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Mar 27, 2019 | Research

CRAM festival connects leading U of T researchers and public

Convocation Hall in sunshine with new graduates out front on the lawn, wearing academic robes.

Mar 22, 2019 | Campus

After careful review, Convocation Hall will continue as venue for graduation ceremonies

Axel Villamil sits in the foreground holding a tablet with his app and watching the Raptors dancers gather on the court in the background (photo courtesy of StageKeep)

Mar 21, 2019 | Alumni

A deal with the Raptors: U of T dance-tech startup builds industry cred

Leila Keshavjee smiles at camera while standing in a doorway (photo by Chris Sorensen)

Mar 20, 2019 | Alumni

"This is what I wanted to do": Happy Pops founder on the challenges of being a young, female entrepreneur

President Meric Gertler at event

Mar 19, 2019 | Campaign

Boundless campaign exceeds expanded fundraising goal and creates lasting impact

Bekah Simms, a doctoral candidate with the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music, has been nominated for her first Juno Award (photo by Perry King)

Mar 15, 2019 | Alumni

Five alumni win Juno Awards - and 14 were nominated!

Alumni ride the rollercoaster during a SHAKER alumni event at Canada's Wonderland.

Mar 12, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Celebrating the Winners of the 2019 UTAA Awards of Excellence

Huda Idrees is an accomplished entrepreneur and a passionate advocate for diversity in the tech industry (photo by Pam Lau)

Mar 8, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Entrepreneur and U of T alumna Huda Idrees named a YWCA Toronto Young Woman of Distinction for 2019

Raffaelo D’Andrea, an alumnus of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, is a founder of Verity Studios (photo courtesy of Verity Studios)

Mar 5, 2019 | Alumni

"Creating magic with technology": How U of T alumnus Raffaello D’Andrea uses drones in live shows

University College in the sunshine. Photo by Laura Pedersen.

Feb 27, 2019 | Campus

U of T ranks first in Canada in 2019 QS World University subject rankings

Melanie Woodin, who will serve a five-year-term beginning July 1, says her new role is an opportunity to celebrate and build upon the interdisciplinary nature of the faculty (photo by Romi Levine)

Feb 27, 2019 | Campus

Melanie Woodin to become new dean of U of T’s Faculty of Arts & Science

Professor Wisdom Tettey, the vice-president and principal of U of T Scarborough, said he has witnessed first-hand the transformative value of education (photo by Alexa Battler)

Feb 25, 2019 | Campus

"Let us believe in what we can accomplish together": Wisdom Tettey is installed as principal of U of T Scarborough

Ningsha Zhong, a U of T employee, makes dumplings at Pixar with her daughter Domee Shi, the creator of the Oscar-winning short Bao (photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar)

Feb 25, 2019 | Alumni

Bao creator makes mom proud with Oscar win

A rendering of the new U of T building located at 90 Queen's Park (rendering by bloomimages, courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro)

Feb 21, 2019 | Campus

New U of T building to create a cultural and intellectual gateway between university and city

Graphics expert and U of T graduate Jos Stam (MSc 1991, PhD 1995) received a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Feb. 9, 2019 (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)

Feb 21, 2019 | Alumni

And the Oscar goes to ... a U of T-educated graphics whiz

Charlie Keil, principal of Innis College, has been recognized with a Pedagogy Award from the Society of Cinema and Media Studies (photo by Perry King)

Feb 21, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Innis College principal recognized for excellence in film studies

Arlington Franklin Dungy, seated at the bottom right, with students in the Aboriginal program at the University of Ottawa in 2006 (photo courtesy of University of Ottawa)

Feb 19, 2019 | Alumni

First Black dentistry graduate, Arlington Franklin Dungy, became a champion of diversity

Doing her PhD research, U of T Scarborough's Karina Vernon stumbled upon a historical account of a Black paddler in her Alberta hometown that spawned a thesis on Black Prairie literature and, now, a book on the same topic (photo by Don Campbell)

Feb 15, 2019 | Research

Black History Month: U of T researcher's work explores Black history of the Canadian Prairies

With the help of a $1.5-million grant, U of T's Aled Edwards (right) and business partner Owen Roberts (left) will forgo patents and profits to tackle diseases like Parkinson's and ALS (photo by Chris Sorensen)

Feb 15, 2019 | Research

U of T researcher's open science drug discovery model expands to neurodegenerative diseases

Tom Patterson and U of T alumna Steffanie Strathdee: "How could a bacterium we considered wimpy be something that is taking my husband down, and we have no antibiotic left to kill it?”

Feb 12, 2019 | Alumni

The U of T alumna who saved her husband from a superbug

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