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Sara Seager smiles quietly, standing in front of a blackboard covered with equations.

Oct 9, 2020 | Alumni

Life on Venus? For alumna Sara Seager, it all began with a shortcut through U of T's campus

In a historical photograph, Elsie McGill stands by a window, wearing her academic hat and robes.

Oct 2, 2020 | Alumni

'Queen of the Hurricanes': U of T’s first electrical engineering alumna featured in new Heritage Minute

Patrick McMurray smiles as he shucks an oyster at a wooden table near a wall covered with photos and newspaper clippings.

Sep 21, 2020 | Alumni

Anatomy on the half shell: alumnus Patrick McMurray draws on education to become champion oyster shucker

Two stamps: James Till and Ernest McCulloch with a bone cross-section, and Vera Peters with a radiation machine.

Sep 18, 2020 | Alumni

Canada Post celebrates three U of T alumni in its Medical Groundbreakers stamp series

Cindy Gouveia smiles, standing with arms folded in an office indoors.

Sep 17, 2020 | Alumni

'It's my life's work to help students access education': alumna Cindy Gouveia shares her path from farmhand to foundation president

A young man wearing a helmet stands on an e-scooter as he crosses College Street in downtown Toronto.

Sep 14, 2020 | Alumni

On the move: U of T alumni e-scooter startup launches expansion during COVID-19

Sep 11, 2020 | Alumni

'This is a Canadian problem, too': Maydianne Andrade on finding the will to address anti-Black racism

A collage of five photos showing the startup founders posing in smiling groups.

Sep 11, 2020 | Alumni

U of T alumni startups turn heads at virtual events around the world

A woman in a mask holds up cardboard boxes of coffee with the words You deserve recognition written on the side.

Aug 20, 2020 | Alumni

COVID-19: After studying elder care, U of T graduates form group to support seniors and front-line staff

Brenda Andrews smiles as she stands beside a sign reading Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research

Aug 20, 2020 | Alumni

'An extraordinary legacy': how alumna Brenda Andrews laid a foundation for the future of biomedical science at U of T's Donnelly Centre

The faces of 14 smiling researchers are seen on a computer screen as they have a video call.

Aug 14, 2020 | Alumni

U of T researchers discover how to get more cancer-fighting nanoparticles to where they're needed

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Jul 31, 2020 | Alumni

A message to our community on the recent Blackbaud data breach

Portrait of Susy Hota smiling

Jul 30, 2020 | Alumni

How does COVID-19 spread? A U of T infectious disease expert, alumna Susy Hota, breaks down the latest research

In an undated old photograph, young Black girls in majorette costumes march along a street lined with smiling white people.

Jul 30, 2020 | Alumni

U of T alumna Tonya Sutherland aims to bring the history of Emancipation Day, Aug. 1, to a wider audience

Three signs on a fence read: Don't give up, You are not alone, You matter.

Jul 29, 2020 | Alumni

U of T alumni build tool to track availability of resources in Toronto communities hardest hit by COVID-19

Julius Lindsay stands outside at night, looking upwards.

Jul 24, 2020 | Alumni

From space to sustainability: U of T alumnus Julius Lindsay helps physics grads navigate career options

An array of emojis show faces smiling, frowning, winking, sweating, angry, with hearts for eyes, etc.

Jul 22, 2020 | Alumni

Our cultural backgrounds influence how we interpret emojis, U of T alumna Boting Gao finds

Fernanda Yanchapaxi sits behind a sewing machine; the table in front is covered with homemade cloth masks.

Jul 20, 2020 | Alumni

Alumna Fernanda Yanchapaxi makes more than 1,000 masks for people in need: 'I felt the need to act'

Samantha Yammine smiles, wearing academic robes and holding flowers and an umbrella.

Jul 20, 2020 | Alumni

Watch now: alumna 'Science Sam' explores U of T research with '3Qs at the U' video series

Cindy Blackstock smiles in front of a quilt with a star pattern. On her desk are stuffed animals in academic robes and hats.

Jul 15, 2020 | Alumni

‘You’re still a part of us’: First Nations House celebrates U of T’s Indigenous graduates

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