Beating Kidney Disease
Endowed chairs in nephrology aim to improve lives of two million Canadians affected by kidney disease
Donations
The Case of the Generous Mystery Writer
Author donates her manuscripts to Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
It’s Never Too Late
76-year-old grad receives doctorate, establishes award in Italian Studies
The Spirit of Sacrifice
Award is granted annually to a female Innis student who contributes the most to the community
Northern Lights
NOW Magazine donates photo archives to U of T
Faculty of Medicine Honours Surgeon
Dr. Bernard Langer created the surgeon scientist program
I’m Fine, Please Send Money
Parents Fund has raised more than $300,000 for student resources
Life Before Shakespeare
Records of Early English Drama marks milestone at U of T
Total Support for TYP
Staff of the Transitional Year Programme create award for students
The Munificent Seven
New College's principals make a shared gift in support of scholarships
“My Beloved Department”
Donation will support research, faculty and fellowships in plastic surgery
A Researcher’s Rare Legacy
Family creates fellowship in honour of PhD student Eric Hani
Sound Thinking
Sam Sniderman's gift will preserve music for future generations
Celebrating McLuhan
Scholarship will support a student in information studies
The Ghost of Business Past
Chair in business history will examine the evolution of commerce in Canada
A Second Chance
Bursary will provide emergency financial help to students in Transitional Year Programme
Going Up…
Elevator makes Hart House more accessible
Terrence Donnelly’s “Nobel Factory”
$8-million gift will create post-genomic research centre
Two Decades of Blue Rodeo
Gift to Robarts Library chronicles band's history
From One Bar to Another
Bronfman scholarship assists students in need
Kindling a Spark
Victoria College establishes professorship in honour of writer and activist June Callwood
Point, Click, Give
Donations web site makes giving to U of T easier
UTSC Campaign Surpasses Goal
Scarborough campus raises more than $130,000 from staff and faculty
Dollars & Sense
Deans, directors and principals report on how your campaign money has been put to work to create a better U of T
Student Affairs
Donor contributions have helped make watershed changes to the student experience. How? Here are just a few of the thousands of stories
Team Players
Through Project Blue, alumni and friends are creating a level playing field for student athletes
The Corporate Connection
Do corporate donations influence what goes on in the classroom? Campaign chair Tony Comper feels that everyone’s a winner when business supports higher learning
A Commanding Vision
Yes, the campaign raised $1 billion. But it also created a community committed to seeing U of T stand tall with the best in the world
Mapping U of T’s Success
A sampling of new programs, chairs and buildings that are changing the face of U of T, thanks to campaign dollars
Keeping the Faith
In a time of tight budgets, U of T’s Jewish Studies program succeeds by combining faith, scholarship and private funding
In Search of Yiddish
A Toronto couple’s gift will help preserve a declining language
Class Structures
Students find space to work, socialize and dream in cutting-edge campus buildings
Class Structures: Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
A revolutionary approach to academic collaboration
Class Structures: Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building
High-tech with harmony
Class Structures: U of T Scarborough Student Centre
Bright, open, accessible
Class Structures: Bahen Centre for Information Technology
Attracting the best researchers
Class Structures: Morrison Pavilion
New study space fills up fast
Hal Jackman’s Gift to Last
As our 30th chancellor concludes his term, his one-of-a-kind contribution will live on
New Residence Promises Multiple Benefits
Building community: donors Russell and Katherine Morrison
Corus of Support
New Chair in Communications Strategy supported by Corus Entertainment
“Ontario’s Eve” Makes Bequest to Vic One
First female lieutenant-governor of both Ontario and Canada, leaves bequest to her alma mater
Memorial Chair
A great debater is remembered at Hart House
Aid to Understanding
$1-million gift will support the study of our southern neighbour
Defending the Arts
Chancellor Hal Jackman helps create $45-million endowment for the humanities and social sciences
Yiddish Gets a Boost
$600,000 gift will support Yiddish Studies program
The Melody Lingers On
Jazz scholarship will assist a first-year student in the Faculty of Music
A Tale of Two Cities
New York resident Laura Chunosoff made a donation to U of T in honour of her lifelong friend in Toronto
A Down-to-Earth Geographer
Biography chronicles Donald Fulton Putnam's 40-year association with U of T
Bronfman Chair Named
Emanuel Adler will be inaugural holder of Andrea and Charles Bronfman Chair in Israeli Studies
Practice Makes Perfect
State-of-the-art pharmacy lab will include compounding and dispensing facilities
Remembering Churchill
Reading room named after the former British prime minister
Theatre of Love
Alfred Bader donates $6 million for the construction of Victoria College theatre
The Emperor’s New Scholarship
Annual scholarship for Sexual Diversity Studies program
In Support of Multiculturalism
Researchers to study how new immigrants overcome difficulties and settle in Canada
Why They Give
Supporting education
Compete and Prosper
Rotman creates the J. Douglas and Ruth Grant Chair in Competitiveness
Celebrating 100
Grad sent the university $25 for the construction of Alumni Gates
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
A Driving Force
The R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre will fuel genetic solutions for the prevention and treatment of disease
Pachter Moose Takes Up Residence
Art gift to Graduate House residence