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Apr 16, 2018 | Alumni

Worrying about worrying in the workplace: U of T study

Lydia Gill (right) was the first in her family to go to university, an experience she shared with her high school friend Suzie Watson (left). They leaned on one another and supported each other until graduation (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)

Apr 12, 2018 | Alumni

She was first in her family to attend university, today inspires others

Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo, U of T's director of Indigenous initiatives (photo by Lisa Lightbourn)

Apr 6, 2018 | Campus

"The goal is to create a community," says U of T's director of Indigenous initiatives on de-colonizing universities

photo by Shutterstock of three students on their phone.

Apr 6, 2018 | Research

Our ongoing love-hate relationship with personality tests

European Art 1850-1900 – Women’s Committee Gallery, (164), first floor. At center: Paul Cézanne, The Large Bathers, 1900-1906, oil on canvas. Purchased with the W. P. Wilstach Fund, 1937, Photo: © Elizabeth Leitzell 2016.

Apr 5, 2018 | Alumni

"149 Paintings You Really Need to See in North America (So You Can Ignore the Others)" by alumnus Stephen Grant

Cut Coffee's Lee Knuttila (left) and Impact Centre's Andrew Paton are researching how to roast the best coffee (photo by Romi Levine)

Apr 4, 2018 | Research

Creating the perfect cup of coffee: U of T alum researcher teams up with Toronto roaster to refine process

From left: Sina Bahrami, Mehdi Nourinejad and Professor Matthew Roorda designed an algorithm to optimize the design of parking lots for autonomous vehicles, increasing their capacity by an average of 62 per cent (photo by Roberta Baker)

Apr 3, 2018 | Research

How self-driving cars could shrink parking lots: U of T alumnus research

Peter Munk (1927-2018)

Mar 28, 2018 | Alumni

In Memoriam: Peter Munk (1928-2018)

With a gift of $1.5 million, Dr. Raymond Ng and his partner recently created the Raymond Ng and Wendy Chui Foundation for Innovation in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto (photo courtesy of the Faculty of Medicine)

Mar 26, 2018 | Alumni

Alum Raymond Ng sets up foundation to help commercialize medical innovations

Representatives from Dalriada Therapeutics, a startup launched at the University of Toronto Mississauga, talk to visitors during U of T's Startup Showcase at MaRS on March 1 (photo by Laura Pedersen)

Mar 26, 2018 | Campus

Canada a leader in student-founded startups: OECD working paper

Toronto Public Library managers speak to U of T students, community members

Mar 21, 2018 | Campus

A new chapter: Here’s how Toronto, U of T libraries are embracing change in the digital world

U of T alumna Setsuko Thurlow has been an anti-nuclear activist for decades, accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (photo by Henry Feather)

Mar 16, 2018 | Alumni

Anti-nuclear activist and Hiroshima survivor Setsuko Thurlow gives chilling account of the 1945 attack

President Meric Gertler helps to celebrate the University of Toronto's birthday (photo by Lisa Lightbourn)

Mar 15, 2018 | Campus

#HBDUofT: Here's how U of T is celebrating its 191th birthday

U of T crest

Mar 12, 2018 | Volunteer & Awards

Celebrating the Winners of the 2018 U of T Awards of Excellence

Alumnus Ahmed Mahmoud and Assistant Professor Amy Bilton demonstrate the soil moisture probe. Spero Analytics will begin this month a pilot project involving 30 networked probes in Nepal (photo by Tyler Irving)

Mar 10, 2018 | Alumni

Data-driven farming: U of T alumni's startup develops low-cost sensors for Nepal

U of T alumnus Abraham Heifets

Mar 9, 2018 | Alumni

U of T startup raises US$45 million to build AI-powered drug discovery business

Margaret Atwood is one of the University of Toronto's most famous alumni, but do you know some of these other women who have had national and global impact? (photo by Marta Iwanek/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Mar 8, 2018 | Campus

Can you name these U of T legends?

Dr. Lillian Lome (photo by Joni MacLaurin)

Mar 7, 2018 | Alumni

"Absolutely fearless" alumna Dr. Lillian Lome travelled the world on medical missions

U of T Startup Showcase

Mar 7, 2018 | Alumni

Dance app developed by U of T alumni takes some big steps

Students on stairs (photo by Ken Jones)

Feb 28, 2018 | Campus

Top marks: U of T ranked first in Canada in QS World University subject rankings

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