News & Features

Re-thinking the way we deliver health care

Malvern-based TAIBU has a simple mission: change the way we deliver health care, particularly to Black communities across the GTA and other racialized communities.

When it comes to climate change, the heat is on — what now?

In early May, high school students across Canada marched out of their classrooms to advocate for the federal and provincial governments to recognize and respond to climate change as a national…

Follow your heart. Don’t give up. Valuable advice from a pair of U of T alum

This is the story of two people who met each other in a country thousands of miles and an ocean away from here – who were brave enough to emigrate to Canada. They did it for love, for family and for…

Meeting Place

In this special issue highlighting the accomplishments of women in our community, we highlight three alumni making their marks in their fields.  

Cutting the Scissor Effect

It’s not that universities aren’t trying. And it’s not that women don’t account for an increasing percentage of full-time faculty on Canadian campuses. But the ranks of full and associate professors…

We are our own biggest heroes

Not all articles are easy to write, but this one was. There’s a lot of talk about progress, but journalism is still predominantly a man’s world. As women writers, we have often felt acutely aware of…

Cut off the bias

We all have bias. We can’t avoid it — it stems from our values, how we see the world and how we interpret information. While most of us assume that scientific research is supposed to be objective…

Listener and changemaker

The media portrayal of Olivia Nuamah, executive director of Pride Toronto,  suggests somebody not to be messed with: headlines declare that she sparks controversy and incites heated conversation.…

A New Start

Having to flee their homeland was all too familiar for Carly and Annie Sahagian’s family. Since coming to Canada from Syria, the two sisters have never stopped giving back The First World War is in…

Spotlight: Gratitude and Giving Back

George Fadel

Be a Better Citizen

We live in confusing times. Nothing is black and white. It’s hard to even know what’s right or wrong when legitimate media reports are called fake news, actual fake news is trumpeted as truth and…

The Future of Farming? Look Up

It’s not science fiction and it’s coming to U of T Scarborough: a farm in the sky. Five years from now, the northern part of the campus will look a lot different. Part of that evolution will be a…