U of T Scarborough students have a unique opportunity to enrol in a new creative writing major – one of a few programs of its kind in Canada.
“Students gain expertise in three main areas of…
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UTSC students' app makes greeting cards pop in 3D
A few years ago, Adham Farag was thinking about how Snapchat works, and he suggested to his mother, “Why can’t we have images like that popping up on a Hallmark card?” He imagined pointing your phone…
After a workplace accident, U of T grad Vanessa Alfaro charted a new path to convocation
As a little girl, Vanessa Alfaro dreamed of becoming a dentist.
So when she suffered a workplace injury that caused her to lose all feeling in her dominant hand, she also lost out on that dream.
“I…
‘Chemistry is beautiful’: Graduating student earns top marks and top U of T science award
Abigail Clapperton chose to study chemistry for the same reason many pursue the arts – it was an opportunity to be creative.
UTSC grad helps create a pandemic cookbook to connect people through food
Right as the pandemic hit, Rajpreet Sidhu came up with an idea for a community-sourced cookbook.
She wanted to connect people from all over the world who were feeling isolated during the lockdown by…
‘It’s never too late’: UTSC graduates after being away from school for nearly a decade
Almost 10 years, multiple jobs, two kids and a global pandemic later, Kadeem Daley-Lewis feels just as energized getting his degree now as he would have in 2013 when he originally planned on walking…
Award-winning board game helps public health students study for exams by having fun
A U of T Scarborough professor and a small group of students have developed an award-winning board game that helps students study for exams.
10 tips for studying while fasting
Fasting is the basic requirement for Muslims during Ramadan – a month of introspection, reflection and a time to focus on spirituality and charity, observed by some 1.6 billion Muslims around the…
Inclusion at the centre of curriculum review working circle
U of T Scarborough is in the midst of a campus-wide curriculum review focused on knowledges and perspectives of Indigenous, Black and racialized peoples from around the world.
A team of students,…
Management student’s impact on major company lands her national co-op award
It’s not every day that a student steps into a co-op position and creates something that improves efficiency within a major division of a multi-national corporation.
But CiQuinya Morton is no…
‘Food connects us all’: Student’s work on food insecurity lands national award
Selina Quibrantar remembers sitting in her introduction to health studies course when the enormity of the challenge presented by food insecurity sunk in.
It also sparked something – a commitment to…
Organization that helps support young African entrepreneurs earns global recognition
Efosa Obano (UTSC BBA 2018) wants to see more young Black entrepreneurs getting the necessary mentorship opportunities and resources to turn their ideas into solutions to the world’s biggest problems…