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- Classics researcher brings new meaning to ancient poetry
Classics professor Regina Höschele is providing a new perspective on our literary past....
- The plays the thing for Templin
With involvement in countless productions spanning his more than 25-year career, its not surprising that Paul Templin has difficulty choosing one or two that stand out....
- Time hasnt dimmed devotion to books
A cart sits beside Rudyard Fearons desk holding volumes of aged books too worn to be repaired. Instead a black ribbon wraps around each book holding it together like a gift waiting to be unwrapped by visitors to the Thomas...
- U of T Mathematician wins prestigious Sloan Fellowship
Professor Valentin Blomer of U of Ts mathematics department has won a prestigious U.S.-based Sloan Research Fellowship. Blomer joins an esteemed group of winners for 2008, most of whom hail from U.S. universities including Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of...
- U of T's Atom Egoyan shares prestigious international prize
Atom Egoyan, the Dean's Distinguished Visitor in Theatre, Film, Music and Visual Studies at the University of Torontos Faculty of Arts and Science, is one of the winners of the $1 million (U.S.) Dan David Prize from the University of...
- U of T couple keeps romance alive after almost 60 years
After nearly 60 years of marriage, Professor Emeritus Calvin Gotlieb and Phyllis Gotlieb (née Bloom) have mastered the delicate dance of partnership....
- Faculty will shine at Festival of the Arts
Whats U of Ts best kept secret? If an upcoming Festival of the Arts event is any indication, our hidden treasure is a critical mass of renowned artists....
- Artist finds density beautiful
Cities: John Hartman opens Feb. 13 at the University of Toronto Art Centre and will be on view until March 15....
- U of T names grace 2008 Juno nominations list
U of T music faculty and alumni are scoring big, reeling in a record 15 nominations in seven categories for this years Juno Awards, recently announced by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences....
- Book makes its way home to U of T
A book that once graced the shelves of the Toronto Public Library is returning to the city after a sojourn of more than 50 years abroad....
- Teaching opportunity for undergraduates
U of Ts best undergraduate philosophy students are getting the Socratic experience: a first hand look at learning through teaching....
- Trinity course brings out students' humanity
Trinity College students are experiencing first-hand the kind of learning process not often found in lecture halls or seminars. Thats because their classmates, marginalized members of the community, are people who have lived the experiences students have studied but may...
- Unique humanities collaboration
Even when the last student has left Robarts Library for the night and the lights are turned down, theres still a buzz of computer activity. Its the three-office laboratory for TAPoR, a consortium also known as the Text Analysis Portal...
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography an unusual example of research translation
Multimillion-dollar licensing agreements are not typically associated with humanities research, but thats exactly what the Dictionary of Canadian Biography (DCB) has garnered....
- Nuit Blanche Night School turns traditional teaching on its head
If you ever wished you could swap Introduction to Psychology for a lecture on ant societies or a geometry tutorial for a crash course on mind-reading then Night School is a must-see stop for you....