo Courtesy of Ian Jackson

The World According to Walt

Wingfield Lost and Found hits Toronto

Photo Courtesy of Hilary Davidson

The Damage Done

Hilary Davidson’s first crime novel keeps you guessing till the last page

Photo Courtesy of Katie Palmer

Warnings from the Red-Light Districts

Katie Palmer helps protect youth from sex tourists in Southeast Asia

Photo Courtesy of Ross Daly

Angela Cox-Daly and Ross Daly

Performing duo met as teens at the Royal Conservatory

Photo Courtesy of Cindy Blaževic´

Balkan Journey

Living on the fringes of Europe

Photo Courtesy of Stephen Gardiner

60 Seconds With Cass Enright

The founder of the Golden Tap Awards is hopped up on Ontario’s specialty breweries

Photo by Daniel Grant

Funny Bones

Hart Hanson blends crime and comedy on his hit Fox TV show

Photo by Daniel Grant

Rock Star Lawyer

Erika Savage is helping to pioneer a new kind of recording contract at Universal Music Group

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