A "dedicated" lunch break can help you work better and feel better, according to John Trougakos, professor of organizational behaviour at UTSC. It's how you take your break, he says, that will affect…
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Professor Vaccarino reappointed as principal
This past summer, Professor Franco J. Vaccarino was appointed to a second five-year term as principal of UTSC and vice-president of the University of Toronto. The new term, which began on July 1,…
Physical and environmental sciences receives major accreditation
UTSC’s department of physical and environmental sciences (DPES) has received accreditation from Canada’s leading environmental sciences professional development organization—a landmark accomplishment…
Everybody in the pool
In two years, UTSC will open its first-ever dedicated aquatics and athletics centre. But just because the campus has never had its own swimming pool doesn’t mean its students haven’t excelled at…
The energetic edge of existence
While conducting my PhD thesis, I spent several summers working before dawn on a subalpine meadow at the Valentine Easter Sierra Reserve (VESR). Despite the overwhelming beauty of the locale—a field…
Canada's yawning health gap
Around the world, increasing concern has come to focus on the health gaps between the rich and the poor. Much research has identified a strong relationship between material advantage and health – a…
An artist for anxious times
That Vincent van Gogh was a failure during his lifetime is not merely an irony, according to Modris Eksteins, UTSC history professor emeritus; it’s central to his appeal to us in the modern world.
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Builder chosen for new aquatics centre
PCL Aquatics Centre 2012 has won the bidding to design and construct the new aquatics centre and field house complex at UTSC, which will host several of the sports events at the 2015 Pan/Parapan…
Mentorship shows students they belong
UTSC is an intellectual and cultural hub in the eastern GTA, but it is also located close to many marginalized communities with young people who often do not consider college or university.
The…
Musician Steven Page to speak during Mental Health Awareness Month
This October—Mental Health Awareness Month—the University of Toronto Scarborough will host a series of workshops and guest lectures, including an appearance by Canadian musician Steven Page. …
Discuss: Health education for tomorrow
In Canada and around the world, issues involving human health and the delivery of healthcare cut across a wide range of social, political and scientific perspectives. This is why UTSC has made a…
To restore a masterpiece
To walk through a forest with conservationist Jim Robb (BSc, 1978) is to be given a first-class education. Even here, in a nondescript section of Rouge Park, a short walk from the Morningside Heights…