Professor Linda Johnston, a renowned nursing researcher and institutional leader, has been appointed vice-president, University of Toronto, and principal, U of T Scarborough for a five-year term.
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New joint facility at the Toronto Zoo will offer students, faculty more opportunities for hands-on learning and research
When she teaches a course on primate behaviour, Professor Julie Teichroeb arranges passes for her students to visit the Toronto Zoo. It allows them to observe primate behaviour up close and…
Bill Gough reflects on navigating COVID-19 and fostering a more inclusive curriculum as dean
Professor Bill Gough may be closing one chapter in his tenure at U of T Scarborough, but he isn’t saying goodbye to the campus just yet. After eight years as vice-principal academic and dean, he is…
Basketball means the world to sports journalist and U of T Scarborough alum Alex Wong. Here’s why
Alex Wong’s life in basketball has deep roots – from the courts and playgrounds of Hong Kong to the blacktops and chain-linked parks in the Toronto area.
Basketball provided Wong (BBA 2007 UTSC) a…
Painter Wendy Wacko pays homage to her mentor, Doris McCarthy, with a gift of art to U of T Scarborough
Wendy Wacko was in high school, in the 1960s, when she first came across work by artist Doris McCarthy. “I fell in love with landscape painting when I was still in my early teens,” says Wacko, who…
Ambica Jain's journey from U of T Scarborough student to celebrated restaurateur
Celebrated restaurateur Ambica Jain (BSc 2018 UTSC) has come a long way since her first year at U of T Scarborough in 2014. As a young undergrad who knew she wanted to follow in her…
Scarborough Academy of Medicine's inaugural director has deep ties to local community
The Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s MD Program has marked an important milestone in the lead-up to the opening of the new Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH) in 2026. …
Fraud is rampant in driving schools across Ontario. This start-up is using tech to stand out
When an undercover CBC journalist called several Ontario driving schools, 70 per cent of instructors offered to forge paperwork saying they’d completed driver’s ed, without having them take…
Wisdom Tettey named president and vice-chancellor of Carleton University
Wisdom Tettey, University of Toronto vice-president and principal of U of T Scarborough, has been named the next president and vice-chancellor of Carleton University.
A scholar of African…
In mad dash to Ottawa, second-year gets 50 students to House of Commons for new model parliament
It took months of work to get the cheque in Khalil-Najir Miles’ hands, but his bank had a waiting period to cash it. If he couldn’t get the money then and there, he couldn’t pay the bus coming to…
Construction underway on new Retail and Parking Commons at U of T Scarborough
Mukhammadrizo Madjidov enjoys working out at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC) in between classes. He can’t wait for the Sam Ibrahim Building to open later this year — it will offer a place…
U of T Scarborough management student wins national co-op award for unique business idea
Ahnaf Rahman was 12 when he used an Excel spreadsheet to predict the winner of the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He’s used technology to solve problems ever since, most recently at one of the largest…