Chris Sorensen

I write about entrepreneurship at U of T, covering the growing network of business accelerators and incubators on campus. My focus is on how ground-breaking research is being turned into game-changing startup companies.

News stories by Chris Sorensen

"" December 4, 2024 As his public stature grows, ‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton heads to Stockholm to accept his Nobel Prize 
"" September 24, 2024 ‘Think against yourself’: Panel discussion on civil discourse draws students to U of T’s Hart House
"" November 2, 2023 Geoffrey Hinton fields questions from scholars, students during academic talk on responsible AI
"" October 6, 2023 Geoffrey Hinton and Fei-Fei Li draw thousands to talk about responsible AI development
Un portrait de Michael Sabia November 12, 2019 L’Université de Toronto nomme Michael Sabia directeur de la Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Portrait of Michael Sabia November 12, 2019 U of T names Michael Sabia director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Photo of students at Myhal October 24, 2019 Reuters ranks U of T as most innovative university in Canada, 27th in the world
Photo of students walking on path at U of T Scarborough October 24, 2019 U of T climbs two spots in U.S. News & World Report global university rankings
Many students walking in front of Roberts Library with fall foliage visible October 1, 2019 Task force on student mental health draws 'huge interest' from U of T community
photo of Sandra Pellegrini April 26, 2019 'Grab this opportunity': U of T alumna's startup to empower women through connection-focused app
Photo of ornate doorway at U of T April 11, 2019 Ontario budget links post-secondary sector funding to outcomes
Photo at U of T's downtown Toronto campus April 4, 2019 U of T’s Governing Council passes budget for 2019-2020
Photo of Christopher Yip March 28, 2019 Christopher Yip to become new dean of U of T’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Photo of Geoffrey Hinton March 27, 2019 A.M. Turing Award, the 'Nobel Prize of computing,' given to Hinton and two other AI pioneers
Photo of Catherine Chan speaking about her startup March 22, 2019 U of T startups at True Blue Expo take home cash prizes, receive advice from Wealthsimple co-founder
Photo of True Blue Expo March 21, 2019 True Blue Fund will support early-stage startups at U of T
Photo of Axel Villamil March 21, 2019 A deal with the Raptors: U of T dance-tech startup builds industry cred
Photo of Leila Keshavjee March 20, 2019 'This is what I wanted to do': Happy Pops founder on the challenges of being a young, female entrepreneur
Photo of Allen Lau March 19, 2019 The content 'factory': How U of T alumnus Allen Lau is disrupting the way books, movies and TV shows are made
Photo of Leila Keshavjee March 18, 2019 Entrepreneurship Week 2019: Ten U of T startups to watch