3,000-year-old statue part of monumental gate complex
Archeologists with a University of Toronto project in Turkey are chuffed about a recent find — a 3,000-year-old lion in full roar. read more
Researchers question integrity of practice
Academics who lend their names to medical and scientific articles that they didn’t actually write are doing little more than prostituting themselves, according to two law professors at the University of Toronto. read more
OISE researcher on proposed daycare cuts
The children of Toronto had nothing to do with this city’s budget woes but they could end up paying a steep price. read more
Political scientist Randall Hansen on right wing sentiment in Europe
All eyes are on Norway this week in the aftermath of the bombing and killings by Anders Breivik. We talked to political science professor Randall Hansen to help put these events in context. Hansen holds the Canada Research Chair in Immigration and Governance and directs the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the [...]
Social work prof comments on new statistics
Four months of an empty nest were all that Annabel and John Baird had before their Highland Village, Texas, home wasn’t so empty anymore. read more
Rotman prof proposes a tax break for diversity
We know that gender differences at home and work are the result of some complex forces. read more
Linguist studies teen text-speak
“Hope to c u tmr haha if u make it. TTYL.” Depending on whom you ask, this cryptic passage could mean one or more of the following: 1. The end of civilization as we know it; 2. The emergence of a new and dynamic chapter in the evolution of the English language; or 3. Exactly [...]
Op-ed by U of T prof Stephen Bede Scharper
In addition to the repairing of smashed storefronts, the cleanup of shattered glass and the towing of burned cars, there’s also a fair amount of soul-searching going on in downtown Vancouver these days. read more
Lab examines human rights in digital era
Web-filtering software developed in Canada is being used in the Middle East to censor the Internet, according to the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. read more
UTM English professor Mari Ruti takes on the self-help industry in her new book The Case for Falling in Love
Professor Mari Ruti of the Department of English and Drama at the University of Toronto Mississauga is taking on the self-help industry in her new book The Case for Falling in Love: Why We Can’t Master the Madness of Love—and Why That’s the Best Part. Ruti works at the intersection of contemporary theory, psychoanalysis, continental [...]
