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Wilbur Rounding Franks with the Franks Flying Suit

Defying Gravity

Professor Wilbur Rounding Franks developed the first G-suit used in combat

Photo of some of the tents used by the airmen-in-training

Training Days

Cadets get ready to serve in the First World War, on St. George Campus

Bissell (third from left) views downtown Shanghai with Geoff Andew, executive assistant to the president of UBC, and thier Chinese hosts. The group spend three days in Shanghai

Beijing Diary

Claude Bissell’s visit to China, at a time of political isolation between the West and China, foreshadowed the spirit of international exchange at U of T today

Sunny, external view of Robarts Library from the corner of Sussex Avenue and St. George Street

Claude Bissell on Campus

Claude Bissell’s final term as U of T president ended almost 40 years ago, but his remarkable contribution as a scholar, administrator and leader is recognized on the St. George Campus today, with buildings, portraits and other tributes honouring Bissell’s legacy

Bruce Kidd.

Royal Runner

Bruce Kidd participates in the Queen’s Baton Relay – the first of two times

Photo of U of T Campus

What Rankings Reveal

Global surveys place U of T among top universities worldwide in academic and research strength

John Tuzo Wilson and Dora de Pédery-Hunt

Earthly Pursuits

Sculptor Dora de Pédery-Hunt captures the likeness of Erindale’s principal

Office dA's proposal for the Daniels Faculty calls for a new angular glass and steel façade to be constructed over the building’s exterior, almost like a helmet.

Anatomy of a Makeover

Architect Nader Tehrani talks about his company's striking design for the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture

A renovated Max Gluskin House includes a modern three-storey addition

Max Gluskin House

Renovation to the economics department wins second place in local people's choice architecture awards

U of T and the Economy

An update on two fronts: the current fiscal climate, and the extraordinary achievements by members of the University of Toronto over the last few years.

Photo of a galaxy

To Boldly Go

U of T's Dunlap Institute will step up the search for worlds beyond our solar system

Meet the Press

John M.Kelly Library is home to a 6,000-pound, hand-operated flatbed Reliance printing press

Convocation hall

A Century at Convocation Hall

The educational experience has changed dramatically in the past 100 years, but U of T grads from all generations still share one thing in common: a degree bestowed at Con Hall

Illustration of soldiers

Behind Enemy Lines

U of T grads John Kenneth Macalister and Frank Pickersgill trained as spies during the Second World War. An unlucky break brought their lives to a tragic end

Photo of David Naylor

Towards 2030

How will we preserve excellence at the University of Toronto?

New Places

Centre for the Study of France and an examination centre among new U of T facilities