When Getting a Job Is Mission Impossible
Laws to end workplace discrimination against people with disabilities have mostly failed to boost employment. Sociologist David Pettinicchio wants to know why
Laws to end workplace discrimination against people with disabilities have mostly failed to boost employment. Sociologist David Pettinicchio wants to know why
Varsity Blues’ Gabriela Stafford on her success as a track star
President Meric Gertler looks ahead to his second term
Many U of T students live with roomies to manage the rent
The practice of faking a grassroots movement gets an update in the age of social media
An acceptance of diversity may be the country’s defining strength
This U of T music grad achieved YouTube fame by giving Indian classical songs a Western twist. Next up: a world tour
Defeat might taste like sawdust drizzled with WD-40, but I’ve developed a taste for it
As a creative director at Toronto's Jam3, he pushes the limits of what's possible with design and technology
Check out the yearbook photos of some of our best-known alumni
In 2015, this U of T alum was charged after giving water to a pig. It only pushed her animal-rights activism to a new level
In Kerry Clare’s first novel, Mitzi Bytes, a blogger has a secret online presence – but someone is threatening to expose her
10 tips from some of Canada’s top entrepreneurs
A U of T PhD student is making fonts and keyboard layouts for Indigenous languages available for free
U of T physicist Ursula Franklin staunchly opposed weapons of mass destruction. As Cold War tensions rise, her work remains as relevant as ever
Help us measure the immense contributions our alumni make to their communities by participating in our first-ever Alumni Impact Survey
Toronto’s Vector Institute aims to attract the world’s leading minds in a booming field
Tasty appetizer earns U of T second place in international cooking competition
Applications from several countries soar as international students rethink where to attend university
A former soldier, he cultivated a legacy of service and a commitment to family and community
Can a minimum income guarantee help lift people out of poverty? Ontario is about to find out
Margaret Lam’s company aims to reduce ticket prices for concertgoers
This former human-rights journalist now helps run the world’s largest petition website
U of T faculty and staff had this alum’s back, which enabled her to thrive
U of T startup ARDA Power is looking to change people’s ideas about where electricity should come from
A stroke or brain injury often robs patients of their ability to communicate thoughts and emotions. U of T alumna Aura Kagan found a way to help them converse again
Donald Trump’s presidency is raising the risk of violent conflict among the world’s great powers
Two U of T entrepreneurs are offering DNA tests to help singles connect and couples stay together
Alumni Gwynne Phillips and Briana Templeton unleash their inner infernos in darkly hilarious sketches
U of T alumnus Harold Johns pioneered a new kind of cancer treatment dubbed the “cobalt bomb”
Ophthalmologist Arun Lakra explores luck, science and faith in his hit play, Sequence
Program named for Lester B. Pearson would offer 37 international students full tuition for four years
But there’s a gap between all the medical data being gathered and the ability to translate this into therapies for individual patients
The Hart Professorships support the next generation of engineering research pioneers
U of T Mississauga aims to create global champions in the battle against white-collar crime
Artificial intelligence could soon transform almost everything. The Rotman School’s Creative Destruction Lab will place U of T entrepreneurs at the forefront
The design of the Jackman Law Building reflects the need for shared, creative spaces for both students and faculty
“These results demonstrate our world-class performance in teaching,” says U of T president Meric Gertler
U of T students have spoken: Print is far from dead, but online has its place, too
One of U of T’s most generous benefactors, he helped improve study spaces for students
Now at “H,” the Dictionary of Old English aims to define every word from the language’s earliest days
Prof. Brendan Frey and his team are harnessing machine learning to figure out what makes us sick
U of T startup Exact Media finds a way to turn excess space into a business
A simple U of T innovation could help prevent burns among millions of children in the Global South
Dr. James Maskalyk describes a day in an emergency room in Ethiopia
A U of T scientist uses data to find the perfect match
A golden borscht soup helped alumna Mary Berg win the title of MasterChef Canada. She now serves up her recipes on CTV’s “Your Morning” show
For indie bookstore owners, Joanne Saul and Samara Walbohm, connecting readers with great books is a dream job. Hanging with author Michael Ondaatje isn't bad either
How Tomi Poutanen is using artificial intelligence to help companies learn more about their customers’ preferences
Prof. Esme Fuller-Thomson researches the devastating effects of child abuse on health. Now she wants to ensure all survivors get the help they need
Tiff Macklem helped steer the Bank of Canada through the financial crisis, making it the envy of its global peers. Now, he aims to place the university’s business school among the world’s best
An international strategy to build on U of T’s distinctive strengths
$190 million will be spent upgrading the university’s research labs
Visible minority political candidates get short shrift from newspapers, study finds
How should companies respond to technological disruption?
Understanding how we learn and make memories will lead to better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, says Brain Prize winner Graham Collingridge
Making purchases by card and smartphone instead of cash changes our perception of value – and that could spell trouble
Margaret Froh is the first woman to lead the Métis Nation of Ontario
Brendan Bowles explores the nature of friendship in his award-winning story
A tough-but-fair professor allowed this alumna to thrive in engineering