News & Features
Mosaic: "Fake News"
“Fake News!”
When every piece of information is suspect, how do we get to what’s real? We put the question to our faculty.
“Not all voices and opinions, when it comes to factual reporting, are equal…
Lost in Transit
Face down in the sand, the three-year-old almost looked at peace, head tilted to one side and auburn hair matted against his forehead. As if sleeping deeply. As if a touch from one of the rescue…
Check out U of T Scarborough's Earth Tubes
South of the Environmental Science and Chemistry Building is a grassy square with some unusual features.
Known as earth tubes, they are part of the building’s many energy-reduction features.
Earth…
The Toronto care crisis
In November 2012, an inspector showed up at the door of Olena Panfilova’s daycare. For an hour, Paniflova’s daughter refused him entry as the daycare staff hid evidence and shuttled an estimated 22…
Challenger: Branko Vojnovic
The hardest things Branko Vojnovic has ever done have also been his best. Today, he’s dedicated to rewarding those who overcome tough situations
Branko Vojnovic remembers the time he tried to buy…
The perils of fieldwork
Researchers are travellers. They go places near and far, local and foreign, all in search of evidence to confirm or refute a theory, or make discoveries. Some of their experiences are unexpected, and…
One more walking meeting with Bruce Kidd
Rather than sit in a stuffy meeting room or office, our principal is fond of getting up and taking his colleagues—and students—for walks. As he wraps up his time at U of T Scarborough, we took him…
Why we do what we do at work
Your co-worker hides information files, but claims they got lost in transfer. Your manager dithers about a deadline extension he promised two minutes ago. And your cubicle mate offers Talk Therapy…
Globalization! Precarity! Robots!
Your current job could be replaced by artificial intelligence, your co-worker might be a robot and your future job may not exist yet. But your prospects are better than ever.
For SCSU pres, mom’s gift is confidence and commitment
To rise in student politics means seeking guidance from lots of people. But no one has inspired Sitharsana Srithas more than her own mother.
“When we came to Canada it was just my mom and the three…
UTSC Commons: The Inspiration Issue
Graduates of U of T Scarborough know what's happening on campus when they receive the UTSC Commons magazine in the mail twice a year - and the 'inspiration' themed Fall issue is on its way now! U of…