Saving Lives, One Death at a Time
What one of the world’s largest mortality studies is teaching us about public health
Stories in ‘Winter 2012’
The Health of Nations
Why improving the well-being of people in other countries should concern Canadians
Technologies for Aging Gracefully
A University of Toronto lab is harnessing computers to make life better as we age
A World of Possibilities
University of Toronto students are putting their knowledge to work in the global village
Breath of Life
Bev Bradley is developing technology to give hospitals in low-income countries a more reliable supply of medical oxygen
Conflict Zone
In Jerusalem, Sara Lee discovered that everything in Israel connects with the Palestinian question, even the food
Neighbourhood Watch
Students in U of T Scarborough’s City Studies program learn first-hand how local immigrants are adapting to life in Canada
Water, Power and the Boardroom
Rotman’s international study tours taught Michael Odam the ins and outs of doing business in low-income countries
Rights of Girls and Women
Law student Meghan Lindo worked in Kenya to seek justice for victims of sexual assault
The Universe in a Lab
Physics undergrad Aysha Abdel-Aziz is making her own unique contribution to a massive international research project
Real Life 101
Humanities for Humanity brings U of T students and Toronto residents together to explore life’s “big ideas”
The Statue and the Monk
Sarah Richardson gets an insider’s perspective on the rise of religious monuments in India
Letters to the Editor
The DSM-5 represents the “medicalization” of psychology, but problems with the mind doesn’t fit into easy categories
Singing Star – and Neuroscientist?
Fourth-year student Rudy Silvamer hopes to pursue all of his passions
Political Insider
At Massey College, Michael Ignatieff teaches students about the hard realities of Parliament Hill
A Head Start for Global Journalists
U of T is partnering with five top media companies to foster a new kind of reporter
U of T’s First-Rate Rankings
English, modern languages, philosophy, computer science and statistics departments all crack top 10 in the world by subject
U of T’s Scientific Heritage
Two students have collected hundreds of the university’s 19th- and early 20th-century scientific instruments
Restoring Soldiers’ Tower
After years of gradual wear and tear, the 87-year-old monument has received some much-needed TLC
Scanning the Arctic Skies
Clear and dark during the winter, Canada’s North is the perfect place for a new U of T astronomy project
Business Boot Camp
U of T’s “technopreneur” program gives scientists such as Mallika Das a crash course in running their own company
Is That Mozart, or a Machine?
Software developed at U of T can compose music in classical, pop or jazz styles – and as a solo or an ensemble of different instruments
Stem Cell Pioneers
Discovery by James Till and Ernest McCulloch stands as “one of the most remarkable medical-research achievements of the 20th century”
I’ll Rassle You for a Dozen Up!
Small-town Ontario English preserves older terms that have fallen out of use in the province’s larger cities
Antarctica’s Intrepid Explorer
U of T grad Charles Seymour Wright was a member of Robert Scott’s ill-fated antarctic expedition
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”
