Global Lens

Denise Gastaldo, Margarida de Aquino Cunha and Rozilaine Redi Lago stand in front of flags December 4, 2019 U of T researchers volunteer to help Brazilian university build its first qualitative health research program
Izchak Barzilay laughing with dentistry students in Uganda as locals look on in the background November 29, 2019 The smile doctors: U of T Dentistry instructor, students help thousands through overseas volunteer effort
Cabin of a Southwest Airlines 737 November 26, 2019 U of T entrepreneur to make leather goods out of old airline seats
Graduands line up outside Simcoe Hall November 25, 2019 U of T ranked number one in Canada for graduate employability, first among North American public universities
a crowd of anonymous people crossing the street November 21, 2019 Perceived loss of social status linked to rising mortality rate among white Americans, U of T researchers find
Plastic garbage washes up on shore November 21, 2019 More plastic than fish? Business leader and philanthropist Wendy Schmidt talks ocean health at U of T event
Photo of former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook November 18, 2019 McDonald's upheaval is a stern reminder to CEOs about ethics: U of T expert
Gary Bader shows a screen from Cytoscape showing how the software works November 14, 2019 With the help of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, U of T researchers develop data tools to accelerate science
John Polanyi at the podium during the science for peace event November 14, 2019 Nobel Laureate John Polanyi: 'What can we do to prevent nuclear war?'
An aerial view of various downtown Toronto hospitals November 13, 2019 U of T's Centre for Sustainable Health Systems to focus on reducing health-care sector's environmental impact
Portrait of Suleyman Demi October 30, 2019 ‘Going back to my centre’: How Suleyman Demi used PhD research at U of T to improve lives in Ghana
Olugbenga Olubanjo and Reeddi team in Ayegun Community in Oyo State, Nigeria during Reeddi’s micro-scale pilot in August 2019 October 29, 2019 U of T entrepreneur creates his own job post-graduation: Delivering clean, affordable energy to Nigeria
Jeroen Tas speaking at the lecutre October 28, 2019 Jeroen Tas, chief innovation and strategy officer at Philips, visits U of T, gives Exponential Impact Lecture
Photo of asylum-seekers making way to Canada-U.S. borders October 28, 2019 U of T report highlights drivers of 'irregular' migration at Canada-U.S. border: Toronto Star
Wire-tailed Manakin in a tree October 28, 2019 Species in the Amazon evolve more slowly than those in North America, U of T research finds
Linda Trinh pictured in a gym at KPE October 25, 2019 Outpacing cancer with exercise: An interview with U of T's Linda Trinh
Photo of students at Myhal October 24, 2019 Reuters ranks U of T as most innovative university in Canada, 27th in the world
Paris Skyline with Eiffel tower in the foregorund October 24, 2019 Creative Destruction Lab to launch its second European location in Paris
Photo of students walking on path at U of T Scarborough October 24, 2019 U of T climbs two spots in U.S. News & World Report global university rankings
Photo by David Suzuki October 22, 2019 Time to act on climate change is now, Suzuki tells U of T sustainability conference