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Five unique self-care gifts from small businesses run by U of T Scarborough alum

The holidays might be the best time to give the gift of self-care — a little stress-busting something can be just what your loved one needs in the chaos of December. And as January looms and…

Inaugural Chair in Tamil Studies looks to establish U of T Scarborough as a global hub for Tamil scholarship

Looking forward to making U of T Scarborough a global hub for Tamil research and scholarship.

Joe’s Basketball Diaries: Season 2 launches with episode on community

For Joseph Wong, basketball is more than a hobby or a passion – it’s a platform to foster meaningful conversations about community, sustainability, diversity and equity, and reconciliation. As host…

Prof awarded $8 million in federal funding to make Canada’s transition to clean energy more equitable

Cities across the world are embarking on plans to phase out fossil fuels, and grappling with the fact their most disadvantaged residents are already being left behind in the clean tech movement.

U of T breaks ground on state-of-the-art building for training health professionals in Scarborough

The University of Toronto has made history, breaking ground on a building that will house a much-needed new medical academy. The first of its kind in Scarborough, the Scarborough Academy of Medicine…

An Impossible Perspective: This artist made her own AI, then tested its limits for an uncanny exhibit

Look closely at the plant photos in Sanaz Mazinani’s new art

U of T Scarborough alum Alex Wong explores the Toronto Raptors' origin story

The origin story of the Toronto Raptors – and the team's subsequent impact on community-building in the GTA and beyond – are the subject of a new book by U of T Scarborough alum Alex Wong (BBA 2007…

The American perspective dominates our understanding of the Vietnam War. Professor Thy Phu offers a glimpse from the other side

When Thy Phu was a young Vietnamese-born newcomer to Toronto in the 1980s, she liked to watch kids’ shows on CBC. Without the luxury of today’s on-demand programming, she would often sit through the…

Why making Scarborough’s health-care system equitable could be a catalyst for change across Canada

Scarborough is much like a microcosm of Canada — a heavily multicultural population facing rising barriers to health care. That means the massive push to transform the region’s health-care system…

‘Welcome home’: U of T’s on-campus housing offers more than a place to live

Zupaash Naveed arrived at University of Toronto just a few weeks ago, but she already feels right at home.  The first-year computer science co-op student is part of the first cohort to live at …

She was named U of T’s top science graduate at age 17. Here’s her tips for getting a high GPA

Charlotte Wargniez (BSc 2023 UTSC) didn’t just graduate from U of T Scarborough at 17 years old, she did it with the award for the highest performing woman student in science at U of T.

‘It made me feel so proud’: Pathway program helps students achieve their dream of a university degree

For 11 graduates of a university pathway program, crossing the stage with certificates in hand marked the next important step on a journey towards a university degree.