Journey to Freedom
The inspiring and courageous story of fourth-year student Jaivet Ealom, who fled a brutal regime and found refuge in Canada
The inspiring and courageous story of fourth-year student Jaivet Ealom, who fled a brutal regime and found refuge in Canada
A sound international strategy has become essential to U of T’s success
We asked 100 U of T students. This is what they told us
A huge, new mural at U of T Scarborough honours Indigenous culture
U of T Mississauga is home to one of Canada’s most advanced robotics teaching labs
Having grown up with all things digital, these students are learning how to make books the old, old-fashioned way
Test your knowledge of all things U of T in honour of the university’s 196th anniversary on March 15!
A Juno Award-winning teacher wants all his students to feel there is a place for them in music
Globally crowdsourced study shows that white clovers are biologically adapting to city life, demonstrating the profound impact of urbanization
U of T’s new Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport will help athletes at all levels perform better
Researchers at U of T Scarborough are testing which crops fare best on city roofs
Co-op started by launching grads into government – exactly as the program’s founders intended
Prof. Kristen Bos investigates how pollution has affected – and continues to affect – Indigenous communities
Four tips for being kind to the planet – and your wallet – when you buy groceries
U of T has a history of helping scholars fleeing violence in their home countries. This year, many Ukrainians have found a haven here
U of T Mississauga’s forensic science program gives students a unique training experience
The short answer is “yes,” but it’s not easy – at least it wasn’t for us
We used an artificial intelligence to write headlines, add text to a story and summarize a longer article. It was often eerily good
Ilya Sutskever is building artificial intelligence that’s mastering a new skill – language
A new medical academy at U of T Scarborough will try to close Canada’s racial health gap
How? By fostering debate across differences – and educating citizens who will engage in civic life
We asked 100 students. Their top answer was not surprising
In-person convocations resume, kitchen meets lab at U of T Scarborough, and a drum social celebrates Indigenous culture
U of T linguists have partnered with an Indigenous community member to bring the Munsee dialect back from the brink of extinction
Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik is using AI and robotics to help create new, more sustainable materials in a fraction of the usual time
U of T researchers are using advanced technologies to reveal new insights about texts that are hundreds of years old
New technologies are difficult to regulate. With artificial intelligence, it may be time to rethink our approach, says Gillian Hadfield
They’re already common in manufacturing. Soon, they’ll be almost everywhere
Understanding how viruses and bacteria rely on human cells to survive could reveal new ways to defeat them
Insights from psychology and business can steer people toward better decisions – for themselves and society
Electricity from renewable sources is getting cheaper, but how do we make it available to all Canadians?
U of T’s visionary new campaign will engage volunteers and donors in fulfilling our commitment to inclusive excellence
Pets that were released into ponds are becoming ‘super-invaders’ that could wreak havoc with the ecosystem
Astronomer Sara Seager believes there are other planets that support life. She’s dedicated much of her career to finding them
U of T Mississauga psychology professor Keisuke Fukuda studies how the brain makes memories – and why it sometimes fails
A century after U of T scientists discovered the life-saving extract, researchers are finding new ways to improve the lives of people with diabetes
Online disinformation poses a danger to society. Researchers at U of T’s Citizen Lab are tracking it – and trying to figure out how to stop it
How U of T is becoming more accessible to Alex Lu – and to thousands of other members of the university community with disabilities
In less than five years, Austin Yeh has built himself a solid real-estate portfolio. Here’s how he did it
U of T Mississauga professor Jerry Flores says caring teachers inspired him to seek better opportunities in life. Now, he wants to do the same for others
The museum she curates at the Faculty of Dentistry holds thousands of objects that tell the story of the profession in Canada
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography aims to record noteworthy lives from “all points of view.” Six decades into its mission, what that means is still up for debate
One plays with its audience, the other preys on it, says writer Aaron Hagey-Mackay
By bringing artificial intelligence into chemistry, Prof. Aspuru-Guzik aims to vastly shrink the time it takes to develop new drugs – and almost everything else
Prof. Eliot Britton tests the limits of what it means to be a composer in the 21st century
Prof. Leah Cowen’s lab aims to understand how C. auris works and how to stop it
Three suggestions for maintaining a healthy relationship with technology
Lines on a map confer advantages on some and exclude others. This serves political needs, but is it morally just?
Youth are drawing from several languages spoken by the city’s immigrants to create a novel form of English
U of T’s Petra Molnar warns that the use of AI in immigration decisions could infringe on the human rights of migrants
How a brothel-keeper in 1880s Edmonton crossed the law – and won
The local bishop called her a heretic. The Criminal Code deemed her work illegal. But Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw was more concerned with helping women at Canada’s first birth control centre
And they all have a surprising connection to U of T
Canadian meanings of “soaker” and “bush party” don’t exist in the Oxford English Dictionary. A U of T linguistics prof is aiming to change that
As artificial intelligence advances, humans need to pay closer attention to what it can and can’t do
Around the world, anti-immigrant autocrats are on the rise. Defeating them – and what they stand for – won’t be easy
When I was battling depression, it was a small moment that helped me begin to find my way out
My father demanded an explanation from his mother about what she did during the Holocaust. Like many Germans of his generation, he never got it
A new home-sharing program is matching students with seniors to help them save on housing costs – and, just maybe, bond over Netflix