The University of Toronto has once again been rated one of the top 25 universities in the world and first in Canada in the distinguished Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), produced annually
U of T student brings communities together for change
March 8, 2012
Jothi Shanmugam has turned her questions about identity and war into action by bringing communities together for change and creating new opportunities for students.
Student Life, Features, Trinity CollegeU of T women in leadership share their strategies
March 8, 2012
“I’m proud to introduce some women who are making a real difference at the University of Toronto,” said Professor Angela Hildyard, vice-president (human resources and equity) as she introduced the panel of participants at an Inter
Our Faculty & Staff, Campus, OISE, Nursing, New College, ForestryLooking back, looking ahead
March 7, 2012
For International Women’s Day, U of T News asked a staff member, a faculty member and an alumna how U of T and/or their field of specialty has changed during the past few decades.
Our Faculty & Staff, Physical Education, Nursing, AlumniPrivacy, technology and advertising
March 7, 2012
Recently a London ad campaign on an Oxford Street digital billboard raised some eyebrows. The billboard was equipped with facial-recognition technology that can tell with 90-per-cent certainty the gender of someone standing in front of it.
More News, Rotman, Digital MediaModernism, truth, Hitler and Van Gogh
March 6, 2012
Professor Modris Eksteins’ newest book, Solar Dance: Genius, Forgery and the Crisis of Truth in the Modern Age, tells the story of Otto Wacker, a dancer, painter, art dealer and eventual Nazi party member who was convicted in 1932 of
Global Lens UTSC, Global, Arts, FeaturesLarge-scale stem cell cultivation partnership formalized
March 6, 2012
Since James Till and Ernest McCulloch first made their stem cell discovery 50 years ago, Toronto has steadily become a world renowned centre for stem cell research.
Breaking Research Top Stories, Research, St. Michael's College, Medicine, Innovation, Health, Government, CommercializationUTSC's Andrew Westoll wins Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction
March 5, 2012
The University of Toronto Scarborough's Andrew Westoll was named the winner of the prestigious Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction for his book The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary at a March 5 awards ceremony.
Awards, Our Faculty & Staff, UTSCHuman’s oldest ancestor found in Burgess Shale
March 5, 2012
Researchers from the University of Toronto, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the University of Cambridge have confirmed that a 505 million-year-old creature, found only in the Burgess Shale fossil beds in Canada’s Yoho National
Breaking Research Research, Faculty of Arts & Science, Top StoriesExamining the robo-call controversy
March 2, 2012
There is a lot of speculation and finger pointing surrounding the current robo-call election controversy.
Top Stories, Political Science, Government, Faculty of Arts & ScienceUsing your computer as a classroom
March 2, 2012
For nurse Laura Istanboulian, working in the intensive care unit has challenges that she’s delighted to be able to discuss with other nurses nationwide.
Teaching, Features