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Applied research: I happened to be in the right place at the right time, and to fall into the right area, says Bob Pilliar, 49, an engineer and dentistry professor at the University of Toronto
Applied research: I happened to be in the right place at the right time, and to fall into the right area, says Bob Pilliar, 49, an engineer and dentistry professor at the University of Toronto

Applied research: I happened to be in the right place at the right time, and to fall into the right area, says Bob Pilliar, 49, an engineer and dentistry professor at the University of Toronto

Date5/4/1989
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Salary levels at Canadian universities are about 30 per cent higher than at American universities - and the difference is unjustifiable, says Jerry Malzan, right, an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Waterloo whose salary is $19,700 a year
Salary levels at Canadian universities are about 30 per cent higher than at American universities - and the difference is unjustifiable, says Jerry Malzan, right, an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Waterloo whose salary is $19,700 a year
2/22/1977
Men fall in love faster and give it up more reluctantly than women, says Sam Luker, clinical psychologist and professor of family studies at the University of Guelph
Men fall in love faster and give it up more reluctantly than women, says Sam Luker, clinical psychologist and professor of family studies at the University of Guelph
7/12/1984
On the right track: Renowed architect Ralph Erskine of Sweden says Toronto's downtown and waterfront areas will undergo an exciting transformation by the year 2001. Where railways now divide city dwellers from the lake. Erskine sees gardens, housing, shops and theatres springing up over the next 20 years - adding new life to the city. But he wants that Metro's highrise suburbs could become ghettos.
On the right track: Renowed architect Ralph Erskine of Sweden says Toronto's downtown and waterfront areas will undergo an exciting transformation by the year 2001. Where railways now divide city dwellers from the lake. Erskine sees gardens, housing, shops and theatres springing up over the next 20 years - adding new life to the city. But he wants that Metro's highrise suburbs could become ghettos.
11/4/1981
On the right track: Swedish architect Ralph Erskine says Toronto's downtown and waterfront areas will undergo an exciting transformation by the year 2001.
On the right track: Swedish architect Ralph Erskine says Toronto's downtown and waterfront areas will undergo an exciting transformation by the year 2001.
11/5/1981
Canadians are in fact giving less to charity every year, argues paul Reinhardt (right), associate professor of economics at York University's Atkinson College
Canadians are in fact giving less to charity every year, argues paul Reinhardt (right), associate professor of economics at York University's Atkinson College
3/10/1977
Harvey Simmons (right) is an assistant professor of political science at York University.
Harvey Simmons (right) is an assistant professor of political science at York University.
1/23/1970
There was a cloak and dagger mood at a meeting Toronto physics professor Eric Fawcett had in Moscow with group of refusniks, Jewish scientists banned from laboratories because they have applied to emigrate to Isralel. Fawcett and other scientists talked t
There was a cloak and dagger mood at a meeting Toronto physics professor Eric Fawcett had in Moscow with group of refusniks, Jewish scientists banned from laboratories because they have applied to emigrate to Isralel. Fawcett and other scientists talked t
4/27/1977
Herb Schwartz: His Original Furniture is no Art Shoppe but he says the store projects the right image for the area
Herb Schwartz: His Original Furniture is no Art Shoppe but he says the store projects the right image for the area
10/31/1979
My biggest fear was that I was going to be afraid and not lead my men properly, says Elliot Dalton, right, of Toronto, as he recalls the famous D-Day invasion. He was convinced he would not be killed. His brother, Charles, left, pointing out the position of his men that day, was reported dead, then was found by his brother alive in a U.K. hospital.
My biggest fear was that I was going to be afraid and not lead my men properly, says Elliot Dalton, right, of Toronto, as he recalls the famous D-Day invasion. He was convinced he would not be killed. His brother, Charles, left, pointing out the position of his men that day, was reported dead, then was found by his brother alive in a U.K. hospital.
5/30/1978
Proposed redevelopment: James Powers of York Hannover, above, says the company's plan for Niagara Falls includes a 25-storey hotel, shown at right in the model, and a covered mall in the centre foreground
Proposed redevelopment: James Powers of York Hannover, above, says the company's plan for Niagara Falls includes a 25-storey hotel, shown at right in the model, and a covered mall in the centre foreground
12/30/1985
In a rare bit of scientific detective work, phyicists at Ontario Research Foundation in Sheridan Park proved Canada's 1855 black 12-penny stamp was used in a mailing from Hamilton to England in 1855, boosting its value from about $3,000 to anywhere from $25,000 to $40,000 for owner, a British collector. Principal scientist in applied physics, Eric Chatfield shows enlargement of letter.
In a rare bit of scientific detective work, phyicists at Ontario Research Foundation in Sheridan Park proved Canada's 1855 black 12-penny stamp was used in a mailing from Hamilton to England in 1855, boosting its value from about $3,000 to anywhere from $25,000 to $40,000 for owner, a British collector. Principal scientist in applied physics, Eric Chatfield shows enlargement of letter.
8/23/1978
Old Pal: York University professor Charlie McMillan, top left, quit as Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's policy adviser two years ago but he's still a force behind the scenes and the mastermind behind the Halifax forum designed to put Canada back in the mainstream of research and development
Old Pal: York University professor Charlie McMillan, top left, quit as Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's policy adviser two years ago but he's still a force behind the scenes and the mastermind behind the Halifax forum designed to put Canada back in the mainstream of research and development
6/24/1982