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Early Impressions

The University of Toronto Press got its start printing exam booklets and is now the second-largest public university press in North America

Heart & Soul

Alumni, like the 30 profiled here, have given to the campaign for diverse reasons. No matter what cause they support, their help serves one central purpose — nurturing students

The Real Backbone

Alumni and friends are providing the solid support that the university will need in the future

The Banker’s Tale

Tony Comper is a lover of Chaucer. When he set out on his personal pilgrimage, it brought him full circle — back to U of T to chair its campaign

Fertile Foundations

After 30 years of flat growth, new buildings are beginning to pop up all over

A Matter of Degree

Endowing graduate student assistance will ensure that U of T can compete for stellar doctoral students, like the four profiled here

Seats of Power

U of T will establish 271 Canada Research Chairs over the next five years, and some of them will be secured in perpetuity

Stay Tuned

The spirit of Edward S. Rogers Sr. is energizing a new wave in communications

A Driving Force

The R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre will fuel genetic solutions for the prevention and treatment of disease

Great Expectations

With a new billion-dollar campaign goal, the only way for U of T is up

Pachter Moose Takes Up Residence

Art gift to Graduate House residence

The Burger King and the Prime Minister

Scholarship established scholarship in honour of favourite Canadian PM

Chair Named for Frank Gehry

$2-million endowment supports International Visiting Chair in Architectural Design

Canadian Army University Course

Members of program for servicemen remain connected to
U of T

Hummel Named to Order of Canada

In other award news, curator Ydessa Hendeles receives an honorary degree

The kid who used to wow adults with his math prowess has returned from the halls of Yale, Oxford and MIT to take on the presidency of his Alma Mater. For Bob Birgeneau, coming home could be his greatest challenge yet

Superconductor?

In addition to his administrative duties, the new president will continue his research on high-temperature superconductors. To do all that, he may have to be one himself

Alphabet Soup

More than a decade ago, a bunch of U of T characters began to dine from A to Z using the Yellow Pages as a restaurant guide

Claude Bissell (1916-2000)

(BA 1936 University College, MA 1937, LLD Hon. 1977)

Light Heavyweights

A team of U of T scientists has won an international fight to control light and make it dance like electrons. A new era in telecommunications and computing is about to enter the ring

Getting to Know U

Stepping foot on campus again after 37 years is both a return to the past and a challenge for the future

Fast, Safe Fibroid Removal

New treatment for fibroids

Swimming for Gold

Keeping swimming at the forefront of U of T sports

The Wounds of War

Over 6,000 connected with the university served in the active forces during WWI

Decade of the Dynamo

Inspired, energetic, driven – nothing ever stopped Robert Prichard in his tracks during 10 years as president, not even a near tragedy

The Cast of Presidents

From dramatic to subtle, 13 men have given us their interpretation of the leading role at U of T

Of Murder and Magic

The inspiration for the fanciful novels of Guy Gavriel Kay and Caroline Roe sprang from the U of T campus

Did Someone Say ‘Eureka’?

The great idea is just the first step – that’s when the Innovations Foundation steps in. Now it’s looking for alumni who can help take new discoveries to market

A Huge Presence

Through the lens of Lee Miller

Zeal

William Holman Hunt's portrait of Henry Wentworth Monk

A Good Time to Say Goodbye

Incoming president takes office at a very promising moment in the history of the university

The Cosmic Speed Limit

Professor emeritus John Moffat is questioning Einstein's theory of relativity

Six Big Awards

Killam Prizes and fellowships from the American Guggenheim Foundation

Architects of the World

Dean emeritus of architecture establishes fellowship for study at Taliesin West

Why They Give

Giving back to U of T

Chair for Bill Davis

Chair in Community College leadership

The President’s Gown

The magnificent robe was created in 1985

Class Acts

As the UTAA celebrates its 100th birthday, we raise our hats to 100 alumni who made their mark on the 20th century

Scientists & Thinkers

Leading in science, research and thought

Artists & Entertainers

Theatre, literature and fine arts alumni

Leaders & Mavericks

Exceptional political alumni

Builders & Pioneers

Individuals who helped ideas prosper

Crusaders

Alumni who exemplify the positive roles individuals can play in communities

Heroes & Icons

Theirs are the names that pass back and forth in conversations around the world

A Commanding Force

Alumni wanted an organization to keep them in touch with their alma mater, and the wife of the president recognized that there is strength in numbers. The time was right to establish the University of Toronto Alumni Association

A Place for People and Ideas

New technologies will enrich, not replace, interaction between members of the university

The Thousand-Year Itch

How do you get 10 scholars to wax anything but bored about the millennium? Scratch the surface of the Y2K hype and ask them to predict the future of their fields

Green Power

A 1969 article in The Varsity ignited students to start the Canadian environmental movement

Eye in the Sky

Ophthalmologist James Oestreicher circles the globe to treat patients in a converted DC-10

Stepping into the Future

Cutbacks in government funding for postsecondary education have eased off in the last couple of years; the Campaign for the University of Toronto is producing remarkable results, and a quarter of a billion dollars will be invested in new buildings and initiatives over the next decade.