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September 5, 2014

Across all three U of T campuses, students are gearing up for a new school year.  For many, September means delving back into studies and…

September 5, 2014

Students are returning to class this week lugging backpacks filled with books and binders. But how much is too much to carry? Debra Cameron, an…

September 4, 2014

As Canadian families settle in to a new school year, millions of children around the world still lack access to what Karen Mundy calls a fundamental…

September 4, 2014

As kids head back to school, hoping to make this year's sports teams, U of T public health professor and family doctor Ross Upshur is calling…

September 2, 2014

It’s a common scenario in emergency rooms across Canada: a patient suddenly stops regular, excessive alcohol consumption and develops withdrawal…

September 2, 2014

Danielle de Carle was terrified. The University of Toronto ecology and evolutionary biology student was alone in the Peruvian rain forest – for…

September 2, 2014

North America’s romance with the open road has taken a lot of forms. From Jack Kerouac’s On the Road to Thelma and Louise, we’re…

September 2, 2014

How early is too early for school? The American Association of Pediatricians recently recommended middle and high school start times be set no…

August 28, 2014

How can Canada best respond to the challenges posed by a rapidly changing digital landscape, while benefiting from emerging opportunities to promote…

August 27, 2014

How do you stop a killer plant that destroys thousands of acres of crops each year? If you are cell and systems biologist Peter McCourt, you try to…

August 22, 2014

Women with severe disabilities and multiple chronic conditions are screened for breast cancer less often than women with no disabilities or no chronic…

August 22, 2014

With September just around the corner, balancing academic and volunteer commitments will once again become a way of life for many U of T…