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The University of Toronto is the only Canadian institution to break into Times Higher Education's first-ever analysis of top universities working with…
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Kofi Hope has watched the lives of many young Torontonians change for the better, often in small but meaningful ways. The University of Toronto…
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When Huda Hassan was writing her applications to graduate school, she had no mentors in academia to turn to for advice. She asked for help through…
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They beat the odds to get here, and now they are making a mark at U of T. Out of more than 4,000 applications to the prestigious Loran…
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The entry of foreign retailers into developing countries can improve household welfare by reducing the cost of living, new research from the…
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In bursts of 140 characters or fewer, many University of Toronto students and faculty communicate their ideas to the wider world. For some,…
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Professor Maydianne Andrade is meticulous in her research on the mating habits of cannibalistic spiders. Like any renowned scientist, she lets the…
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A University of Toronto study on uncertainty in scientific research could shed light on anomalies that arose in early attempts to discover the Higgs…
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The University of Toronto’s Truth and Reconciliation Steering Committee has released its final report, calling on the University to take action in six…
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Zoe Whittall has pretty much done it all as a writer. In addition to writing novels, short stories and poetry, she’s worked as a journalist and…
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One of U of T’s earliest Tamil alumni has given a historic donation of $2 million to support Tamil studies program. The gift from Ravi Gukathasan,…
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In the first-of-its-kind study, a University of Toronto-led team has identified the ways our minds perceive architecture and discovered that an…