The Value of a University
How much do U of T alumni contribute to Toronto, Canada and the world? Read More
Reimagining Toronto’s Ravines
Daniels students’ projects find new uses for the the city’s neglected river valleys 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
Overcoming Bias with Teaching
Professor Shafique Virani says the key to countering Islamophobia is education Read More
Black and Blue
How do we restore trust between minority communities and police? 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
What Does Your Name Say about You?
Alumna Mavis Himes delves into the hidden meanings and social weight of what we call ourselves Read More
The Wisdom of Crowds
PhD student Justin Kim is working on intelligent “swarming” robots that could one day help rescue earthquake survivors and explore other planets Read More
Family Guy
Stereotype or archetype? Actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee talks about the biggest role of his career Read More
An Army of Tree Lovers
U of T’s Faculty of Forestry is teaching Torontonians how to care for one of the city’s most valuable resources – its trees Read More
Helping Undergrads Refine Their Skills
New feedback tools from engineering will help students home in on weaknesses – and strengths Read More
The Risk of Innovating First
How should companies respond to technological disruption? Read More
When Memory Fails
Understanding how we learn and make memories will lead to better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, says Brain Prize winner Graham Collingridge Read More
Partners in Transition
Prof. Elspeth Brown is interviewing partners of trans people as part of a project to record the stories of LGBTQ people Read More
Followings
Meet six U of T alumni, faculty and staff members whose stars are shining brightly on social media Read More
Loving the Aliebn
Jonathan Sun tweets funny, heartfelt – and often misspelt – observations about what it means to be a 21st-century human Read More
Views from UTSC
Does Drake go to U of T Scarborough? This Instagrammer imagines that he does Read More
The Toronto No One Notices
Graphic designer Joe Silveira zooms in on textures, patterns and colours Read More
Every Move She Makes
Video mimic Yani Macute takes pop star fandom to the next level Read More
Campus Reflections
A Faculty of Music alum reimagines an iconic view of U of T Read More
Rap Dreams
Where gangs rule, hip hop is a strongly positive force for youth, study finds Read More
Improve Your Punch
Hykso creates wearable tech for boxing Read More
Making Camp
U of T prof’s designs let campers sleep over wetlands or high among trees Read More
21 More Things Every U of T Student Should Do Before They Graduate
Go sledding at UTSC, perform in the UC follies, paint the UTSU dome and much more! Read More
Cooling Off
Will the Paris climate accord succeed where Kyoto didn’t? Read More
Words of Freedom
U of T is now home to the world's largest digitized collection of Soviet samizdat journals Read More
Food Technologist
Irwin Adam Eydelnant blends his love of food with an advanced science degree and entrepreneurial outlook to come up with a completely new kind of work Read More
Seeking Refuge
What can be done about the global migrant crisis? Read More
Taking Off
You’ve heard of burlesque? Now, there’s nerdlesque Read More
Spotlight on Dementia
An innovative blend of research and theatre is enabling scientists to reduce the stigma around a distressing disease Read More
Your Daily Grub
U of T student club aims to convince the campus that eating bugs is healthy – for people and the planet Read More
From Good to Great
23 ideas for building an even better Toronto Read More
Mobile City
As Toronto's population grows, we will have to embrace alternatives to the car Read More
Diverse and Inclusive City
Diversity is one of Toronto's great strengths, but we can do more to ensure some people aren't left behind Read More
Healthy City
How can we improve the health of some of the city's most vulnerable residents? Read More
Finding Calm in Anxious Times
The Munk School’s new director seeks ways to answer some of humanity’s most nerve-wracking questions Read More
Street Theatre
A design for the Gardiner Expressway illustrates how U of T students are reimagining Toronto Read More
Crazy Talk
Can we restore sanity and reason to politics? Read More
The Medium and Her Message
Investigating attempts to communicate with the dead Read More
Ninja Power!
Alumni nab deal with Playstation for video game N++ Read More
Rowing for Gold
How Pan Am athlete Kate Sauks went from rowing newbie to medallist in just five years Read More
Architect’s Playground
Benjamin Dillenburger uses computers and 3D printers to create structures that are impossible to draw and almost impossible to imagine Read More
Toronto’s Beating Heart
With the Toronto Poetry Map, a U of T English professor and Toronto Public Library unveil a whole new way to view the city Read More
U of T’s World Wide Web
The university’s scholars are collaborating with partners in every region of the globe to answer questions that challenge us all Read More
From Lab to Living Room
A U of T grad's paper-thin lamp technology could revolutionize the lighting industry Read More
North of 60
Museum Studies grad Jake Paleczny comes up with fun ways for visitors to learn about the moose, elk and other animals that make up the “living collection” at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve Read More
Changing Lives for 100 Years
U of T's Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work celebrates its centennial Read More
U of T Among World’s Top Universities
The university ranks in the top 25 globally for the sixth consecutive year – and is named Canada’s premier institution Read More
Encouraging the Next Canadian Leaders
“In my experience there is no more effective cause than a university scholarship,” says entrepreneur and donor David Scrymgeour Read More
Tower Trouble
In India, urban renewal schemes and corruption have created a violent economy around the demolition of apartment buildings Read More
True U of T Ghost Stories
There really are things that go bump in the lab Read More
The Business Unicorn
Companies that attain a $1-billion market valuation before their 10th year are vanishingly rare Read More
Sugar Rush
Foods that seem healthy often aren’t, and sugar is the latest culprit Read More
Party Out of Bounds
In the late 1980s, photographer John Simone captured New York City's outrageous counterculture on film Read More
36 Amazing Facts about U of T
A celebration of unique, extraordinary and record-breaking feats and factoids from the university’s 187-year history Read More