Animal Instincts
Poor Reverend William Hincks. The father of U of T zoology would scarcely recognize his department today. The fledgling university’s first chair in natural history would be disappointed to see no sign...
View ArticleGoing Up…
After three years of ups and downs, careful planning and $1.5 million in gifts, the Hart House elevator is finally in operation, serving the five floors of the 85-year-old building. Now all visitors,...
View ArticleGreener Roofs
U of T’s family-housing residents unveiled a thriving city garden earlier this fall on what was once a cement terrace at 30 Charles St. W. in downtown Toronto. The “green roof” project turned the...
View ArticleWaste Not, Want Not
It may have a sullied reputation, but wastewater may soon prove to be a valuable energy source. A U of T study indicates that the energy stored in Toronto’s municipal wastewater could be harnessed to...
View ArticleChannelling Nerve Cells
U of T researchers have designed a method of assisting nerve cell repair that could ultimately lead to treating severed spinal cords. The technique involves imbedding a series of fibrous rods into a...
View ArticleAnywhere but Here?
Fewer U.S.-based multinational companies are investing in Canada since it formed the North American Free Trade Agreement with the United States and Mexico in 1994, according to Professor Walid Hejazi...
View ArticleThe Iceberg Cometh
Labrador Sea ocean tides dislodged huge Arctic icebergs thousands of years ago, carrying gigantic ice-rafted debris across the ocean and contributing to the Ice Age’s deep freeze. The study, published...
View ArticleRehabilitation for Stroke Victims
Stroke victims suffering from paralysis are regaining movement in their arms and hands thanks to an innovative treatment developed at U of T and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. Researchers...
View ArticleNano Space Invaders
It’s as small as a milk carton, but this 3.5-kilogram “nano-satellite” is loaded with innovative experiments. Unveiled in August at U of T’s Institute for Aerospace Studies, the CanX-2 (Canadian...
View ArticleBoosting Medicine and Science at UTM and UTSC
U of T’s Faculty of Medicine MD program is planning to create a new academy of medicine – at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, in partnership with Mississauga’s community-affiliated hospitals....
View ArticleRhodes Scholar an Anti-Violence Advocate
Kofi Hope (BA 2006 Innis) has won a Rhodes Scholarship for 2007. The prestigious scholarship provides a stipend and tuition expenses at the University of Oxford for two years, with an option for a...
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