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Drummond report: The alchemy of public service reform - Toronto Star | February 17, 2012

Fri, 02/17/2012 - 15:28
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

Fri, 02/10/2012 - 16:13
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

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 16:30
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

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 13:14
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

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 15:22
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

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:22
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

Mon, 01/30/2012 - 15:32
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

Thu, 01/26/2012 - 16:22
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

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 14:37
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

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 12:20
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

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 12:16
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

Thu, 01/19/2012 - 15:26
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

Wed, 01/18/2012 - 16:07
Professor Wesley Wark discusses case of an alleged Canadian spy Continue reading →

12 Canadians changing the way we think - Toronto Star | January 08, 2012

Mon, 01/09/2012 - 10:59
University of Toronto researchers featured as top global thinkers Continue reading →

Rotman students hit Europe for a surprise assignment

Fri, 01/06/2012 - 16:29
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

Mon, 01/02/2012 - 18:00
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

Thu, 12/15/2011 - 13:56
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

Wed, 12/14/2011 - 11:41
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

Tue, 12/13/2011 - 17:37
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’

Wed, 12/07/2011 - 13:48
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