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“If you do something really well and you love doing it and you know that it has a purpose,” it becomes a mission, says Convocation head marshal Paul Babiak (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

Nov 8, 2018 | Campus

Putting his dramatic skills to work: Paul Babiak, convocation head marshal (video)

Scott Allan Orr, who graduated from U of T in 2014 with a degree in chemical and environmental engineering, is now a lecturer at Oxford University ( photo by Kaunas Art House)

Nov 7, 2018 | Alumni

Neither upbeat nor sombre: U of T alumnus commissioned to compose new carillon piece to mark First World War

From left: William Downe, U of T Chancellor Rose Patten and President Meric Gertler at Tuesday's convocation ceremony (photo by Lisa Sakulensky)

Nov 7, 2018 | Volunteer & Awards

William Downe, leading advocate for gender equality in business, receives honorary degree from U of T

John Horton, pictured here on a ski trip in British Columbia in 2013, is believed to be the oldest member of the University of Toronto's 2018 graduating class (photo courtesy of John Horton)

Nov 7, 2018 | Alumni

A history of hope: U of T's oldest graduate on his studies and receiving a degree at 80

An illustrated cover of a volume of the Varsity's wartime supplement (image courtesy of U of T Archives)

Nov 6, 2018 | Campus

12 objects that tell the story of U of T during the Great War

Rose Patten enters Convocation Hall with U of T President Gertler in advance of the robing ceremony. Her husband Tom Di Giacomo is second from the left (photo by Lisa Sakulensky)

Nov 6, 2018 | Campus

"Diligence, focus and passion": Rose Patten is installed as U of T's 34th chancellor

Martha Cedeño (left) and her daughter Claudia Sánchez graduated today with bachelor's degrees in science. They are international students from Ecuador (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

Nov 5, 2018 | Alumni

Graduation is a family affair for Ecuadorean mother, daughter and son

Donnelly Centre researchers Thomas Gonatopoulos-Pournatzis (left) and Professor Benjamin Blencowe used the powerful gene editing tool CRISPR to help identify the genes (photo courtesy of the Donnelly Centre)

Nov 5, 2018 | Research

U of T researchers discover genetic network linked to autism

"I decided to pursue occupational therapy because compassion was evident in the client-centred practice of the profession," says Tsering Wangmo, who is graduating this fall (all photos by Julia Soudat)

Nov 4, 2018 | Alumni

Why I chose this career path: Meet three women graduating from the Faculty of Medicine this fall

'It's been wonderful and quite surprising': Emmanuela Alimlim is graduating this fall with an undergraduate degree in economics and minors in environmental studies and environmental geography (photo by Romi Levine)

Nov 2, 2018 | Alumni

New grad Emmanuela Alimlim: from a family of 12 kids in a Kenyan village to helping other women get an education

A local school choir made up of different faiths and cultures sing during the 2009 Parliament of the World's Religions, in Melbourne, Australia. Toronto is hosting the event beginning Thursday (photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Nov 1, 2018 | Alumni

"A higher level of spiritual consciousness:" U of T alumni at the Parliament of the World's Religions

Members of the U of T community gathered for a vigil outside of University College October 30, 2018 (photo by Romi Levine)

Oct 31, 2018 | Campus

‘I refuse to walk in this world afraid’: U of T community remembers Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims

A group of children in their classroom in the village of Kpalong, 50 kilometres outside Tamale in northern Ghana (photo by Marcus Valance/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Oct 31, 2018 | Research

As Ghana gets ready to set standards for child nutrition, U of T researcher shares his expertise on brain health and nutrition

University of Toronto Mississauga students. Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn

Oct 30, 2018 | Campus

U of T places No. 1 in Canada, No. 20 globally in U.S. News & World Report's ranking of best universities

The University of Toronto's Faculty of Dentistry Museum collection, for which Dr. Anne Dale (BA 1953 UC, DDS 1958) has been honoured (photo by Erin Vollick)

Oct 30, 2018 | Alumni

The keeper of teeth: The alumna who curates the U of T Dentistry Museum is recognized with an international award

A makeshift memorial located outside of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh includes the name Joyce Fienberg, who was a U of T alumna (photo by Brendan Smialowski/ AFP/Getty Images)

Oct 29, 2018 | Alumni

U of T remembers Joyce Fienberg, killed in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Writer Karen K. Ho, a graduate of the joint-journalism program at U of T Scarborough, landed on the international cover of TIME magazine for her feature on Crazy Rich Asians. (Photo by Kristin Foster)

Oct 29, 2018 | Alumni

U of T Scarborough journalism alumna Karen K. Ho lands a TIME magazine cover for her story about Crazy Rich Asians

Kristen Facciol (BASc 2009) has become the 14th Canadian to earn a CSA/NASA Robotics Flight Controller Certification (photo courtesy of Kristen Facciol/NASA)

Oct 26, 2018 | Alumni

A front-row seat to space: U of T alumna Kristen Facciol earns elite designation to control space robotics missions

Daniel Drucker (MD 1980, PGMT 1983), a professor in the Faculty of Medicine, will receive the Manning Awards Foundation's Principal Award, which comes with $100,000, for his discovery and development of glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) for short bowel syndrome.

Oct 23, 2018 | Volunteer & Awards

Three U of T alumni honoured with Manning Innovation Awards

The original manuscript of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was exhibited at the University of Oxford in 2010 (photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Oct 23, 2018 | Research

Honouring Frankenstein's 200th anniversary: U of T scholars hold week-long celebration

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