Research & Ideas

Prof. Kristen Bos wearing a long-sleeved, black and white flower patterned dress and large purple clover-shaped earrings, facing off camera, with a glass and concrete building and a grassy hill in the background
Prof. Kristen Bos wearing a long-sleeved, black and white flower patterned dress and large purple clover-shaped earrings, facing off camera, with a glass and concrete building and a grassy hill in the background

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Prof. Kristen Bos investigates how pollution has affected – and continues to affect – Indigenous communities Read More

Collage of parts of the face of people from different races and a small, seated figure with a bent head coloured in black
Collage of parts of the face of people from different races and a small, seated figure with a bent head coloured in black

Blurring the Blue Line

Student Rachel Bromberg and alum Asante Haughton are helping to create a response service for mental health crisis calls in Toronto that relies less on police Read More

Abstract illustration showing a red-coloured body and face, with small black and white pieces flowing from inside body out of the mouth, and the U.S. Capitol Building dangling on puppet strings from one hand
Abstract illustration showing a red-coloured body and face, with small black and white pieces flowing from inside body out of the mouth, and the U.S. Capitol Building dangling on puppet strings from one hand

The Extremism Machine

Online disinformation poses a danger to society. Researchers at U of T’s Citizen Lab are tracking it – and trying to figure out how to stop it Read More

A collage containing an illustration of Sir John A. Macdonald with
A collage containing an illustration of Sir John A. Macdonald with

Whose Stories Do We Tell?

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography aims to record noteworthy lives from “all points of view.” Six decades into its mission, what that means is still up for debate Read More

Outdoor shot of Kipling Acres building and grounds
Outdoor shot of Kipling Acres building and grounds

Strange Bedfellows

A growing number of city-dwellers live in condos – and now high schools, theatres and daycares are taking up residence there, too, creating benefits for everyone Read More

A father with a suitcase holding an umbrella over himself and his son, both of them looking at a residential building
A father with a suitcase holding an umbrella over himself and his son, both of them looking at a residential building

Home Truths

Toronto’s housing crunch affects many residents, but newcomers with few resources are especially vulnerable Read More

Three children playing in a playground next to a building with a white picket fence with an entrance shaped like a hand
Three children playing in a playground next to a building with a white picket fence with an entrance shaped like a hand

The Freedom to Learn

Toronto schools aim to provide a safe space for children, regardless of citizenship status. But there are flaws that need to be addressed Read More

Protesters at an alt-right rally in Berkeley, California
Protesters at an alt-right rally in Berkeley, California

Antifa

An anti-fascist movement that started in 1930s Europe is making headlines again Read More

Closeup photo of Ryan DeCaire
Closeup photo of Ryan DeCaire

Lost Words

Dozens of Indigenous languages in Canada are in danger of disappearing. What will it take to save them? Read More

Illustration of an eye (left), a closed hand (middle), a megaphone (right)
Illustration of an eye (left), a closed hand (middle), a megaphone (right)

Woke

The term emerges from African-American vernacular as a call to action, says U of T prof Cassandra Lord Read More