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The Boundless Campaign’s Remarkable Achievement

More than 100,000 alumni came together to raise $2.641 billion for the University of Toronto Read More

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After Boundless, U of T Sets Its Sights Even Higher

An historic gift from Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman offers a glimpse of what’s to come Read More

Reasons We’re Grateful

How do we wish to thank you? Let us count the ways Read More

At his lab at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, U of T scientist Craig Simmons works on growing replacement tissue for the pulmonary heart valve.

A Better Life for Children with Heart Defects

Research at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research could one day eliminate the need for infants with heart problems to have more than one surgery Read More

Dr. Joseph Cafazzo holding a mobile device showing the Medly app

Healing Hearts at Home

Apps such as Medly are expected to reduce hospital admission rates for heart patients while also helping them recover Read More

A Hub for Urban Innovation

The renovated Daniels Building at One Spadina will bring together scholars from across the university to envision an even better Toronto Read More

A Bold Vision for Front Campus Moves Closer to Reality

U of T aims to raise $20 million for a multi-year project to reimagine King’s College Circle Read More

“My Education Enabled Me to Break Down Walls”

Scholarships can inspire students to believe they can make a difference. For Atik Bird, it helped her reach out to others – and trust her own voice Read More

Paigs Zhang (centre) with donors Roslyn and Murray Herst.

Double the Impact of a Donation

U of T is extending the Boundless Promise Matching Program, which supports students financially Read More

From left: Jeff Reading, Howard Hu, Lee Vernich and Earl Nowgesic have all been involved with U of T’s cancer study in the First Nation community at Northwest Angle 33.

A Community Grapples with Cancer

Researchers at the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health have teamed up with a First Nation in northwestern Ontario to solve a generation-old medical mystery Read More

Patrick Gunning, a principal investigator at U of T Mississauga's Centre for Medicinal Chemistry

Advancing Drugs to Fight Cancer and Other Diseases

A research centre at U of T Mississauga aims to speed up the development of new life-saving cancer medications Read More

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Facing Up to Canada’s Past

Scholars at the Jackman Humanities Institute find optimism amidst the pain in Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Read More

UTSC’s Imani Academic Mentorship Program helped Jenny Charitable believe in herself. Now she pays it forward as a mentor to other Scarborough teens.

Mentors Are Giving Students Confidence in Themselves

Jenny Charitable and many others have received a university education they thought was out of reach, thanks to U of T Scarborough’s Imani program Read More

Natalie Enright Jerger, a professor of electrical and computer engineering is one of the first recipients of the Percy Edward Hart Professorship, worth $225,000 over three years.

Giving Younger Academics a Boost

The Hart Professorships support the next generation of engineering research pioneers Read More

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Forensic Accountants Fight Back Against Fraud

U of T Mississauga aims to create global champions in the battle against white-collar crime Read More

Blue J Legal co-founders (from left) Brett Jansen, Anthony Niblett and Benjamin Alarie got a head start for their machine-learning legal software at the Rotman School’s Creative Destruction Lab

Helping Machine-Learning Startups Succeed

Artificial intelligence could soon transform almost everything. The Rotman School’s Creative Destruction Lab will place U of T entrepreneurs at the forefront Read More

The Myhal Centre Is Made for New Ideas

The facility will encourage collaborations among students, faculty and industry in all engineering disciplines Read More

Students Stephanie Lewis and Zachary al-Khatib work together at the Bora Laskin Law Library in the new Jackman Law Building. “Collaboration is essential to every part of the law school process,” says al-Khatib. Photo by Caroline Ryan.

How Building Design Can Make Collaboration Easier

The design of the Jackman Law Building reflects the need for shared, creative spaces for both students and faculty Read More

More Study Space Is on the Way

Robarts Common will create new places for students to study, work together and access the world’s digital knowledge Read More

A New “Front Door” for UTSC

U of T Scarborough has close ties with the community. A new building will help foster even stronger links Read More

As the founding director of U of T’s Centre for South Asian Civilizations, Shafique Virani wants to help people learn about a variety of cultures and religions

Overcoming Bias with Teaching

Professor Shafique Virani says the key to countering Islamophobia is education Read More

The Beauty of Language

Reading Canadian fiction and poetry helps us understand our own experience and that of others Read More

Exploring Toronto’s Tamil Heritage

Students at UTSC will be able to learn much more about Tamil language and culture, thanks to a $2-million gift Read More

More than 1700 Arts & Science students received scholarships in 2013. Shown here: Arvid Agren, Hadi Ahmad, Zachary Anderson, Kelvin Anggara, Robert Ballingall, Andrey Bilenkyy, Rachel Bokhout, Colin Bridges, Michael Brolley, Orion Buske, Beata Carissa, Mithula Chandrasegaram, Mary Chen, Warren Chu, Michael Chwalek, Abbarna Anna Cumaraswamy, Martin Czar, Fatme Dahcheh, Claudia Dessanti, Alivia Dey, Paul DiCarmine, John Dirks, Ben Donato-Woodger, Rewa El-Oubari, Nosayba El-Sayed, Beth Jean Evans, Asif Farooq, Clarissa Forbes, Zoe Forest-Cooter, Galina Ghaihman, Arash Ghiassi, Jose Gloria, Joanne Granata, Julie Jo, Ushma Kapure, Denis Kierans, Nathalie LaCoste, Aglaja Lowo, Jaby Mathew, Katie Millan, Melissa Molson, Jesse Munroe, Jon Neufeld, Daniel O'Keeffe, Jiwon Tina Park, Jessica Radin, Daniel Rowe, Siobhan Scott, Louis Shwartz, Sylvia Swiecicki, Samia Tawwab, Mari Wichman, Burin Yildiztekin, Chunyue Joyce Yin, Mary Yoshinari.

A Place to Reimagine the World

U of T’s Boundless campaign is helping the university – and Canada – shine as a beacon of inclusion and hope Read More

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At the Heart of a Great Campaign

Volunteers make immeasurable contributions to the university’s fundraising efforts Read More

Boundless Campaign Celebrates Record Year

Almost a quarter billion raised to support students, faculty, programs and infrastructure Read More

Degrassi Creator Gives Back

Linda Schuyler’s $1-million gift to U of T celebrates cinema Read More

Incredible Impact

U of T’s ambitions to address a range of global needs and issues come to fruition – thanks to four generous gifts Read More

Prof. Steven Thorpe builds hands-on experiences for engineering students

Incredible Impact – in Engineering

Technology Enhanced Active Learning (TEAL) classrooms foster collaboration, active learning and accelerated innovation Read More

Dr. Tihitena Negussie Mammo in Mount Sinai Hospital’s Surgical Skills Centre

Incredible Impact – in Medicine

Pediatric surgeon Dr. Tihitena Negussie Mammo boosted her skills at U of T, then shared what she learned with her colleagues in Ethiopia Read More

University College student James Yuan is happy to focus full-time on his studies.

Incredible Impact – in Education

The Katherine Ballantine Coutts Admission Scholarship is one part of a bigger strategy by U of T to provide more financial support to its students Read More

Anna Nicolaou shared her financial expertise with The Globe and Mail’s newsroom

Incredible Impact – in Media

U of T’s Fellowship in Global Journalism is the first program in the world that specifically trains professionals and academics to be reporters Read More

A student wearing convocation robes, standing on the field at King's College Circle, and holding balloons in one hand and a bouquet of flowers in the other

Boundless Mission

The university’s current fundraising campaign will create a legacy for tomorrow’s students, faculty and staff – and for Canada Read More

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City Building

The Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design unveils a bold plan to transform historic One Spadina Read More

UTSC has launched several new degree programs, including a PhD in environmental science. Photo by Ken Jones

Scarborough Rising

UTSC seeks $35 million to bolster its position as intellectual and cultural hub for the eastern GTA Read More

Daisy Ho (fourth from right) and Porcia Leung (fourth from left), president of the U of T Alumni Association in Hong Kong, pose with other members of the gala organizing committee. Photo by Oscar Yu

Eastern Promise

U of T celebrates its connections to the Asia-Pacific region Read More

Unlimited Potential

U of T Mississauga campaign targets pressing societal challenges Read More

Past Vic One students Maria Roman (left), Alexander Pytka (middle) and Christian Julien (right)

A Vision for Tomorrow

Victoria University, the Faculty of Arts and Science and the Tanz Centre recently launched their own campaigns Read More

Building a Bright Legal Future

Faculty of Law launches a $53-million campaign Read More

Kevin Lau sitting at a black grand piano in Hart House’s Music Room with Aaron Tsang and Prof. Gillian MacKay standing on either side.

Grace Under Pressure

A U of T grad student and alumnus created music for the launch of the Boundless campaign in just three weeks Read More

Boundless Potential

U of T’s new campaign Read More

More than 800 members of the U of T community filled Convocation Hall on Nov. 20, 2011, for the official public launch of the Campaign for the University of Toronto

Boundless!

U of T launches a historic $2 billion fundraising campaign Read More