Alumni - University of Toronto Magazine

Nima Arkani-Hamed

Harvard physicist seeks theory to unite relativity with quantum mechanics

Andrea Brueckner

Lindsay Lohan catapults fashion designer's handbags to fame

Ryan Pyle

Self-taught photographer is capturing China in transition

Wendy Yu

Marketing whiz is bringing the NBA to China

Anthony Lacavera

Telecom entrepreneur sees a big future in smartphones

Jonathan Anschell

As general counsel for CBS Television, he rubs shoulders with a lot of celebrities. But one meeting in particular stands out

Love Story

Rasha Mourtada's story placed first in University of Toronto Magazine's Alumni Short Story and Poetry Contest

Of Schumann and Sheep Skulls

Martin Kofsky's story placed second in U of T Magazine's Alumni Short Story and Poetry contest

Smart Girls Writing Something Catch the Eye at Once – for Alison

Carleton Wilson's poem placed first in U of T Magazine's Alumni Short Story and Writing Contest

France August 1992

Brigid Elson's poem placed second in U of T Magazine's Alumni Short Story and Poetry Contest

Father Figure

Bryan Friedman's award-winning documentary charts his dad's quest for bodybuilding supremacy

Hal Jackman Doubles Gift to the Humanities

Largest commitment ever by an individual to the humanities at a Canadian university

Ms. Patten’s Opus

Donation from Governing Council chair will refurbish Con Hall organ

Band of Brothers

Fraternity sets up scholarship from house proceeds

Out of the Blue

$1.5-million gift surprises Emmanuel College principal Peter Wyatt

The Cabbage Patch Kid

Mike Wood's unusual talent has taken him around the world

Our Dinner with Harvey

Evening with "strangers" connects alumni, students and professors

Canada Post Honours Moriyama

Seven alumni and one student appointed to Order of Canada

$75-Million Campaign for Pain

Wasser Centre aims to become a world leader in patient-based pain management

To Our Health

$10 million Bloomberg gift will transform nursing faculty

The Constant Donor

Guy Mills contributes to the National Scholarship program every year

Friends of the Library

Heggie bequest will support the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

Building a Better Heart

Milligan gift will fund graduate fellowships in biomedical engineering

Dinner with Friends

Restaurant owner Roberto Martella believes in building community by breaking bread together

Poet’s Progress

John Steffler's amazing literary journey

Rhodes Scholar an Anti-Violence Advocate

Kofi Hope founded the Black Youth Coalition Against Violence

Helping Hands

Volunteers do everything from mentor students to organize book sales. U of T wouldn't be the same without them

Author Wins Order

Professor George Elliott Clarke receives Nova Scotia honour

Courage to Come Back

Social worker Cheryl Peever shatters stigmas of mental health and substance dependence

Guitar Hero

Jowi Taylor tours with unique instrument composed of 64 symbols of Canadian culture

Activism at the AGM

Craig Keilburger urges community service for students

UTAA Roll Call

Announcing the 2006-07 board of directors

Medical Grad Wins Giller Prize

Vincent Lam's first book wins major award

Alumni Leave Their Mark on Con Hall

Mirvishes dedicate three seats

A Grand Gesture

New scholarship will support students of classical piano

Toronto Developer Backs Future Urban Designers

Students will travel to Latin American cities to gain new perspectives

Munk Centre Receives $5 Million Endowment

Gift will create new programs

City Idol

U of T students and alumni have fresh ideas about municipal politics, and Order of Canada recipients announced

$3.5-Million Gift to Economics

Fortune-building Ira Gluskin honours father, Max

Taking Stock

New federal rules allow donors to give stock without tax

MDS and Rotman Create $30,000 Award for Leadership

MDS Inc. honours its past president and CEO with leadership award for incoming Rotman student

Al Jazeera’s Bridge-builder

Shereen El Feki is host of current affairs show, People and Power

Scene Stealer

Michelle Ong's jewelry plays a starring role

Top 40 Under 40

Alumni and faculty recognized in the annual top executives list by The Caldwell Partners

African Writer Honoured

Chinua Achebe, the "father of the modern African novel," receives honorary degree

In Great Company

Seeing the world with the U of T Alumni Travel Program

When U of T pharmacy grad Bill Crothers defeated the world’s best middle-distance runner in 1965, he proved one thing to be true: the most valuable resources in a university athletics program are the people

A Time to Rebuild

A former Varsity Blues football player makes the case for U of T athletics

Starting Out

Even the most celebrated careers often have humble beginnings

Trailblazers

U of T Faculty of Law salutes its female grads

Cinema Studies Turns 30

Producer Robert Lantos helps Innis mark milestone by chairing the college's $7-million fundraising campaign

Fostering Leaders in Law

Gift from former chairman of Blake, Cassels & Graydon's, creates scholarships for engineering and law

Experiments with Violin

Faculty of Music graduate, Owen Pallett, composes new rules for classical music

At the Quinte Hotel

Bruce Alcock animates one of the most famous poems of Canadian poet Al Purdy

Awards of Excellence

U of T Alumni Association (UTAA) Awards of Excellence ceremony

A Woman of Distinction

Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko founded the Canadian Association for Girls in Science