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Mental Health First Aid two-day training on Dec. 6 and 7

U of T Scarborough staff, faculty and librarians are invited to participate in a two-day Mental Health First Aid Training on Dec. 6 and 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to learn about the four most common…

U of T Scarborough undergrad earns prestigious Rhodes Scholarship

Sapolnach Prompiengchai, a fourth-year neuroscience student at U of T Scarborough, has received a prestigious Global Rhodes Scholarship from the University of Oxford. Prompiengchai, who got the good…

Prof awarded $8 million in federal funding to make Canada’s transition to clean energy more equitable

Cities across the world are embarking on plans to phase out fossil fuels, and grappling with the fact their most disadvantaged residents are already being left behind in the clean tech movement.

Meeting between UN University and U of T explores ways to bridge the science-policy gap

There is no shortage of pressing environmental challenges. From food insecurity to water scarcity, pollution to loss of economic livelihood, the solutions to these complex challenges will require…

Professor’s research on financial cooperatives in the Black diaspora contributes to new partnership

The Ontario Co-operative Association (OCA), Meridian Credit Union and The Banker Ladies Council have announced a new collaboration to promote ROSCAs in the Canadian economy by creating a ROSCA…

‘A place where I could express myself’: New grad reflects on time at U of T Scarborough and role with the RCMP

A first-generation Filipino-Canadian, Alfonso Ralph Mendoza Manalo entered Global Asia Studies to learn about important political issues in the Philippines and other parts of Asia. It gave him an…

‘The name is who they are’: How convocation readers train to pronounce grads’ names

Hearing your name read aloud inside Convocation Hall is a moment of pride and significance for students graduating from the University of Toronto. That’s why U of T puts special effort into helping…

Study finds using the present tense makes people find your words significantly more believable and helpful

One Amazon review is written in the past tense — “I was thrilled when I put on this shirt!” Another reads, “I will definitely wear this shirt a lot.” A study finds neither is nearly as persuasive…

U of T breaks ground on state-of-the-art building for training health professionals in Scarborough

The University of Toronto has made history, breaking ground on a building that will house a much-needed new medical academy. The first of its kind in Scarborough, the Scarborough Academy of Medicine…

An Impossible Perspective: This artist made her own AI, then tested its limits for an uncanny exhibit

Look closely at the plant photos in Sanaz Mazinani’s new art

U of T Scarborough alum Alex Wong explores the Toronto Raptors' origin story

The origin story of the Toronto Raptors – and the team's subsequent impact on community-building in the GTA and beyond – are the subject of a new book by U of T Scarborough alum Alex Wong (BBA 2007…

The American perspective dominates our understanding of the Vietnam War. Professor Thy Phu offers a glimpse from the other side

When Thy Phu was a young Vietnamese-born newcomer to Toronto in the 1980s, she liked to watch kids’ shows on CBC. Without the luxury of today’s on-demand programming, she would often sit through the…