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From kindergarten through to university, I wasn't much of student.  But I discovered at an early age that I could learn something if I wrote a story about it.  By writing about everything from stem cells to religion, I learn by writing.  Here's a selection of my learning by way of storytelling.  

 

'A higher level of spiritual consciousness': U of T at the Parliament of the World's Religions

At a time when global society seems to be more divided than ever, more than 10,000 people of some 200 faiths are expected to come together at the Metro Convention Centre starting tomorrow for the Parliament of the World’s Religions.

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U of T NewsHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 28, 2018October 31 2018
The many vocations of U of T’s Randy Boyagoda: Scholar, Catholic intellectual, novelist with a hit on his hands

Meet Princely St. John Umbiligoda, or as he’s better known, Prin. He’s a Sri Lankan Canadian in his early 40s.

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U of T NewsHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 28, 2018October 16 2018
Does housing make the homeless healthier?

Stephen Hwang explores the nuances of an “incredibly complex problem”

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Fall 2013
The healing journey

Suzanne Stewart says easing homelessness among Aboriginal people requires an Aboriginal approach

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Fall 2013
“In the beginning…”

Marsha Hewitt explores the roots of religion – and the psychology that drives our need for a spiritual connection

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Winter 2013
How do kids learn?

Educator Jan Pelletier says it begins with their natural curiosity

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Winter 2013
Some good news about the ozone layer

Kim Strong gets at the roots of climate change

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Summer 2012
How do political parties influence you?

And how does Chris Cochrane figure that out?

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Summer 2012
One pandemic. 5 million people. Now what?

Dionne Aleman’s pandemic management model is built on hundreds of factors — and a big computer

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Summer 2012
e-Reading with Grandma

And other cool innovations from the creative minds at TAGlab

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Fall 2011
The challenge of staying in school

Proyecto Latino enables students to address a tough problem

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Spring 2011
Measuring cities

World Bank teams up with U of T for urban metrics powerhouse

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Spring 2011
The dancer and the insect expert

How Peggy Baker and Darryl Gwynne brought art and science together

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Spring 2011
The cell maker

For Gordon Keller, collaboration is the key

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Summer 2010
What is your brain, anyway?

Derek van der Kooy starts from the ground-up in applying stem cells to brain recovery

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Summer 2010
The Stem Cell Revolution

What have come to be called ‘stem cells’ represent a possibility that boggles our minds — that there really could be a serious, realistic way of actually curing the ills that devastate so many people around the globe.

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Summer 2010
Can wood replace plastic?

Biomass expert Emma Master is counting on the power of enzymes

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Winter 2010
Can computing be greener?

Meet Al Leon-Garcia and the cool world of cloud computing

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Edge MagazineHeshaka JayawardenaNovember 8, 2018Winter 2010
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