University College's annual lecture series on the history of ideas features Columbia University professor Richard Bulliet.
U of T In The Media
Drummond report: The alchemy of public service reform - Toronto Star | February 17, 2012
Professor Tony Dean weighs in on the Drummond Report, economist Don Dummond's report advising the Ontario government how best to reduce its debt level. Continue reading →
Mats Sundin, former Maple Leafs captain, donates $330,000 for fellowship at U of T, Karolinska Institutet - Toronto Star | February 10, 2012
Former Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin was at the University to announce a fellowship he is supporting between the University of Toronto and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Continue reading →
Why the Quebec question still matters - Globe and Mail | February 7, 2012
Professor Irvin Studin debates the question of Quebec's sovereignty and considers it in relation to the ongoing debate surrounding Scotland. Continue reading →
New York vs. Boston: Which Is the Better Sports Town? - The Atlantic | February 3, 2012
With the Superbowl around the corner, Professor Richard Florida debates the better sports town: New York or Boston? Continue reading →
Canada’s role in the global selective abortion debate - Toronto Star | February 1, 2012
Professor Prabhat Jha weighs in on the role Canada plays in the global selective abortion debate. Continue reading →
Q&A: Shana Kelley’s U of T team develops a chip to detect cancer earlier - Toronto Star | January 31, 2012
Professor Shana Kelley discusses a revolutionary hand-held device developed in her laboratory that could be used to detect cancer. Continue reading →
Understanding the dynamics of a ‘crime of honour’ - Globe and Mail | January 30, 2012
Professor Shahrzad Mojab testified as an expert witness at the Shafia murder trial. She says that despite tell-tale signs, the Shafia sisters’ cries for help were tragically ignored. Continue reading →
Is there still room for compromise with Iran? - CBC NEWS | January 25, 2012
Distinguished Fellow at the Munk School, Brian Stewart discusses the situation in Iran and whether a peaceful compromise still exists. Continue reading →
Referees losing control of amateur hockey games: study - National Post | January 25, 2012
Researchers from the University of Toronto examine fighting in hockey and look at the wide range of effects produced by fighting. Continue reading →
Dinosaurs weren’t dim-witted lay-and-run parents after all - Toronto Star | January 24, 2012
U of T researchers suggest that dinosaurs may have exhibited caring and compassion when it came to raising their young. Continue reading →
Is it a boy or is it a girl? - Toronto Star | January 21, 2012
Professor Amy Mullin and Dr. Kerry Bowman discuss the value of knowing a baby's sex before birth. Continue reading →
Fossils of ancient sea creature discovered - CBC News | January 19, 2012
U of T researchers have discovered a fossilized tulip-like creature. Continue reading →
Canada accuses naval officer of sharing state secrets - New York Times | January 17, 2012
Professor Wesley Wark discusses case of an alleged Canadian spy Continue reading →
12 Canadians changing the way we think - Toronto Star | January 08, 2012
University of Toronto researchers featured as top global thinkers Continue reading →
Rotman students hit Europe for a surprise assignment
The Globe and Mail Canadian business schools are expanding opportunities to study abroad, a response to student demand for an international experience as part of their academic training. This week, for example, 15 MBA students from the University of Toronto’s … Continue reading →
Natural cities on an urban planet
Toronto Star The historic tussle between town and country life is becoming a tad one-sided. In 1900, only about 10 per cent of the world’s population lived in cities. Today, for the first time in human history, over 50 per … Continue reading →
Fontana argues for spending
London Free Press London politicians could be playing a dangerous game if they spend this year’s expected surplus of $4.6 million to offset a 2012 tax hike, one expert says. Read more here…
What is the Higgs boson and why the hunt for the ‘God particle’ matters
Toronto Star Theoretical physicists may have found the missing key to the workings of the universe: the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle thought… Read more here
Portable HIV monitor developed in Toronto
Montreal Gazette Canadian researchers have invented a device that could make it easier, faster and cheaper to track the progression of HIV in patients living in the developing world. A team led by University of Toronto… Read more here
Canadian researchers discover prehistoric Komodo-dragon-like ‘hypercarnivore’
National Post A Canadian-led team of scientists has discovered the well-preserved fossil of a previously unknown, prehistoric predator that proves for the first time that a “voracious” Komodo dragon-like carnivore survived a major… Read more here
