150 Years of Firsts
To mark an important milestone, U of T Engineering looks back at some of its boldest thinkers Read More
Campus
Of Pies, Nuclear Plants and the Early Days of Co-op Education at U of T
Co-op started by launching grads into government – exactly as the program’s founders intended Read More
Nite of Nights
An annual revue, written and performed by engineering students, lampoons its way into a second century Read More
Three Ways Canada Celebrated Insulin’s 100th Anniversary
The game-changing treatment for diabetes patients was marked with a special stamp and coin – and a Heritage Minute Read More
On Watkins’ Pond
Who built U of T Mississauga’s most picturesque spot? Read More
It Got Better
How a simple sticker helped members of the LGBTQ community feel more welcome at U of T Read More
Walk on the Wild Side
In 1976, a strange band of characters jostled their way up St. George Street with beat-up blackboards and battered chairs Read More
Hart House Turns 100
U of T’s beloved student centre once had a flying trapeze. A century later, that spirit lives on Read More
America’s Game Might Have Kicked Off at U of T
Almost a century-and-a-half ago, a group of students played a sport that looked a lot like gridiron football Read More
Your Education Will Be Televised
A U of T library student delivers a high-tech talk Read More
Velut Arbor ævo
The meaning of U of T’s motto Read More
Bringing Up Baby
What U of T nursing students learn about infant care has changed a lot since the 1950s Read More
It Was 50 Years Ago Today
Ken Luckhurst first set foot at UTM at the height of the hippie era. Touring a transformed campus with a recent grad, he finds not everything has changed Read More
Margaret Addison Hall
This grad devoted much of her career to supporting young women at U of T, so Victoria University named a residence after her Read More
Flight of Fancy
A young dreamer enjoys a test drive on U of T’s flight simulator Read More
Seeing New Worlds
How two U of T graduate students built North America’s first working electron microscope Read More
Ice Queens
Hockey was one of U of T’s first women’s sports Read More
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Soldiers’ Tower carillon creates a unique U of T soundscape Read More
I Saw Him Standing There
How a U of T engineering student found himself on stage with the Beatles in 1964 Read More
This Side of Paradise
U of T grads and guests enjoy a University College garden party during Convocation 1930 Read More
Those Things We Do
Relive some of the wonderful, and occasionally weird, traditions that occur only at U of T Read More
Some Enchanted Evening
How the Canadian Officer Training Corps Ball brought sparkle to Hart House Read More
Roy Ivor Hall
A U of T Mississauga residence is named after the Birdman of Mississauga Read More
A Room of Their Own
U of T’s first women’s residences launched lively campus traditions Read More
6 Places at U of T That Just Might Be Haunted
Spooky stories? Yes. Evidence of ghosts on campus? You be the judge Read More
John Lennon and Yoko Ono Rock Varsity Stadium
An iconic Toronto concert in 1969 heralded the breakup of the Beatles and the launch of new acts Read More
Where Do You Go, My Lovelies?
Fred and Norah Urquhart's lifelong quest for the hidden kingdom of the Monarch butterfly Read More
Anatomy of an Illustrator
Artist Maria Torrence Wishart founded U of T’s 90-year-old medical illustration department, now a thriving master’s program Read More
Memories of Gull Lake
Why learning to survey is an unforgettable experience for University of Toronto engineers Read More
Winter Kept Us Warm
Canada’s first feature film with a gay theme Read More
The Spy Among Us
U of T prof Pat Bayly headed up North America’s first spy school and developed an “unbreakable” cipher machine during the Second World War Read More
Doctor of Courage
Rejected by American universities, Alexander Augusta completed his medical degree at Trinity Medical College then used his skills to fight for civil rights in his homeland Read More
Lights! Action! Learning!
UTSC was ahead of its time in pioneering lectures-through technology Read More
Changed by War
A century ago, the First World War changed Canadian society profoundly, and transformed the University of Toronto no less Read More
Nothing Lacking But the Roar of Battle
Students trained in combat-like conditions in the basement of Hart House, with a trench and a painted mural of a Belgian village Read More
Letter from the Front
A note home from Captain Frederick Banting illustrates soldiers’ tendency to downplay injuries and hardship Read More
An Artist at War
A sculptor by profession, Frederick Coates, who also taught at U of T, used his modelling skills to help surgeons rebuild shattered faces Read More
Farmerettes Help at Home
In 1917 and 1918 hundreds of U of T women spent the summers picking and packing fruits and vegetables, filling in for farmers who were away at war Read More
Animals, the Forgotten Warriors
Millions of animals served on both sides of the conflict. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae developed close bonds with his horse Bonfire and dogs Bonneau and Mike Read More
Waging War on Infection
In 1914, 32 per cent of the British wounded contracted tetanus. The British and Allied command looked to the University of Toronto for help Read More
Objects of Salvation
In the trenches the only criteria for alarm devices were that they be loud and distinctive – but as a bonus, rattles didn’t require use of the lungs Read More
The Blue and White Society Cheerleaders
“Shout! Fight! Blue and White!” Read More
New Sculpture Honours Norman Bethune’s Legacy
The U of T-educated doctor had a huge impact on health Read More
Vision of Canada
Harold Innis’s fur trade research in the summer of 1924 launched a celebrated academic career Read More
In Pictures: U of T’s Top 10 Beards and Moustaches
Beards are having a 2014 fashion moment! Still, U of T professors of the past could go chin-to-chin with even Toronto Blue Jay Adam Lind. Presenting: U of T’s Top 10 in facial hair. Read More
In Pictures: Varsity Blues Men’s Swim Team Through the Years
The Varsity Blues men’s swimming crew are U of T's most decorated sports team. They have taken 62 provincial titles since 1920 and are the current champ. Their history, in pictures. Read More
Game of Kings and Queens
U of T’s chess club – Canada’s oldest – is undergoing a 21st-century revival Read More
Incredible Progress
A century of medicine at U of T Read More
Paving the Way for the Information Highway
U of T profs are the first to send computer data across Canada Read More
Domestic Doyennes
Household Science students learn the art and science of cooking Read More
Blasts from the Past
Fascinating characters populate a new history of the Faculty of Arts and Science at U of T Read More
A Club for Women
Canada’s first university women’s club sought to improve the lives of women and children Read More
Ontario’s First Female Architect
After convocating, Esther Marjorie Hill went on to design rooms of her own Read More
Poculi Ludique Societas
U of T's medieval drama group gives tell-all history on their Latin name Read More