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U of T alumna and professor Dr. Rosemary Moodie is one of four senators named by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 12. (photo courtesy of SickKids)

Dec 13, 2018 | Alumni

U of T alumna and professor Rosemary Moodie named to Senate

Dr. Aisha Lofters is an assistant professor and clinician scientist at the University of Toronto in the department of family and community medicine and an adjunct scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (photo courtesy of ICES)

Dec 12, 2018 | Alumni

Alumna Aisha Lofters chosen to head Ontario cancer screening portfolio

Mehran Hydary, an alumnus of U of T's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, is the blockchain delivery lead at Deloitte Canada (photo by Tyler Irving)

Dec 11, 2018 | Alumni

"The backbone of good data": Why U of T alumnus Mehran Hydary says students would be wise to study blockchain

Northrop Frye, seen here in 1974 (photo by Boris Spremo/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Dec 9, 2018 | Alumni

Ottawa honours U of T literary theorist Northrop Frye with commemorative plaque

Screenshot from President's message with snow falling and a "Happy Holidays" banner.

Dec 5, 2018 | Campus

Video: President Meric Gertler thanks U of T community

PhD candidate Kerolyn Shairsingh at one of the 10 air quality monitoring sites she set up across Trinidad and Tobago (photo courtesy of Kerolyn Shairsingh)

Dec 5, 2018 | Alumni

“Nobody monitors air quality here”: U of T alumna researcher returns home to study Trinidad and Tobago emissions

U of T and Addis Ababa University (pictured) work together to build graduate programs for students in Ethiopia (photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)

Dec 4, 2018 | Alumni

U of T, Addis Ababa University strengthen partnership, launch new programs in Ethiopia

A U of T presidential committee's report on the environment, climate change and sustainability recommends, among other things, using the campus as a "living lab" for sustainability projects (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

Dec 4, 2018 | Campus

Agent of change: U of T moves forward with plan to be a sustainability leader

Students gather at U of T Mississauga to study and chat. (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

Dec 3, 2018 | Campus

U of T one of only eight universities globally to place in top 50 in subject rankings: Times Higher Education

Students standing in Sky Garden at U of T smile as they garden

Nov 29, 2018 | Alumni

This hidden U of T rooftop farm helps feed the hungry—and could impact how cities eat

“By understanding the underlying genetics of ADHD, we can start to unpack the underlying neurobiology of this disorder," says Jennifer Crosbie (MA 2000, PhD 2004), an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry.

Nov 29, 2018 | Research

First genetic links to ADHD discovered in global study that includes U of T alumni researchers

U of T alumnus Abraham Heifets is the co-founder and CEO of Atomwise, which uses AI to speed drug discovery (photo by Harim Ulfig)

Nov 29, 2018 | Alumni

Co-founder of Atomwise returns to U of T to speak about starting his AI-powered drug discovery business

Pictured L-R: Daniel Robinson (MMus 2018, BMusPerf 2016), Angelo Moretti (3rd year undergrad voice student), Betty Allison (2nd year Doctoral student), and Heidi Duncan (4th year undergraduate voice student).

Nov 28, 2018 | Alumni

U of T Music delights the ear with their first-ever holiday playlist

“Seek out the experiences you think will be enriching to you,” says Edil Ga'al (BA 2018 VIC). “As with anything in life, don’t disqualify yourself” (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

Nov 28, 2018 | Alumni

"Dream big," says alumna Edil Ga'al, U of T's globe-trotting new Rhodes Scholar

Poet and U of T Scarborough alumnus Adrian De Leon (BA 2014 UTSC, MTS 2017) released a book of poetry inspired by subway stops (photo by Alexa Battler)

Nov 26, 2018 | Alumni

When “the city becomes the poem”: How an alum is helping a community heal through poetry inspired by TTC subway stops

The men's and women's swimming teams in 1993-1994: Catherine McKenna, now the federal environment minister, is in the second row, second from right (photo courtesy of Byron MacDonald)

Nov 22, 2018 | Alumni

What swimming on U of T's varsity team taught Environment Minister Catherine McKenna

U of T had hoped to purchase the painting sold at auction Wednesday night, but a determined buyer paid $313,250 for the artwork (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)

Nov 22, 2018 | Campus

Banting painting of lab where insulin was discovered sells for 10 times more than expected

“I never felt bottlenecked or stymied after I graduated," says Enakshi Shah, a U of T alumna who now works at a Toronto software development firm. "There were so many opportunities” (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

Nov 20, 2018 | Alumni

In high demand: Why U of T graduates are among the most sought after on the planet

Find Drake's old Degrassi hangouts with a new interactive film map (photo by George Pimentel/WireImage via Getty Images)

Nov 15, 2018 | Campus

Explore Toronto through this interactive film and TV map created by U of T alumni

Students at the University of Toronto Mississauga (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

Nov 15, 2018 | Campus

U of T ranked top public university in North America for employability: Times Higher Education

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