Team Fights Against Parkinson’s Disease
U of T student volunteers assisted at all-star fundraising event
U of T student volunteers assisted at all-star fundraising event
Austin Clarke wins $25,000 Giller Prize for his latest novel, The Polished Hoe
Last year, Nancy Lee forged the largest sports-rights contract in Canadian broadcast history
Soldiers' Tower committee seeks funds to renovate tower
Alumni named to the Order of Canada
Competitive? Talented? Intense? All that and more. They met their equals at U of T and have stayed connected throughout their celebrated careers
Life lessons learned in sport
English majors met each other on stage
They’re brilliant. They’re bold. They’re young. And they have the national research community applauding
The educational system may have given up on them, but these students never gave up on education. The Transitional Year Programme helped them achieve their dreams
In the early 1970s, black holes were just a topic for scientific speculation. Then astrophysist Tom Bolton began pondering the matter
Equity, access, excellence: these are touchstones for Shirley Neuman
Enrolment increases offer an opportunity for expansion
$1-million gift will support the study of our southern neighbour
Chancellor Hal Jackman helps create $45-million endowment for the humanities and social sciences
Architecture student to have lunch with the Pope
AGO curator embraces range of art, from popular to esoteric
From bank clerk to writer, from obscurity to the Oprah Winfrey Show, Rohinton Mistry’s path as a writer has taken a series of unlikely turns
A fractured look at the CBC broadcaster's year at U of T
Put away your aggression and stop leaning on that horn! Baher Abdulhai's research shows that the average commute time in the GTA can be reduced by 50 per cent
The adventures of the U of T Outing Club think nothing of canoeing across Toronto's inner harbour. They also hike, bike, ski and otherwise challenge the great outdoors in any way they can
With the help of a devoted tutor who acted as her eyes and ears, Mae Brown became Canada's first deaf-blind university graduate
It's time to reflect on the facts
Battles of the sexes are common in the animal world, especially when it comes to mating
Some men may subconsciously adopt certain female speech patterns
Canadian employers and immigrants would both benefit from better "mutual orientation," study finds
$600,000 gift will support Yiddish Studies program
Author Toni Morrison joined thousands in Toronto as U of T co-hosted the 2002 Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities
Barrier-free classroom opens at U of T law school
U of T Ballroom Dance Club celebrates 20 years
Two U of T alumni work their magic to keep Toronto’s Jays and Raptors running
These 20 thinkers brought their stunning intellect to U of T's table and enlivened the world of ideas
A peek at some characters, quirks and curiosities of our history
Frank Darling's Convocation Hall is as reassuring as a warm muffler
From dramatic to subtle, 14 men have given us their interpretation of the leading role at U of T
Brilliant and determined, three U of T trailblazers challenged the prejudices of their day and changed the profession of medicine
In his tireless quest to conquer contagious diseases, John Gerald FitzGerald, architect of Canada's modern public health system, sacrificed his own health – indeed, his life
Henry Holmes Croft established the university's first chemistry laboratory. It remains a place for another kind of alchemy - the mixing of ideas
Socialists, peaceniks, feminists, rabble-rousers: They came in search of an education. They left having taught the old school a thing or two
Members of the so-called gentler sex were banned from attending classes until 1884. But once women set foot in the classroom, there was no stopping them
In the month following the horror of September 11, and 20 years after her frosh year, writer Margaret Webb returns to U of T, again seeking understanding of the world
Countless U of T alumni were touched by the September 11 terrorist attacks. Here are just some of their stories
Peter Schleifenbaum and his one-of-a-kind Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve show that well-managed forests can serve the needs of commercial logging and conservationists. We can have our timber and trees, too
School was first of its kind in Canada when it opened in 1907, and it continues to lead in the development of new programs
David Jenkins and Janet Polivy both explore the power of food. He probes its impact on the body, while she studies its connection to the mind
U of T reacts to the September 11 tragedy
Theatre historians are gathering new information about early British entertainment
Renowned singer Ben Heppner teaches a master class at U of T
U of T becomes the first Canadian university to offer guarantees of financial support to doctoral students
Dominion Institute aims to inform Canadians about their own history
In other awards, prof Robin Armstrong receives honorary degree
1941 grad finally receives award she won more than 60 years earlier
86 players named to U of T football's "all-century" team
Monte Hummel, president of World Wildlife Fund Canada, was one of 92 Arbor Award nominees
A guide to health, from our first entrance on stage to our final act
At first, the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse's arms
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel and shining morning face
And then the lover, sighing like furnace with a woeful ballad
And then the justice...full of wise saws and modern instances
The sixth age shifts into the lean and slippered Pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side