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
Lest We Forget
November 11, 2011
The University of Toronto celebrated Remembrance Day 2011 with services on all three campuses. The St.
Campus, Top StoriesPosthumous degree tribute to researcher’s talents, character
November 11, 2011
Almost one year after PhD candidate Sara Al-Bader and her husband, Michael Smoughton, died in a car accident, the University of Toronto is conferring her degree – after friends and colleagues collaborated to compl
Student Life, Convocation, Medicine, Health, Dalla School of Public Health, Top StoriesUnable to remember a single face -- unless it’s Paris Hilton!
November 10, 2011
A 22-year-old woman who has had amnesia since birth has demonstrated she can’t hold a single face or word in short-term memory – unless the information is familiar to her.
Breaking Research Top Stories, Research, Medicine, HealthStudy finds new way to predict MS diagnosis in children
November 10, 2011
Early MRI scans can help predict the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) in children, which may permit earlier initiation of treatment, according to a new national study.
Breaking Research Top Stories, Research, MedicineRight to a life free of violence
November 9, 2011
A passion for sport and social justice took PhD student Lyndsay Hayhurst all the way to Uganda and back.
Global Lens Features, Student Life, Physical Education, GlobalGreek 'anti-economist' offers solution to economic crisis
November 9, 2011
Yanis Varoufakis, a self-described anti-economist, told a standing-room only crowd at Hart House that the current economic crisis could be solved in two weeks; provided the political will to do so also existed.
Global Lens Top Stories, Global, Faculty of Arts & ScienceU of T helps athletes get jump on their careers
November 9, 2011
As Rosie MacLennan prepares for convocation, the gold medallist at the Pan Am games in Mexico is already missing U of T - and looking for ways to give back.
Convocation, Olympics, Alumni, Features, Student LifePremier of Nunavut eager for full territorial powers
November 7, 2011
The first decade of Nunavut’s existence was spent setting up a government and public services and implementing a land claim infrastructure. But the territory’s premier says now it’s ready for more independence from the federal government.
More News, Munk School, Government, Faculty of Arts & ScienceLives of soliders, important Canadians to be documented
November 7, 2011
As Canadians prepare to honour fallen soldiers this Remembrance Day, the federal government has announced funding for a website which chronicles the lives of war veterans, including U of T graduate Lt. Col.
Breaking Research Top Stories, Research, GovernmentFall convocation gateway to future for 4,400 U of T students
November 7, 2011
Acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta is one of more than 4,400 extraordinary women and men – gold medal athletes, novelists and global researchers - receiving degrees from the University of Toronto this fall.
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