The GG and U of T
The Right Hon. Adrienne Clarkson is sworn in as Governor General
Stories in ‘Winter 1999’
The Thousand-Year Itch
How do you get 10 scholars to wax anything but bored about the millennium? Scratch the surface of the Y2K hype and ask them to predict the future of their fields
Green Power
A 1969 article in The Varsity ignited students to start the Canadian environmental movement
Eye in the Sky
Ophthalmologist James Oestreicher circles the globe to treat patients in a converted DC-10
Stepping into the Future
Cutbacks in government funding for postsecondary education have eased off in the last couple of years; the Campaign for the University of Toronto is producing remarkable results, and a quarter of a billion dollars will be invested in new buildings and initiatives over the next decade.
An Inspired Appointment
Robert Birgeneau, alumnus and internationally acclaimed physicist, chosen U of T’s 14th president
A Solid Foundation
What is it that every educated person should know?
Stay the Course
Researchers test perceptions of highway traffic speed
Salt-water solution
Isolation of a gene could improve farming productivity in areas of the world where crops are compromised by saline irrigation water
Playing Politics
Authors say popular English theatre troupe of 1580s was supported by the Crown
Food for Thought
Researchers suggest humans evolved near water before moving inland
Caring for Caregivers
Study results suggest need for more in-home support services for grandparent caregivers
Given with GRADitude
Wheelchair-accessible picnic table is a gift from the department of occupational therapy’s class of ‘98
Help for Palliative Care and Pain Control
Donations establish new professorship at U of T
Travelling Doctors Bag Nobel Peace Prize
Médecins sans frontières (MSF) is helmed by alum, Dr. James Orbinski
The Rose Wolfe Distinguished Alumni Award
Awarded to Dr. Chao-Shiuan Liu, vice-premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Hong Kong Scholars
Foundation assists Hong Kong students pursuing undergraduate studies at U of T
The Naughty-Naughts
Celebrating the creation of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
