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Artist rendering of newly redesigned U of T Mississauga's North Building

Northern Renaissance

U of T Mississauga's North Building will house humanities, social sciences and provide a "backdrop for campus life"

Illustration of a billboard depicting a kidney bean with the text

Pssst, Wanna Buy a Kidney?

Most people recoil at the thought of selling human organs. But supplying the right information can change attitudes, a U of T study finds

Photo of open field with an array of seven wind turbines

Cooling Off

Will the Paris climate accord succeed where Kyoto didn’t?

Outdoor photo of Judy Matthews

Urban Angel

Judy Matthews and her husband have given $25 million to turn a stretch of derelict land under the Gardiner into a vibrant park

Group photo of fitness co-ordinator Laurie Wright, project co-ordinator Ryan Howes, and career counsellor Ruth Louden

Healthy Minds

As U of T responds to a rise in mental health needs on campus, a powerful source of help emerges: students themselves

Photo of Michael Wilson

A Canadian Hero for Mental Health

Twenty years ago, Michael Wilson witnessed the terrible impact of stigma around mental illness. He’s been working tirelessly to erase it ever since

Photo of Bruce Kidd by Liam Sharp

A Life in Blue and White

From champion student athlete to UTSC’s principal: Bruce Kidd ushers in a new era at the university’s eastern campus

Artistic rendering of front campus

Goodbye to Cars!

U of T embarks on a bold plan to restore, renew and beautify the historic St. George campus

Photo of Michel Chikwanine speaking into a microphone

War Child

Michel Chikwanine talks about his long, difficult journey to the African Studies program at U of T

Photo of Phyllis Grosskurth

Literary Detective

Phyllis Grosskurth was one of Canada’s best biographers, and one of University College’s first female English professors

Illustration of two surgeons operating within a box being opened

A Cut Above

A “black box” for the operating room is leading to improved training for physicians and better knowledge of surgical errors

Illustration of a wooden frame with a tube in the middle, dividing and ending in four pencils depicting four national flags

Say What?

Knowtions aims to make translating complex scientific documents into any language faster and more accurate

Photo of Natalie Panek

Space Odyssey

Rocket scientist Natalie Panek designs technology bound for Mars

She Walks in Beauty

Astronomer Helen Sawyer Hogg not only researched the stars, but explained them in a heavenly manner to students and the public

James Till (left) and Peter Zandstra celebrate the announcement of U of T's Medicine by Design initiative .

Regenerating the Body

U of T scientists will help usher in a new era of designing and creating cells, tissues and organs, thanks to historic $114-million federal grant

Photo of a man sitting at a computer.

Loan Ranger

Online peer-to-peer lending company hopes to change how Canadians obtain loans

Sculpture: Adrienne Alison. Photo: Corporal Michael J. MacIsaac, Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa) Imaging Services

Forging a Nation

Adrienne Alison's sculpture on Parliament Hill shows how cooperation and diversity won the War of 1812

Anne Appathurai

Film Translator

Anne Appathurai makes sure audiences understand foreign-language films – in less space than a tweet!

Rob Brander

Surf Scientist

Rob Brander put his specialized knowledge at the service of Australian surfers, and now a grateful nation calls him “Dr. Rip”

Rowers Kate Sauks and Liz Fenje on a rowboat.

Rowing for Gold

How Pan Am athlete Kate Sauks went from rowing newbie to medallist in just five years

Black and white photo of Maria Torrence Wishart, holding a pencil and sitting in her office in front of a sketchbook

Anatomy of an Illustrator

Artist Maria Torrence Wishart founded U of T’s 90-year-old medical illustration department, now a thriving master’s program

Photo of Sasha Gollish sprinting.

Game On!

Toronto's Pan Am Games will leave a golden legacy for U of T, its athletes and the city.

Illustration of a man who's head dissolved into geometric shapes. Computer science professor Geoffrey Hinton believes artificial intelligence will soon transform almost everything we do.

Getting Smarter

A U of T computer scientist is helping to build a new generation of intelligent machines