Lifelong Learner
Jessie Current believed in the value of education, and created scholarships so others could follow their academic dreams
People
Digital Prophet
Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau predicts a book publishing revolution
Internet Explorer
Author Andrew Blum follows the wires behind the Web
Breaking in to the Big Time
How Saad Siddiqui used martial arts to kick-start an acting career
The Apocalypse Will Be Tweeted
ZED.TO's interactive narrative experience simulates the end of the world
George and Barbara Rooke
For this Fonthill, Ontario, couple it was a match made in music. And almost 65 years later, they’re still in tune
Hunting for Gold
Victoria Nolan is dubbed “The Metronome” for her ability to row perfectly in synch with her teammates
60 Seconds with Linda Schuyler
Lisa Bryn Rundle talks with Degrassi co-creator on teaching and television
Rendezvous in Paris
Alumni feel the joie at the Vari home
Bullseye!
Crispin Duenas will represent Canada in archery at the London Olympics
A Vision for Tomorrow
Victoria University, the Faculty of Arts and Science and the Tanz Centre recently launched their own campaigns
A Woman’s Place
Dorothy Shekter was often told she didn't belong at university. But she persevered -- and did some amazing things as a social worker
An Artist’s Legacy
Doris McCarthy’s life’s work finds a permanent home at U of T Scarborough
Urban Farmer
Ran Goel is leading an agricultural revolution
Parenting 101
In Katrina Onstad’s new novel, a couple gets a crash course in raising a child
From Stage to Screen
Measha Brueggergosman hits gold with a new album, a TV show and an opera
Mehreen and Arsalan Rashid
The heart wants what the heart wants, but Mehreen and Arsalan offer a lesson in the virtues of patience
Peaceful Pursuits
Jothi Shanmugam is devoted to bringing together communities for change
60 Seconds with Murray Foster
A Cocksure Lad
Searching for Guan Yin
Sarah Truman travelled across China looking for the Bodhisattva of compassion. What she experienced was a change inside herself
A Most Decent Proposal
What started as a regular U of T alumni event for Jiyoung Park turned into something much, much more
Who’s the Smartest of Them All?
Laura Suen, a recent U of T grad, placed second in the CBC show Canada's Smartest Person
Celebrating Northrop
Moncton’s annual Frye Festival attracts thousands, including many distinguished authors
Grace Under Pressure
A U of T grad student and alumnus created music for the launch of the Boundless campaign in just three weeks
Recognizing a Trailblazer
An award for black medical students honours a Toronto surgeon
Bringing the Internet to Millions
Suneet Singh Tuli has engineered an affordable tablet computer for the developing world
Leave No One Behind
Avis Glaze fights for the kids who struggle in class
Thinking Outside the Package
Canadians need to push back against the processed-food industry, says author Jeannie Marshall
Alive and Awake
Singer Amy Sky returns with a message
Holding Court
Last fall, two U of T grads were appointed to the nation's highest court
Ben Land and Trish De Luca
They flirted during undergrad but eventually lost touch. Then along came Facebook
X-Files Icon
William B. Davis, who played Cigarette Smoking Man, doesn't believe in conspiracy theories. But most of his fans do
Master of Play
As director of Arkadium, Jean-Guy Niquet is diving into the fast-moving world of mobile games
Sweethearts
Love can bloom anytime and anywhere on U of T's three campuses
Reading is Believing
Grad Asim Hussain believes in the power of books to help people reach their full potential
Remembering the Nanking Massacre
Diana Tso’s play Red Snow focuses on the “forgotten holocaust”
Water, Power and the Boardroom
Rotman’s international study tours taught Michael Odam the ins and outs of doing business in low-income countries
Urban Explorer
Torontoist editor Hamutal Dotan seeks out stories from the underground
To Serve and Connect
New alumni president hopes to foster greater sense of community
Computer Whiz
Dag Spicer talks tech at his Silicon Valley museum
Monique and Haijo Westra
Sometimes love does happen in an elevator
Antarctica’s Intrepid Explorer
U of T grad Charles Seymour Wright was a member of Robert Scott's ill-fated antarctic expedition
Life Recovered
A neuroscientist recounts his personal experience with drug addiction
Online Media Maven
Rachel Sklar is a champion for women in the media and tech fields – and she makes a lot of people's "lists"
The Real World
Four alumni offer advice to graduating students about finding a job and transitioning out of university
The Sweetest Tour
Audrey Ooi leads a sampling of the world's most interesting desserts in Toronto's Kensington Market
Translator to the World
Entrepreneur David Lucatch is tearing down online language barriers
Finding Joy in Movement
Dancer-turned-nurse Coralee McLaren helps children with physical disabilities
Chasing Happiness
In his new book, Ray Robertson contemplates what makes life worth living
War and Peace
In her new book, Damned Nations, Samantha Nutt reflects on foreign aid and armed conflicts abroad
Wayne Levin and Deborah Fletcher
How two former political rivals created a life together
Vaulting to Fame
Gymnast Alexandra Borowik was one of 12 Varsity Blues athletes inducted recently into the U of T Sports Hall of Fame
TV’s Troubled Surgeon
Caterina Scorsone explores mental health issues while playing Dr. Amelia Shepherd on the show Private Practice
First Impressions
Alumni recall their initial days at U of T
Diary of a Globetrotter
From India to Thailand, Vijaya Selvaraju has filmed her travel and culinary adventures
Graduation Day
Alumni recall the joy, excitement – and relief – of earning their U of T degree
Premier Painter
Governor General's Award-winner Shirley Wiitasalo says "I didn't choose painting, it chose me"
Rules of Conduct
As chief of protocol, Desmond Parker brings peace of mind to United Nations’ guests
Lord of the Loaves
Steve Gibson’s final MBA project has left him rolling in dough
In the Name of the Daughter
In her literary debut, lawyer Emma Ruby-Sachs wonders about the personal costs of activism