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The Toronto skyline with CN Tower is reflected in a door framed by an elaborately carved stone archway.
Apr 3, 2020 | Volunteer & Awards

Celebrating the winners of the 2020 UTAA Awards of Excellence 

The view from a window in the OISE building looks over Varsity Stadium and downtown Toronto.
Apr 2, 2020 | Volunteer & Awards

UTAA's University of Toronto Student Leadership Awards: spotlight on the OISE winners 

A grid of 15 portraits of U of T's 2020 honorary degree recipients.
Mar 2, 2020 | Volunteer & Awards

U of T to confer honorary degrees on 15 academic, business and community leaders 

Portrait of Melissa Kennedy smiling.
Feb 25, 2020 | Volunteer & Awards

Law alumna Melissa Kennedy honoured by civic group 

Raffaelo D’Andrea reaches up to a small drone hovering just above his hand.
Feb 21, 2020 | Volunteer & Awards

Three U of T Engineering alumni elected to prestigious U.S. National Academy of Engineering 

A grid of portraits of the five President's Impact Award winners.
Feb 21, 2020 | Volunteer & Awards

Alumni prominent among President's Impact Award winners: U of T's leading researchers 

Charles Tator grins as he sits at his office desk, which holds a plastic model of the human brain.
Feb 18, 2020 | Volunteer & Awards

U of T alumnus and professor Charles Tator receives Order of Hockey 

Mamatha Bhat smiles as she leans on a staircase railing indoors
Feb 4, 2020 | Volunteer & Awards

Alumna Dr. Mamatha Bhat recognized with John Charles Polanyi Prize in Physiology/Medicine 

Three students smile and hold up framed awards in a library exhibit room, as a crowd mingles behind them.
Jan 27, 2020 | Volunteer & Awards

U of T Libraries research awards honour intriguing work on laparoscopic surgery, coal mining history and architectural modelling 

The six-petaled Order of Canada medal contains a crown, a maple leaf, and the words: Desiderantes meliorem patriam
Jan 1, 2020 | Volunteer & Awards

U of T alumni, faculty and other members of the University community are named to the Order of Canada 

Ian Williams smiles as he holds his Giller Prize plaque.
Nov 19, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

U of T alum Ian Williams wins the Giller Prize for his novel Reproduction 

Margaret Atwood smiles and holds up a medal topped with a crown and mounted on a ribbon tied in a bow.
Oct 27, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Alumna Margaret Atwood receives honour from Queen Elizabeth 

Sisters Erika and Stephanie Savage smile as they pose together for a picture.
Oct 15, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

U of T honours excellence and dedication of more than 100 volunteers at Arbor Awards 

Portrait of Margaret Atwood, smiling.
Oct 15, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

U of T alumna Margaret Atwood shares Booker Prize for sequel to Handmaid’s Tale  

A group of 15 people pose holding framed African Scholars Awards certificates.
Oct 10, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Awards ceremony celebrates U of T's African scholars, community leaders 

Rosalie Abella smiles, leaning on one elbow and sitting in a chair on stage.
Oct 8, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Human rights champion Rosalie Abella wins the Rose Wolfe Distinguished Alumni Award 

Vicky Sunohara smiles while wear a military hat and uniform with insignia on the collar.
Sep 20, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

An extraordinary honour for U of T alumna and hockey great Vicky Sunohara  

An array of several Orders of Canada - six-petaled silver medals with ribbons the colours of the Canadian flag.
Jun 28, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Meet the U of T faculty, alumni and supporters named to the Order of Canada 

Nate Leipziger, wearing academic robes and his trademark leather cap, stands outside Convocation Hall.
Jun 20, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Holocaust survivor Nathan Leipciger receives U of T honorary degree. Watch his Convocation address 

Mark Tewksbury grins and applauds while sitting on stage at Convocation Hall with Rose Patten, wearing academic robes.
Jun 19, 2019 | Volunteer & Awards

Honorary degree recipient Mark Tewksbury swam for gold, fought for justice – and had some fun. Watch his Convocation address 

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COVID-19 Update:

In light of the current situation, U of T events in April have been postponed or cancelled. Alumni Reunion events scheduled for May are also cancelled. Learn more on U of T’s COVID-19 page. Have questions? Contact us.

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