Solar Race Diaries
A Blue Sky veteran recalls an epic journey across America
A Blue Sky veteran recalls an epic journey across America
Suburban knock-offs no more, Mississauga and Scarborough are rapidly emerging as distinct institutions with their own unique approaches to teaching and research
Students are the big winners when private and public donors partner
A Toronto couple’s gift will help preserve a declining language
Students find space to work, socialize and dream in cutting-edge campus buildings
A revolutionary approach to academic collaboration
High-tech with harmony
Bright, open, accessible
Attracting the best researchers
New study space fills up fast
Hart House debating has prepared generations of U of T students for the rigours of academe, politics, and the law. More important, it reassures anxious frosh that it's cool to be smart
As our 30th chancellor concludes his term, his one-of-a-kind contribution will live on
Begun in the aftermath of war, U of T’s oldest student exchange is just the ticket for 21st-century learning
Researchers have developed a system that broadcasts audio, video and slides over the Web
A greater public say in government
As U of T’s 31st chancellor, Senator Vivienne Poy will serve as the university’s ceremonial head – and as a unique role model for students
They’re brilliant. They’re bold. They’re young. And they have the national research community applauding
In the early 1970s, black holes were just a topic for scientific speculation. Then astrophysist Tom Bolton began pondering the matter
Put away your aggression and stop leaning on that horn! Baher Abdulhai's research shows that the average commute time in the GTA can be reduced by 50 per cent
The adventures of the U of T Outing Club think nothing of canoeing across Toronto's inner harbour. They also hike, bike, ski and otherwise challenge the great outdoors in any way they can
With the help of a devoted tutor who acted as her eyes and ears, Mae Brown became Canada's first deaf-blind university graduate
From dramatic to subtle, 14 men have given us their interpretation of the leading role at U of T
Brilliant and determined, three U of T trailblazers challenged the prejudices of their day and changed the profession of medicine
Henry Holmes Croft established the university's first chemistry laboratory. It remains a place for another kind of alchemy - the mixing of ideas
Members of the so-called gentler sex were banned from attending classes until 1884. But once women set foot in the classroom, there was no stopping them
Countless U of T alumni were touched by the September 11 terrorist attacks. Here are just some of their stories
The Stewart Observatory has always inspired lofty dreams
Since leaving tax law, David Ben has become one of the world's greatest sleight-of-hand artists
Paul Giannaris, Dionne England, Eira Thomas, Natalie Townsend and Leonard Asper
Krista Sutton, Jean Yoon, Kim Gaynor, Elvira Kurt and Kate Taylor
Avi Lewis, Nora Young and Ruby Bhatia
Kenneth Oppel, Andrew Pyper, Lynn Crosbie, Cristina Kuok, David Layton and Tim Long
Hal Niedzviecki, Eva Lau, Elliot Noss, Tara Ariano and Bobby John
Despite its role as a public venue, 93 Highland is the rambling kind of place that Harry Potter could inhabit quite nicely.
In the fresh vocabulary for teaching the humanities, the old must mix with the new
Rice's research has led to mapping out Dene grammar, a learned book on Athapaskan verbs and a training program for native teachers in Dene languages
Our expanded view of literature
Pérez-Leroux wants to break down prejudices about bilingualism. She notes that some immigrants, sadly, do not pass their native language on to their children
To New Yorker scribe Malcolm Gladwell, little things make a huge difference. Right now, he has his eye on his next big idea – french fries
The past is always intensely present for poet, novelist and classicist Anne Carson
Ensconced below grade, Hart House Theatre provided a foundation for Canadian theatre, but recently it almost disappeared entirely
After 30 years of flat growth, new buildings are beginning to pop up all over
Endowing graduate student assistance will ensure that U of T can compete for stellar doctoral students, like the four profiled here
U of T will establish 271 Canada Research Chairs over the next five years, and some of them will be secured in perpetuity
The spirit of Edward S. Rogers Sr. is energizing a new wave in communications
From dramatic to subtle, 13 men have given us their interpretation of the leading role at U of T
The inspiration for the fanciful novels of Guy Gavriel Kay and Caroline Roe sprang from the U of T campus
Italo-Byzantine crosses part of the Lillian Malcove Collection
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
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.
Robert Birgeneau, alumnus and internationally acclaimed physicist, chosen U of T's 14th president