Over the past decade, through years of plans and promises, public transit in Scarborough has remained largely unchanged, other than increased bus services.
As the municipal elections loom,…
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Arts student brings her skill and Scarborough pride to Nuit Blanche
Kali Banner had been working as the artistic director at U of T Scarborough’s ARTSIDEOUT festival when she first heard rumours about Nuit Blanche potentially coming to Scarborough.
Students get a first-hand chance to experience Facebook’s recruiting process
It’s not every day you can get advice from the biggest social networking company in the world.
But a large group of students in the Arts & Science Co-op program at U of T Scarborough did just…
Student journalist brings commuter woes to TV audience
The week before starting an internship at CityNews, Bobby Hristova’s car broke down. Seven weeks later, the journalism student turned his bad luck into a TV news segment.
This volunteer initiative aims to improve access to local health care in developing countries
It was while helping care for a toddler with a respiratory-tract infection in a rural Dominican village that Matthew Metcalfe immediately recognized the importance of providing health care to those…
Meet our newest game-changers: UTSC's 2018 Pearson Scholars
The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships awards outstanding international students – including those attending Canadian high schools – full scholarships to U of T.
In addition to outstanding…
Student spends summer performing on one of Bollywood’s biggest stages
Behzad Farkhari had a unique experience this summer. While most students were in class, working, or even taking some time off, he was performing on a world stage.
Nicole Latulippe brings passion for Indigenous environmental governance and advocacy to UTSC
Nicole Latulippe is excited to bring her expertise in Indigenous knowledge, governance, and laws, and experience with community-based research and advocacy to campus.
She’s joining the departments…
Nationally recognized environmentalist hopes to bring eco-initiative to UTSC
For most of his life, Sam Demma’s only goal was to be a soccer player. That all changed when he was injured. But it also opened the door to new prospects, with a little inspiration from his teacher…
New space will connect learning and business opportunities for students
A new learning space on campus will connect learning to business at the ground level.
The BRIDGE – now under construction on the main floor of the Instructional Centre (IC) – will live up to its name…
City staff consult with community about East Eglinton LRT project at U of T Scarborough
Marco Sama is looking for an easier way to travel from U of T Scarborough to U of T’s downtown campus for his studies.
Needless to say, it’s a long and frustrating process. He finds himself having to…
Student earns top immigrant award for work on student mental health
Loizza Aquino sparked the initiative to build her non-profit organization from a tweet, asking if anyone wants to help her raise awareness around mental illness.
This all came from a difficult time…