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Most Canadians would find it hard to discuss women’s hockey without mentioning Jayna Hefford. Consider her achievements: Hefford is among just…
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A contagious facial cancer that has ravaged Tasmanian devils in southern Australia isn't the first place one would look to find the key to advancing…
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Earlier this year, a heartbreaking drama played out near Vancouver Island. An endangered orca named J35 carried her dead calf for weeks in an apparent…
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With the difficult renegotiation of the trade agreement with Canada’s largest trading partner now resolved, it’s time for Canada to get serious about…
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Flying robots. New breast cancer treatments. Better health outcomes for sexually diverse groups. They are all examples of work by University of…
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Every week in my neurology clinic, I see patients and their families who are dealing with the realities of dementia. Of the many people I encounter,…
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Elena Kagan’s career has been both varied and accomplished. The associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States has worked in the White…
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A giant individual of the fungus, Armillaria gallica, or honey mushroom, first studied 25 years ago by James B. Anderson, a professor…
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Douglas Joyce was a modest and unassuming scholar who pursued his academic work quietly, while maintaining a deep and lifelong devotion to art,…
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The wheels are already turning on a new “international entrepreneurship highway” linking the University of Toronto and the National University of…
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“Love to all, peace to all, life to all.” Those were the words of Sikh Chaplain Guru Fatha Singh as he finished the opening prayer at the…
Most of us are familiar with the purpose of a black box on an airplane flight: It records audio from the cockpit and captures relevant data so…