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Daniel Drucker smiles as he leans on a tree in full fall colour.

Nov 3, 2021 | Alumni

"The Swiss Army knife of metabolism," this diabetes-controlling hormone could treat far more diseases

Desiree Kaunda-Wint smiles, standing with hand on hip on a walkway outdoors.

Nov 1, 2021 | Alumni

Relaunching the experiential learning course that changed her life

Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux smiles as she stands next to her two daughters, one holding her own small daughter.

Oct 29, 2021 | Alumni

In her own words: Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux on being the first to study Indigenous historic trauma

People play and relax around the huge fountain in Berczy Park. The three-tier structure features 27 cast-iron dogs.

Oct 29, 2021 | Alumni

Making meaningful places: Claude Cormier landscape architecture award launched at U of T

Bare tree trunks look like stripy bars in a photo of a mist-filled forest. Roots twist across the forest floor.

Oct 21, 2021 | Alumni

Landscape and art: why vertical lines mean danger, horizontal lines feel safe

Olugbenga Olubanjo stands outside by trees, holding a loaf-sized, rectangular box with the word Reeddi on the side.

Oct 14, 2021 | Alumni

How does it feel to be an Earthshot Prize finalist?

Portrait of Robert Davis smiling.

Oct 7, 2021 | Alumni

Robert Davis opens the door to Bay Street for underrepresented groups

Photo of Ian Williams smiling happily.

Oct 5, 2021 | Alumni

Disorientation: Ian Williams explores the burden of being Black in new essay collection

Masked and socially distanced students congregate outside Sidney Smith Hall.

Oct 1, 2021 | Alumni

Take the 2021 U of T Alumni Survey now

Two hands hold a phone to film a woman on an exercise mat. Lines overlay her body on screen, showing the angles of her limbs.

Sep 28, 2021 | Alumni

Nightingale.ai wins seed funding for virtual physiotherapy app

Samantha Martin-Bird smiles as she stands in a forest on a sunny day.

Sep 28, 2021 | Alumni

Samantha Martin-Bird began writing as a pandemic pastime – and won an award

Damoon Ghahari, James Sanayei, Caroline Gregory and Rayoun Ramendra wear masks and laminated photos of themselves smiling.

Sep 28, 2021 | Alumni

Alumni support for the PPE Portraits initiative brings smiles to patients in need

Lindsay Zier-Vogel stands by a small airplane with a single nose-propellor and teardrop-shaped wheel covers.

Sep 27, 2021 | Alumni

Letters to Amelia: Lindsay Zier-Vogel's debut novel features an aviation pioneer – and U of T

Lyndon Chan smiles while standing in a park beside a shopping street.

Sep 24, 2021 | Alumni

Alumni startup Parlawatch tracks what politicians say in Parliament

Bruce Kidd smiles as he stands in his office. On the wall are three Olympic torches and a painting of a young Kidd running.

Sep 23, 2021 | Alumni

Bruce Kidd writes his autobiography: 60 years advocating for anti-racism in sport

Pawel Buczkowicz and Orion Buske stand side by side and smile.

Sep 23, 2021 | Alumni

Genomic records startup PhenoTips raises $2.5 million, Betakit reports

Olugbenga Olubanjo smiles as he holds a loaf-sized black box with the word Reeddi on the side.

Sep 20, 2021 | Alumni

Olugbenga Olubanjo's startup, Reeddi, is among the finalists for the inaugural Earthshot Prize

Portrait of Randy Boyagoda smiling.

Sep 20, 2021 | Alumni

Randy Boyagoda discusses his new novel, inspired by Dante and set in small-town Indiana

Portrait of Amelia Eaton smiling.

Sep 15, 2021 | Alumni

Fresh takes: U of T alumna Amelia Eaton organizes undergraduate research conference at the Centre for Ethics

In a time-lapse image, thousands of stars appear as streaks of light across a dark sky and the cloudy line of the Milky Way.

Sep 13, 2021 | Alumni

Hilding Neilson's astronomy course gazes at the stars through an Indigenous lens

Alumni taking selfie together.

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