A World of Possibilities
University of Toronto students are putting their knowledge to work in the global village
Stories in ‘Cover Story’
Force for Change
Crime in Toronto is down, but after five years as police chief, Bill Blair knows he can’t take the city’s safety for granted
Is Life Getting Better?
A new measure of “national wealth” would include health, education and other things Canadians consider important
The New Freedom Fighters
Will the Internet help bring democracy to Iran? Professor Ron Deibert and the Citizen Lab champion free speech and human rights online
Out and Proud
How students, faculty, staff and alumni brought queer activism to the University of Toronto and changed the campus forever
The Science of Sleep
Research is pointing to new treatments for the millions of North Americans who suffer from sleep disorders.
Ms. Universe
Astronaut Julie Payette prepares for her second journey into space
Fear of Numbers
Why do so many kids struggle with math?
Countdown to Beijing
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Swimmer Colin Russell leads U of T athletes and coaches on a quest for Olympic gold
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
The House That Dave Built
How law grad David Shore took one misanthropic doctor, added a large dose of twisted humour and created the hit medical drama House
Witness to War
While visiting Somalia in 1995, doctor and U of T professor Samantha Nutt experienced the hardship and rawness of bloodshed. Now, the founder of War Child Canada says she’s “driven every day” to help children harmed by conflict
Young Grads, Big Ideas
Today’s young graduates are aiming straight for the top
The Problem of Pain
A pioneering Toronto clinic takes a new approach to a baffling medical problem
Show of Faith
U of T’s ecclesiastic alphabet once began and ended with “A” for Anglican, but now embraces everyone from Ahmadis to Zenists
Field of Dreams
For international students, summer at U of T is about much more than learning English, especially during the World Cup
The Nature of Things
Robert Bateman, 76, talks about wildlife art, conservation and the joys of painting predators
After Hours
Campus life from dusk to dawn
What Makes Us Happy?
Science offers surprising new answers
Why Good People Do Bad Things
Are we living in an unethical era?
City of Ideas
Imagining Toronto’s future
Young Achievers
They’re smart, creative, successful and ambitious. Meet the next generation of Canadian leaders
Thanks a Billion!
Six years, 112,819 donors, more than $1 billion
Coming Home
How U of T grads are making a difference – where their help is needed most
Meet the Neighbours
A thriving urban community surrounds and supports the U of T
Meet the Neighbours at UTM
The people, businesses and organizations that make UTM great
Meet the Neighbours at UTSC
The people, businesses and organizations UTSC counts on
Animal Instincts
The evolution of zoology. From an ex-minister who denounced Darwin to today’s research juggernaut, zoology at U of T has come a long way in 150 years. And just look where it’s going now
Paths to Peace
At a time of international tension, U of T scholars are leading the search for alternatives to terror and war
World at the Crossroads
A case for the rule of law
A Month in the Life
As the winds of war howled early this year, here are some ways that U of T faculty, staff and students kept the dialogue going
Road Test
Five U of T students get a lesson in civics, life and tolerance
Star Turns
More than actors, playwrights and directors, these artists are architects who helped create Canada’s thriving theatre scene
Star Turns: Sky Gilbert
“I’m always going to have that bent to read and write and learn new things”
Star Turns: Kristen Thomson
Lying on the U.C. Playhouse theatre floor during a warm-up, Thompson thought, “OK, this is where I belong”
Star Turns: Daniel Brooks
“Originality can only happen when one begins with love of individual expression and allows it to lead to collective expression.”
Star Turns: Charmion King
“Being an actor is like being at university. It opens your mind and your soul and make you tap into yourself.”
Star Turns: William Hutt
“I saw this hemorrhaging of talent across the border. If everyone left, we would never have a cultural picture in this country.”
School Ties
Competitive? Talented? Intense? All that and more. They met their equals at U of T and have stayed connected throughout their celebrated careers
Such a Long Journey
From bank clerk to writer, from obscurity to the Oprah Winfrey Show, Rohinton Mistry’s path as a writer has taken a series of unlikely turns
A Feast of Thought
These 20 thinkers brought their stunning intellect to U of T’s table and enlivened the world of ideas
An Intellectual Emergecy
In the month following the horror of September 11, and 20 years after her frosh year, writer Margaret Webb returns to U of T, again seeking understanding of the world
The Seven Stages of Life
A guide to health, from our first entrance on stage to our final act
The Infant
At first, the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms
The Schoolboy
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel and shining morning face
The Lover
And then the lover, sighing like furnace with a woeful ballad
The Soldier
Then a soldier, full of strange oaths… jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel
