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Welcoming the World

Canadians take pride in their model of multiculturalism. We need to remind ourselves of why it’s worked so well

Tomorrow’s Campus Has Arrived

These eight donor-supported buildings are giving students great new places to learn

Hart House Turns 100

U of T’s beloved student centre once had a flying trapeze. A century later, that spirit lives on

Exciting Changes Are Coming to St. George

Over the next decade, these four projects will transform the downtown campus

The Boundless Campaign’s Remarkable Achievement

More than 100,000 alumni came together to raise $2.641 billion for the University of Toronto

After Boundless, U of T Sets Its Sights Even Higher

An historic gift from Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman offers a glimpse of what’s to come

You Can Learn More Than You Think from a Beer Label

In U of T Libraries’ collections, scholars find the raw material for their research

Reasons We’re Grateful

How do we wish to thank you? Let us count the ways

A Tamil Studies Course Shed Light on My Family History

How Kavithaa Kandasamy gained a new perspective on the Sri Lankan civil war

Building Better Cities

How a global hub of urban thinkers could bring tangible improvements to the lives of millions of people

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

Strength in Numbers

Our first-ever Alumni Impact Survey reveals that U of T alumni are making massive social, cultural and economic contributions around the world

What You Can Do with an Advanced Degree

Many recent PhD grads are professors, but a growing number, especially in the sciences, have landed jobs in the private sector

Night Owls Unite

An all-night event at Hart House celebrated sleep – and the lack of it

Twice the Impact

Paul and Alessandra Dalla Lana give U of T a second $20 million for public health and health-care systems

Your Education Will Be Televised

A U of T library student delivers a high-tech talk

Expecting the Unexpected

U of T provides an unparalleled setting in which students can prepare for a world of possibilities

Our Partners in Africa

On a visit to Ethiopia and Rwanda, U of T president Meric Gertler affirms the power of collaborations – and sees potential for new ones

Top of the Class in Canada

Across international rankings, U of T remains one of the top publicly funded universities in the world

Velut Arbor ævo

The meaning of U of T’s motto

Bringing Up Baby

What U of T nursing students learn about infant care has changed a lot since the 1950s

The Best Investment Canada Can Make

To be competitive in the economy of tomorrow, governments should invest more in investigator-led research today

Architecture’s Spectacular New Home

The stunning new Daniels Building has thrown open its doors to students

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

The High Cost of a Home

Faculty and students at Toronto’s four universities will work together to seek answers to the city’s housing crisis

Selfie Central

U of T students greet Trudeau before his talk on trade – and Trump

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

U of T: Still Defying Gravity

President Meric Gertler looks ahead to his second term

Transforming the Heart of St. George Campus

U of T Alumni Association’s lead gift to the Landmark Project will help re-envision green space

Flight of Fancy

A young dreamer enjoys a test drive on U of T’s flight simulator

The True Impact of the University of Toronto

Help us measure the immense contributions our alumni make to their communities by participating in our first-ever Alumni Impact Survey

A Revolution in Artificial Intelligence

Toronto’s Vector Institute aims to attract the world’s leading minds in a booming field

Action for Indigenous People

The university aims to hire more Indigenous faculty and staff, and recruit more students

U of T Gains Global Edge

Applications from several countries soar as international students rethink where to attend university

Open, Playful Student Commons on the Way

“We’re incredibly excited to see it come to fruition,” says UTSU president Jasmine Wong Denike

The Value of a University

How much do U of T alumni contribute to Toronto, Canada and the world?

Seeing New Worlds

How two U of T graduate students built North America’s first working electron microscope

Outside the Box

U of T alumna Margaret Russocki was a leading modernist architect in Toronto – and one of the few women in her field

This “Bomber” Actually Saved Countless Lives

U of T alumnus Harold Johns pioneered a new kind of cancer treatment dubbed the “cobalt bomb”

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

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

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

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

The Myhal Centre Is Made for New Ideas

The facility will encourage collaborations among students, faculty and industry in all engineering disciplines

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

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

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

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

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

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

U of T: A Top-Tier University

“These results demonstrate our world-class performance in teaching,” says U of T president Meric Gertler

World’s Easiest Book Club

This Hart House Library literary club is stress-free

Ice Queens

Hockey was one of U of T’s first women’s sports

The Rotman School Scales Up

Tiff Macklem helped steer the Bank of Canada through the financial crisis, making it the envy of its global peers. Now, he aims to place the university’s business school among the world’s best