Munk One Students Think Locally, Act Globally
The Munk School of Global Affairs encourages students to apply what they learn to a global issue they’re passionate about. Sometimes it saves lives Read More
Pearson Scholarships Aim to Attract World’s Brightest Students
Program named for Lester B. Pearson would offer 37 international students full tuition for four years Read More
A Better Life for Children with Heart Defects
Research at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research could one day eliminate the need for infants with heart problems to have more than one surgery Read More
“My Education Enabled Me to Break Down Walls”
Scholarships can inspire students to believe they can make a difference. For Atik Bird, it helped her reach out to others – and trust her own voice Read More
In This Issue
Documenting the War in Syria
Global journalism alumna Nousha Kabawat examines the plight of everyday people during Syria’s civil war Read More
Big Data, Genetics and Personal Medicine Will Soon Transform Health Care
But there’s a gap between all the medical data being gathered and the ability to translate this into therapies for individual patients Read More
Healing Hearts at Home
Apps such as Medly are expected to reduce hospital admission rates for heart patients while also helping them recover Read More
A Hub for Urban Innovation
The renovated Daniels Building at One Spadina will bring together scholars from across the university to envision an even better Toronto Read More
U of T’s Ambitious Green Strategy
By reducing energy use in its new campus buildings, the university is helping the city meet its own ambitious climate-change goals Read More
A Bold Vision for Front Campus Moves Closer to Reality
U of T aims to raise $20 million for a multi-year project to reimagine King’s College Circle Read More
Double the Impact of a Donation
U of T is extending the Boundless Promise Matching Program, which supports students financially Read More
A Community Grapples with Cancer
Researchers at the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health have teamed up with a First Nation in northwestern Ontario to solve a generation-old medical mystery Read More
Advancing Drugs to Fight Cancer and Other Diseases
A research centre at U of T Mississauga aims to speed up the development of new life-saving cancer medications Read More
Facing Up to Canada’s Past
Scholars at the Jackman Humanities Institute find optimism amidst the pain in Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Read More
Mentors Are Giving Students Confidence in Themselves
Jenny Charitable and many others have received a university education they thought was out of reach, thanks to U of T Scarborough’s Imani program Read More
Giving Younger Academics a Boost
The Hart Professorships support the next generation of engineering research pioneers Read More
Forensic Accountants Fight Back Against Fraud
U of T Mississauga aims to create global champions in the battle against white-collar crime Read More
Helping Machine-Learning Startups Succeed
Artificial intelligence could soon transform almost everything. The Rotman School’s Creative Destruction Lab will place U of T entrepreneurs at the forefront Read More
The Myhal Centre Is Made for New Ideas
The facility will encourage collaborations among students, faculty and industry in all engineering disciplines Read More
How Building Design Can Make Collaboration Easier
The design of the Jackman Law Building reflects the need for shared, creative spaces for both students and faculty Read More
More Study Space Is on the Way
Robarts Common will create new places for students to study, work together and access the world’s digital knowledge Read More
A New “Front Door” for UTSC
U of T Scarborough has close ties with the community. A new building will help foster even stronger links Read More
Overcoming Bias with Teaching
Professor Shafique Virani says the key to countering Islamophobia is education Read More
The Beauty of Language
Reading Canadian fiction and poetry helps us understand our own experience and that of others Read More
Exploring Toronto’s Tamil Heritage
Students at UTSC will be able to learn much more about Tamil language and culture, thanks to a $2-million gift Read More
A Place to Reimagine the World
U of T’s Boundless campaign is helping the university – and Canada – shine as a beacon of inclusion and hope Read More
A New Sense of Community at the School of Graduate Studies
Renovated space marries history with innovation to better serve U of T’s booming grad student population Read More
U of T: A Top-Tier University
“These results demonstrate our world-class performance in teaching,” says U of T president Meric Gertler Read More
Poll: Do You Generally Prefer to Read Text in Print or Online?
U of T students have spoken: Print is far from dead, but online has its place, too Read More
Returning to Africa
U of T MasterCard Foundation scholar Sylvia Mwangi hopes to improve health care in Kenya Read More
World’s Easiest Book Club
This Hart House Library literary club is stress-free Read More
Oxford Bound
Rhodes Scholar Stephanie Gaglione is interested in vaccine development Read More
For Students, Jim Delaney Was “Their Guy on the Inside”
A trusted adviser to students and U of T presidents, he was also open about his mental health challenges Read More
Russell J. Morrison Believed in Libraries
One of U of T’s most generous benefactors, he helped improve study spaces for students Read More
The English of a Millennium Ago
Now at “H,” the Dictionary of Old English aims to define every word from the language’s earliest days Read More
Lowering Barriers to Higher Ed
Helping high school students apply to college and university leads to higher enrolment, study finds Read More
Post-Truth Politics
When lying becomes an acceptable political strategy Read More
Can Artificial Intelligence Solve the Mystery of Genetic Disease?
Prof. Brendan Frey and his team are harnessing machine learning to figure out what makes us sick Read More
Making Money Out of Thin Air
U of T startup Exact Media finds a way to turn excess space into a business Read More
Black and Blue
How do we restore trust between minority communities and police? Read More
Let’s Get Physical
U of T professor Peter Donnelly is tracking the physical activities multicultural Torontonians enjoy Read More
Of Hearth and Home – and Health
A simple U of T innovation could help prevent burns among millions of children in the Global South Read More
Beauty in the Everyday
During one terrible year, author Kyo Maclear finds solace by birding in the city Read More
Who Gets Called an Artist?
Wanda Nanibush, the AGO’s first curator of Indigenous art, pays heed to the overlooked Read More
What Do Hip Hop and Beowulf Have in Common?
Gilbert Perkins uses urban music to teach students about literature Read More
Without a Trace
Rebecca Rosenblum's new novel highlights how a victim’s voice gets lost in tragedy Read More
The Sweet Sound of Inspiration
An encounter with one of opera’s greats helped this alum succeed Read More
Exploring Northern Communities
U of T alumni connect with First Nations people in northern Ontario Read More
Life and Death in an Addis Ababa ER
Dr. James Maskalyk describes a day in an emergency room in Ethiopia Read More
The Life of Rajiv
A young actor reflects on the life-changing role he didn’t get Read More
Ice Queens
Hockey was one of U of T’s first women’s sports Read More