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(clockwise from top left): Lee Ann Fuji, Sarah Kaplan, Nicholas Rule, Marney Isaac
September 2, 2016

As students and professors alike head Back to School, keep in mind that U of T is home to 14,000 outstanding faculty…

Markus Schafer on a bench at the University of Toronto
September 2, 2016

If you’re 18, you likely spend a lot of time cultivating your social network, but what if you’re 80? According to University of Toronto sociologist…

Darren Smith
September 2, 2016

Daren Smith is the new president and chief investment officer of University of Toronto Asset Management, leading a team that oversees close to $6.5…

September 1, 2016

Water your trees. That's the message that University of Toronto Forestry professor Sandy Smith wants Toronto homeowners to heed this year,…

Photo of New Engineering Prof Chirag Variawa
September 1, 2016

Starting university is a big adjustment for any student. For Engineering students, they’re dealing with finding new classes and moving into residence,…

A female cyclist and a bus in Copenhagen
September 1, 2016

Critics of bike-lane networks in North American cities can sometimes be heard complaining that Toronto or New York is not Copenhagen. But…

Cars at an auto dealership
September 1, 2016

A new car is a big expense for anyone — but it will cost some people more than others, even at the same dealership. A new U of T study, which is…

Students at U of T welcome booth at Pearson answer questions for new international students
August 31, 2016

The University of Toronto booth and a student who could speak Tagalog drew Julianne Tito to the university’s welcome stand at Pearson Airport. The…

Marie Trotter sitting on a bench outside the Helen Gardener Phelan Playhouse
August 30, 2016

Without academic scholarships offered by the University of Toronto, Marie Trotter would have spent all her free time over the last three years working…

A view of the damaged bell tower in Amatrice, Italy
August 30, 2016

Last week’s 6.2-magnitude earthquake in central Italy has claimed more than 291 lives with the death toll still rising. As the country buries its dead…

Brazilian and Canadian rugby players at a test event for the 2016 Paralympics
August 30, 2016

With the 2016 Paralympic Games starting next week in Rio de Janeiro, writer Alyson Musial sat down to chat with Nancy Quinn (below), a…

Brian Hodges and the Karolinska Prize medal
August 30, 2016

University of Toronto professor Brian Hodges has been awarded the prestigious 2016 Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical…