U of T Scarborough is introducing the MAccFin — a new Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance that will be the first of its kind in North America.
Commencing in May 2018, the 16-month full-time…
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Books ignite sparks for performance artist
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” According to performance and video artist Tanya Mars, we are now living in those times.
When Mars created Crone, a six-hour performance, she…
Hong Kong connection
Alumni KC Sin, Gigi Pang and Derrick Yip were at U of T Scarborough together in the 1980s and belonged to the Chinese Students Association. They now live in Hong Kong and still keep in touch. We…
It’s about the next generation — and the one after that
After high school, Steve Joordens avoided university. He travelled, worked on farms and was an assistant manager at Kmart. School was not for him. He wouldn’t know how wrong he was until he finally…
Natural curiosity
To hear David Fleet talk about his latest research — including the use of computational processing in molecular biology — it’s hard to believe he wasn’t always drawn to computer science.
But Fleet,…
A passion for justice
When it comes to obstacles, Thembela Kepe has known his share. Example: writing his high school exams under armed guard. Kepe, a Human Geography professor at U of T Scarborough, grew up as a black…
Called to serve
Aly-Khan Rajani (BA, 2002), Counsellor/Head of (Development) Co-operation at the Canadian Embassy in Lebanon, says he was fortunate to have been born in Canada. As Muslims in a predominantly Hindu…
Starting over
As a child in the U.S.S.R., Lana Mikhaylichenko dreamed of becoming a teacher. The large apartment block where she lived was home to many children, who were the perfect pupils in her regular games of…
Alumni News: Who's Doing What
UTSC Commons spoke with four U of T Scarborough alumni about their lives and careers after university studies.
Estherlita Griffiths
If Estherlita Griffiths (BSc, 1992) had gone to university right…
Space research can tell us something about our bones here on Earth
What happens to astronauts after space travel? This has been on the mind of one cellular biologist and her graduate student. And the pair are making gigantic leaps in understanding osteoporosis —…
Once a marketer, now a world-leading scholar
For 14 years, Pankaj Aggarwal created advertising campaigns for high-profile brands from Nestlé to Whirlpool. It was a position he thrived in and a career he loved.
But, says Aggarwal, “I wanted to…
Moved to learn
Students busy with courses and part-time jobs often find it hard to exercise for even 30 minutes a day.
That’s where Fit-Breaks come in.
“Fit-Breaks are short bursts of physical activity, various…