Winter 2016

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Feature stories on former Olympic athlete Bruce Kidd, now U of T Scarborough’s 10th principal, how the university is responding to rising needs among students for mental health support, and revitalizing the historic St. George campus

Featured Posts

Group photo of fitness co-ordinator Laurie Wright, project co-ordinator Ryan Howes, and career counsellor Ruth Louden
Group photo of fitness co-ordinator Laurie Wright, project co-ordinator Ryan Howes, and career counsellor Ruth Louden

Healthy Minds

As U of T responds to a rise in mental health needs on campus, a powerful source of help emerges: students themselves Read More

In This Issue

Photo of Michel Chikwanine speaking into a microphone
Photo of Michel Chikwanine speaking into a microphone

War Child

Michel Chikwanine talks about his long, difficult journey to the African Studies program at U of T Read More

Photo of Phyllis Grosskurth
Photo of Phyllis Grosskurth

Literary Detective

Phyllis Grosskurth was one of Canada’s best biographers, and one of University College’s first female English professors Read More

Close-up photo of a teenged boy in a tank top holding a basketball
Close-up photo of a teenged boy in a tank top holding a basketball

Team Spirit

Adolescents who play team sports are less likely to experience mental illness later in life, study finds Read More

Illustration of two surgeons operating within a box being opened
Illustration of two surgeons operating within a box being opened

A Cut Above

A “black box” for the operating room is leading to improved training for physicians and better knowledge of surgical errors Read More

Illustration of a wooden frame with a tube in the middle, dividing and ending in four pencils depicting four national flags
Illustration of a wooden frame with a tube in the middle, dividing and ending in four pencils depicting four national flags

Say What?

Knowtions aims to make translating complex scientific documents into any language faster and more accurate Read More