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UTSC alum creates a brighter future for women in Scarborough

Sometimes life can be overwhelming. Let’s say you’re a young woman who married young. You’ve never worked and now you are a mom to a few children. Your partner leaves you, and you’re left with no…

‘Food connects us all’: Student’s work on food insecurity lands national award

Selina Quibrantar remembers sitting in her introduction to health studies course when the enormity of the challenge presented by food insecurity sunk in. It also sparked something – a commitment to…

Management student’s impact on major company lands her national co-op award

It’s not every day that a student steps into a co-op position and creates something that improves efficiency within a major division of a multi-national corporation. But CiQuinya Morton is no…

National charter aimed at anti-Black racism, Black inclusion in higher ed will be a ‘historic’ moment for Canada

Canadian universities and colleges are moving closer to creating a national charter aimed at dismantling anti-Black racism and fostering Black inclusion in the post-secondary sector.  

Affirming Our Asian Community

We are deeply saddened by the attacks that took place in Atlanta this week, and troubled by the reports of rising anti-Asian sentiment and violent hate crimes targeting the Asian community in Canada…

Organization that helps support young African entrepreneurs earns global recognition

Efosa Obano (UTSC BBA 2018) wants to see more young Black entrepreneurs getting the necessary mentorship opportunities and resources to turn their ideas into solutions to the world’s biggest problems…

This app helps Scarborough restaurants digitize their businesses

A new app developed at U of T Scarborough is helping match potential customers with local, independently-owned restaurants. PickEasy, a restaurant matching app developed by Max Woo and Daniel Zhao (…

Powerful stories about women you can watch in honour of International Women's Day

Women are smart, courageous, resilient beings. In honour of International Women’s Day here’s a list of powerful stories with women at the forefront that recognizes their strength and also reminds us…

Tiny amounts of pollution can disrupt important ‘chemical conversations’ between species

Researchers at U of T Scarborough have for the first time shown that pollution can disrupt the ‘chemical conversations’ water fleas rely on to communicate with other species.

Papers of influential Sri Lankan Tamil leader now digitally available in Tamil and English at UTSC library

The papers of S. J. V. Chelvanayakam – often referred to as the Gandhi of Sri Lankan Tamils – are now accessible for the first time in the digital collections of the U of T Scarborough Library.  Many…

U of T Scarborough celebrates International Women’s Day

In celebration of International Women's Day on March 8, here’s a look of what’s taking place virtually across U of T Scarborough.…

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If Beale Street Could Talk