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Notisha Massaquoi wins prestigious award for fighting inequities in health-care
It was the winter of 1991 and several women had barricaded themselves in a downtown Toronto building.
Local Black and racialized women had spent years advocating for a centre that would address the…
U of T among top 10 research organizations cited by global innovators
The University of Toronto is among the top 10 research organizations most often cited by the world’s most innovative companies and institutions, according to Clarivate, an international data…
In a bid to promote global ‘brain circulation,’ U of T expands partnerships with African universities
From ChuChu sanitary pads in Ghana to on-demand digital mental health care in Kenya, more than a dozen young entrepreneurs from across Africa recently took part in a virtual “pitch day” to make their…
U of T among top five university business incubators in the world: UBI Global
The University of Toronto has been recognized as one of the top five university business incubators in the world by UBI Global in its latest world benchmark study.
In its 2021-2022 study, UBI Global…
U of T Centre in India launches in Mumbai in partnership with Tata Trusts
The University of Toronto launched The University of Toronto Centre in India today in Mumbai in partnership with Tata Trusts, one of India’s largest philanthropic organizations.
Healthy campus initiative answering Okanagan Charter’s calls to action at U of T Scarborough
Students in a new course were trying art therapy one week and wheelchair basketball the next. On other weeks, they cooked nutritious meals together and practiced mindfulness on walks through the…
Danny Ramadan, author and advocate for LGBTQ+ Syrian refugees, is U of T Scarborough’s new writer-in-residence
As a gay person growing up in Syria, Danny Ramadan says every day was like taking a paper cut to his mental health.
U of T to host restorative circle, other events in support of Jewish community
The University of Toronto will host a restorative circle for the Jewish community this month as part of a slate of programming that aims to address antisemitism on its campuses and beyond.
U of T Scarborough adopts the Okanagan Charter
The University of Toronto Scarborough has adopted the Okanagan Charter, a formal commitment to embed health and wellbeing into all aspects of campus culture.
A night of big ideas: Celebrating 50 years of the Connaught Fund at U of T
The dangers of international digital espionage. The earliest moments of the universe. How scientists can also be activists and changemakers.
These were some of the topics University of Toronto…
Experts on accessibility, ableism and inclusion across Canada gather for second National Dialogues and Action
Cassandra Hartblay recalls a time in graduate school when a senior scholar in her field wasn’t able to give feedback on a research presentation she gave at an academic conference.
The scholar, it…
‘A big moment’: U of T alumni who graduated with virtual convocations return for in-person celebrations
Liwei Liao didn’t put much thought into his outfit when he viewed his virtual convocation ceremony at University of Toronto at the height of the pandemic – but next week, he will be getting dressed…