Robots That Play Soccer
At the end of the course, teams pit their robots against each other in an actual match on a mini-“field”
Stories tagged ‘Student Experience’
Life after Grad School
As more PhD graduates seek work outside of academia, U of T is creating opportunities for these highly knowledgeable students to develop professional skills
Healthy Minds
As U of T responds to a rise in mental health needs on campus, a powerful source of help emerges: students themselves
Your Daily Grub
U of T student club aims to convince the campus that eating bugs is healthy – for people and the planet
A Boost for Med School Diversity
A new course aims to get more black undergraduates on track for medical school by connecting them with Rhodes Scholar mentors
Street Theatre
A design for the Gardiner Expressway illustrates how U of T students are reimagining Toronto
Green Light for Student Commons
Long-awaited St. George student centre to open on College Street in 2017
Uniting the Humans of U of T
Jemel Ganal’s photographic “census” celebrates personal stories of the campus community
Perfecting the Knuckleball
A team of U of T engineering students has designed a machine that can throw baseball’s most difficult pitch
Predicting Genetic Disease
First-year student’s company lands $100,000 in start-up funding to identify individual genetic health risks
Elementary, My Dear Watson
Computer science students are developing a legal application for IBM’s Jeopardy-winning computer as part of $100,000 contest
Slam Dunk!
The newly opened Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport will be a boon for campus and community athletics
Bringing the Universe Down to Earth
Student scientists at Astronomy Summer School learn how to design the instruments that show us the cosmos
The Three-Minute Thesis
Students vie to condense years of research into an elevator pitch and win $1,000
A Spoonful of Mustard
First-year student discovers a potential new treatment for malaria that could be as close as your kitchen cupboard
17 Things Every U of T Student Should Do Before They Graduate
Stroll Philosopher’s Walk, peer through a telescope, hear the Gospel Choir and much more!
A Crack Team of Coders
U of T computer science students win top honours at largest-ever Canadian university “hackathon”
The Real Students of U of T
Reality television comes to U of T as students vie for chance to compete in Big Brother-like show
Hands-on Learning
New College’s ONE program gets students into small classes – and out of the lecture hall
In Pursuit of Justice
Two U of T students recommend reparations for victims of child soldiers in Uganda
U of T Idol
Second-year student Patrick Simeon is crowned champion of Hart House’s tri-campus singing competition
Grace Under Pressure
A U of T grad student and alumnus created music for the launch of the Boundless campaign in just three weeks
Odd Bedfellows
Rather than warning students away from Wikipedia, some professors are now embracing it
A World of Possibilities
University of Toronto students are putting their knowledge to work in the global village
Breath of Life
Bev Bradley is developing technology to give hospitals in low-income countries a more reliable supply of medical oxygen
Conflict Zone
In Jerusalem, Sara Lee discovered that everything in Israel connects with the Palestinian question, even the food
Neighbourhood Watch
Students in U of T Scarborough’s City Studies program learn first-hand how local immigrants are adapting to life in Canada
Water, Power and the Boardroom
Rotman’s international study tours taught Michael Odam the ins and outs of doing business in low-income countries
Rights of Girls and Women
Law student Meghan Lindo worked in Kenya to seek justice for victims of sexual assault
The Universe in a Lab
Physics undergrad Aysha Abdel-Aziz is making her own unique contribution to a massive international research project
Real Life 101
Humanities for Humanity brings U of T students and Toronto residents together to explore life’s “big ideas”
The Statue and the Monk
Sarah Richardson gets an insider’s perspective on the rise of religious monuments in India
Singing Star – and Neuroscientist?
Fourth-year student Rudy Silvamer hopes to pursue all of his passions
U of T’s Scientific Heritage
Two students have collected hundreds of the university’s 19th- and early 20th-century scientific instruments
Land Speed Record
A bicycle that can exceed 110 km/h? U of T engineering students have designed and built one
The Next Internet Sensation?
Donny Ouyang, a second-year commerce student, has high hopes for his online tutoring service. The question is: Will students pay?
Calling All Alumni
Fatema Pardhan phones grads for U of T’s Annual Fund. She, like many students, also benefits from the fund
The Long Goodbye
ROSI, the aging online student service, is being replaced over the next several years with a friendlier, more flexible system
Thinking Small
Philosophy prof Donald Ainslie will champion interactive group learning as principal of U of T’s largest college
Tough Love
Dating at university is supposed to be easy. But many of today’s U of T students find campus romance elusive. Enter Love@UofT, a new online matchmaker
The Virtual Search for the Perfect Roommate
A new U of T service helps students avoid Codomesticus noxious
Quantum Physics: The Dance
U of T grad student Krister Shalm cut the rug to explain his thesis in the “Dance Your PhD” contest
The Green Revolution, One Year Later
Iranian students and professors reflect on the future of their home country
“You Are Your Own Microphone”
For talented young opera singers, a four-week program in Italy is music to the ears
Blue & White & Green All Over
Solar panels at the Athletic Centre, composting in residence, farming on St. George. What next? A back campus wind turbine?
