‘Black excellence on full display’: Black Grad returns to U of T with virtual event
June 17, 2021
In recent weeks, dozens of Black students graduating from the University of Toronto received a special package in the mail: a kente cloth stole with the words “U of T Black Grad” emblazoned on one end and “Class of 2021” on the other.
Our Community Convocation 2021, Black Graduation, Faculty of Arts & Science, Faculty of Music, Victoria College
Study by U of T, international researchers finds potentially harmful 'forever chemicals' in makeup: CBC
June 16, 2021
Makeup marketed as wear-resistant or long-lasting often contains synthetic chemicals that could pose a risk to human health and the environment, a new study co-authored by the University of Toronto's Miriam Diamond suggests.
Our Community Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Arts & Science, Global, Research & Innovation
U of T Engineering team places first in AutoDrive Challenge for fourth straight year
June 16, 2021
The University of Toronto team participating in the international AutoDrive Challenge recently placed first in a virtual competition to demonstrate the capabilities of... Our Community Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Global, Graduate Students, Research & Innovation, Self-Driving Cars, Sustainability, Undergraduate Students, UTIAS
‘It’s never too late’: U of T grad completes degree he began more than a decade ago
June 16, 2021
Almost 10 years, multiple jobs, two kids and a global pandemic later, Kadeem Daley-Lewis feels just as energized getting his degree now as he would have in 2013 when he originally planned on walking across the stage at the Univers
Our Community Convocation 2021, U of T ScarboroughU of T President Meric Gertler invites Class of 2021 to virtual convocation ceremony
June 16, 2021
University of Toronto President Meric Gertler is congratulating the Class of 2021 and inviting them to tune into the... Our Community Convocation 2021, Graduate Students, Meric Gertler, St. George, U of T Mississauga, U of T Scarborough, Undergraduate Students
COVID-19 school closures accelerate education inequities in Ontario: U of T researchers
June 15, 2021
A report on the effect of school closures in Ontario due to COVID-19 suggests that inequities in education are being accelerated, particularly among... Our Community Coronavirus, Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, U of T Scarborough
How the Black Scientists' Task Force on Vaccine Equity tackled vaccine hesitancy: CBC
June 15, 2021
Over the past five months, the Black Scientists' Task Force on Vaccine Equity has been adressing the disproportionately high rate of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Black Torontonians – one online townhall at a time.
Our Community Anti-Black Racism, Coronavirus, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Vaccines
Meet seven of U of T's newest medical school graduates
June 15, 2021
The University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine celebrated its MD program graduates on Tuesday.
Our Community Convocation 2021, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Graduate StoriesHeather Reisman, business leader, philanthropist and champion of literacy, receives honorary degree
June 15, 2021
Heather Reisman knows the importance of innovating.
Our Community Convocation 2021, Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, Honorary Degree