Hunger Pains
Food bank use in Toronto is soaring. Can a U of T Scarborough lab help? Read More
Toronto
What Is the Future of Urban Farming?
Researchers at U of T Scarborough are testing which crops fare best on city roofs Read More
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
Fadi Masoud Wants to Save Our Cities from Flooding
In Toronto’s transforming waterfront, he sees the beginnings of a more resilient urban form Read More
Do You Know Toronto Slang?
Youth are drawing from several languages spoken by the city’s immigrants to create a novel form of English Read More
Toward a City Without Barriers
Prof. Ron Buliung describes how his daughter Asha’s life with a wheelchair profoundly changed him – and his research Read More
A View to Making Toronto Stronger
Kofi Hope wants to add new voices to the conversation about city-building Read More
Priced Out of the Housing Market
Owning a home is becoming a fantasy for all but the wealthiest families. Better urban planning is part of the solution. Adjusting our expectations may be another Read More
The City is Her Patient
Eileen de Villa targets opioids and homelessness as Toronto’s new medical officer of health Read More
How Much Methane?
A U of T study aims to create the most accurate estimate yet of Toronto’s greenhouse gas emissions Read More
Toronto’s Top Money Man
City manager Peter Wallace talks tough with politicians on taxes and spending Read More
An Army of Tree Lovers
U of T’s Faculty of Forestry is teaching Torontonians how to care for one of the city’s most valuable resources – its trees Read More
Mobile City
As Toronto's population grows, we will have to embrace alternatives to the car Read More
Diverse and Inclusive City
Diversity is one of Toronto's great strengths, but we can do more to ensure some people aren't left behind Read More
Co-operative and Productive City
There's a wealth of knowledge within the university's walls. It could be shared more often with municipal leaders Read More
Healthy City
How can we improve the health of some of the city's most vulnerable residents? Read More
Smart and Creative City
There's a wealth of innovative talent in Toronto. But we can do more to harness it effectively Read More
Sustainable City
Cities are more livable when they're clean and green Read More
Toronto’s Beating Heart
With the Toronto Poetry Map, a U of T English professor and Toronto Public Library unveil a whole new way to view the city Read More
Man on the Move
New Toronto mayor John Tory aims to get the city back on track Read More
Towers of Song
A U of T music grad runs an innovative program to bring affordable music lessons to Regent Park youth Read More
Pathways’ Progress
A homework support program involving OISE students has more than doubled high school graduation rates in Regent Park Read More
Toronto’s Waterfront Conundrum
Why can't Toronto's waterfront emulate Chicago's? Land ownership, says political science student Gabriel Eidelman Read More
Different but Equal
Toronto parents can choose to send their children to a variety of specialized schools. But is it possible to have too much choice in alternative education? Read More
Tweet the Vote
Social media will be a force in this fall’s Toronto election, if a group of recent grads have their way Read More
The Imagined City
In her new book, writer Sarah Elton aims to put Toronto on the literary map next to New York, Dublin and Paris Read More
Exit Strategy
This fall, the City of Toronto will test a U of T program that offers youths alternatives to gang life Read More
Death Becomes Him
Novelist Andrew Pyper goes in for the kill Read More
The Schools We Want
U of T's Centre for Urban Schooling aims to help youths in disadvantaged neighbourhoods succeed Read More