U of T News

Frederick Banting

the insulin plaque is unveiled at a ceremony at the University of Toronto

November 12, 2021 Insulin 100: Parks Canada unveils commemorative bronze plaque at U of T

Left: Flight deck, ink and pencil on tracing paper, by Hubert Reginald Rogers. Right: Frederick Banting, oil on board, by Tibor Polya.

November 11, 2021 'A distinctly Canadian legacy': Frederick Banting helped pioneer aviation medicine during the Second World War

July 13, 2021 Royal Canadian Mint commemorates insulin discovery at U of T with two-dollar coin

March 5, 2021 PBS Newshour commemorates U of T’s Charles Best, of insulin fame

Photo of The Varsity supplement

November 6, 2018 From heartbreaking letters to triumphant trophies: 12 objects that tell the story of U of T during the Great War

The Lab late on a winter's night

October 4, 2018 Painting of historic insulin lab by U of T’s Frederick Banting up for auction

Cover of envelope addressed to Nancy Archer from Frederick Banting

July 19, 2016 The Mysterious Miss Archer