Fighting Climate Change, One Course at a Time
A new Trinity College program aims to educate the next generation of green leaders
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Night Owls Unite
An all-night event at Hart House celebrated sleep – and the lack of it
Martin Hunter Loved the Stage
The former artistic director of Hart House Theatre helped students tackle everything from Shakespeare to musicals
The Monsters in Your Head
The Old Trout Puppet Workshop’s latest production, Jabberwocky, speaks to our deepest fears
60 Seconds With Nora Polley
As Stratford’s long-time stage manager, her job was not to be noticed
The Serious Business of Being Funny
Trinity College student Celeste Yim is on a mission to get students laughing
The Registrar Who Championed Me
A U of T staff member helped Cheryl Perera manage her schoolwork while she fought for children’s rights
Greg Bolton Is Creating New Ways of Telling Stories Online
As a creative director at Toronto's Jam3, he pushes the limits of what's possible with design and technology
Making Money Out of Thin Air
U of T startup Exact Media finds a way to turn excess space into a business
Exploring Northern Communities
U of T alumni connect with First Nations people in northern Ontario
Ice Queens
Hockey was one of U of T’s first women’s sports
An Uncomfortable Truth
Shawn Ahmed has felt firsthand how religious beliefs can lead to discrimination
Remembering Austin Clarke
U of T alum was among the first writers in Canada to pay attention to everyday life in Toronto. He was also a champion of social justice
Antarctica Bound
Rhodes Scholar Jessica Phillips wants to help protect the continent’s ecosystem – and its penguins
The Children’s Crusader
One billion kids experience violence worldwide each year. Susan Bissell has devoted her life to ending the abuse
Literary Midwife
Eliza Reid helps writers deliver prose at her Iceland retreat
Everyone’s Campus Home
New warden John Monahan on the allure of Hart House
On Art and Faith
Artists often understand more about sacrifice than many religious people do
Urban Angel
Judy Matthews and her husband have given $25 million to turn a stretch of derelict land under the Gardiner into a vibrant park
Literary Detective
Phyllis Grosskurth was one of Canada’s best biographers, and one of University College’s first female English professors
Standing for Truth
Alumna Dana Wagner aims to keep politicians honest during the federal election campaign
Putting Students First
The Baillies’ $1-million gift is a boon for bursaries at Trinity College
George Connell Set U of T on a Firm Foundation
U of T's 12th president charted a course for the university that took it to the top
Following Two Dreams
A unique scholarship enabled Meghan Moore to combine her passions for music and science
Man on the Move
New Toronto mayor John Tory aims to get the city back on track
Today, Oxford. Tomorrow, the World
Students Caroline Leps and Moustafa Abdalla win Rhodes Scholarships
A New Way to Give
Shawn Ahmed’s Uncultured Project reinvents charity for the digital age
In Her Shoes
Like many women, Tanya Heath loved the look of high heels, but not the pain that went with them. So she created her own line -- with removable heels
The 10 Most Romantic Places at U of T
Alumni choose their favourite spots to woo that special someone
The Investigative Spirit
How a Munk School fellowship helped a religion major turn journalist
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
Preventing a Mass Poisoning
Alumna Shahreen Reza hopes to roll out her coconut-husk pump filter across Bangladesh
There’s Nothing Buttery About It
The Trinity College cafeteria draws its name from the French word for "cask" or "barrel"
Brew Crew
Lee Tseng’s craft beers are a hit in Shanghai
A Fine Set of Pipes
Being hired as the first female organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England was music to Rachel Mahon’s ears.
Writing for Rookie Blue
Total immersion in the world of television led Tassie Cameron to screenwriting gigs – and her own show
Tour de Force
In Normandy, U of T students teach visitors about Canada’s role in the Second World War
History’s Turning Points
A major gift to Trinity College will help bring recent events into sharper focus for students
Bon Appetit, Paris
A food truck in a world culinary capital? With great fare, Jordan Feilders proves it’s possible
Cry the Beloved Country
A network of Syrian expats is bringing youth abroad to study in safety
Family History Sleuth
As a genealogical researcher, Kristina Bedford’s work runs the gamut from interpreting 11th-century documents to locating family gravestones
Pauline Chan and Keith Thomas
Friendship came first for Chan, a CTV news anchor and Thomas, CEO of Vive Nano
Blue and White Pride
New chancellor Michael Wilson is pumped to champion University of Toronto spirit
Real Life 101
Humanities for Humanity brings U of T students and Toronto residents together to explore life’s “big ideas”
Computer Whiz
Dag Spicer talks tech at his Silicon Valley museum
TV’s Troubled Surgeon
Caterina Scorsone explores mental health issues while playing Dr. Amelia Shepherd on the show Private Practice
Diplomatic to the Core
U of T has helped train many of Canada's top diplomats
The Making of a Judge
George Carter, the first Canadian-born black judge in the country, worked as a train porter to pay his tuition
The World According to Walt
Wingfield Lost and Found hits Toronto
Balkan Journey
Living on the fringes of Europe
Tweet the Vote
Social media will be a force in this fall’s Toronto election, if a group of recent grads have their way
Messenger of Peace
Student journalist Jasmeet Sidhu is named one of Glamour's Top 10 College Women
The Boy in the Moon
Journalist Ian Brown offers a profoundly honest portrayal of life as a parent of a disabled child
Outliers: The Story of Success
Author Malcolm Gladwell looks beyond individual traits of the wildly successful
So You Want to Write for Pictures?
From movies to TV and comedy to animation, here is a small sampling of U of T alumni who wrote their way to success south of the border
Ben Barry
Modelling agent promotes women of all ages, shapes and sizes
Wendy Yu
Marketing whiz is bringing the NBA to China
Stand and Deliver
Trinity lectern is a "curiosity"
Al Jazeera’s Bridge-builder
Shereen El Feki is host of current affairs show, People and Power
A Time to Rebuild
A former Varsity Blues football player makes the case for U of T athletics