Global Lens

A pedestrian walks in front of an empty Ripley's Aquarium in downtown Toronto March 17, 2020 ‘The window for action is right now’: U of T epidemiologist on the effectiveness of social distancing
photo of a boy in a red jacket looking at a coronvirus sign hanging on a playground gate March 17, 2020 U of T child psychiatrists share tips with Globe and Mail on talking to children about COVID-19
Robert Kozak and Samira Mubareka stand in a hallway March 13, 2020 U of T and McMaster researchers at Sunnybrook Hospital isolate virus behind COVID-19
Photo of Mumbai skyline March 12, 2020 U of T and IIT Bombay to launch entrepreneurship program, shared innovation pipeline
U of T researchers Sachdev Sidhu, Wei Zhang and Jacky Chung sit around a table March 11, 2020 U of T researchers hunt for antivirals to treat COVID-19 patients
composite image of U of T researchers March 10, 2020 'We're learning more every day': How U of T is leading efforts to understand – and respond to – COVID-19
Toronto General Hospital March 10, 2020 Toronto General Hospital ranked 4th in the world: Newsweek
A researcher uses a pipette to drop fluid into a glass bottle behind a glass fume hood March 6, 2020 With new federal funding, U of T researchers aid global effort to understand and control COVID-19
Photo of a student walking in a market March 6, 2020 U of T expands Reach Project, focused on international development, to other universities
Photo of Grace De Souza in the lab March 4, 2020 'A mindset that needs to change': U of T researcher promotes gender equality on the global stage
Students walking past robarts library from north to south surrounded by green foliage March 4, 2020 U of T ranked first in Canada in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020
Portrait of Kamran Khan March 4, 2020 U of T’s Kamran Khan on how his startup used AI to spot the coronavirus before anyone else: CNBC
a doctor attends to an anonymous patient while another patient waits on a hospital bed in the hallway of a hospital February 28, 2020 U of T experts speak to Globe and Mail about Canada's move to active detection of coronavirus cases
"" February 26, 2020 U of T researchers receive Canada-UK funding to develop AI-powered microrobots to capture brain cells
Mira Chow, Jonathan Ng and Kate Cheung sit on a sofa in front of a window with plants in the background February 24, 2020 U of T undergraduate students track variation in languages spoken by Toronto's immigrant communities
Come From Away cast on stage February 24, 2020 Come From Away cast collects more than $16,000 for U of T Iranian Student Memorial Scholarship Fund
a southeast asian woman wears an oculus headset in a darkened room February 19, 2020 U of T Mississauga course turns lens – and virtual reality headsets – on East Asian cinema
Photo of Robert Kozak and Samira Mubareka standing in front of a window February 19, 2020 U of T and Sunnybrook virologists work on tools to combat coronavirus outbreak
Portrait of Connie Carter February 13, 2020 'Global citizen' Connie Carter creates U of T scholarship to boost Caribbean presence on world stage
Photo of Daren Smith February 13, 2020 UTAM to reduce the carbon footprint of its long-term investments by at least 40 per cent by 2030