University Of Toronto

• New climate institute at University of Toronto launched with $60M gift

  The University of Toronto is launching a new climate institute with the help of a $60-million gift. 

  Education

  Apr 22
  
• 3 Yale profs ditch school for U of T amid Trump education crackdown

  One professor said Columbia University's decision to follow a series of government directives, including a crackdown on student protests, played a role in his decision to leave.

  U.S. News

  Mar 28
  
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• Neuroscientist Melanie Woodin named as University of Toronto’s 17th president

  The U of T's governing council says Melanie Woodin, who holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the school, will succeed current President Meric Gertler on July 1.

  Education

  Mar 26
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• Man arrested after allegedly random fatal attack against unhoused person in downtown Toronto

  Toronto Police say a body discovered at University of Toronto on Thursday was an unhoused man laying on a bench and he was allegedly attacked by a suspect using "debris."

  Crime

  Mar 21
• Homicide detectives called in after body discovered on University of Toronto campus

  Toronto police said in a social media post the body was discovered on the campus around 8:20 a.m. Thursday morning.

  Crime

  Mar 20
• AI could ‘take control’ and ‘make us irrelevant’ as it advances, Nobel Prize winner warns

  Geoffrey Hinton, a British-Canadian professor at the University of Toronto, won the Nobel Prize in physics at the beginning of the month for work on artificial neural networks.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2024
• Detectives continue ‘very active’ investigation into Toronto university bomb hoax

  More than a week after a Toronto university campus was evacuated because of a bomb scare that turned out to be a hoax, investigators have yet to identify a suspect or motive.

  Crime

  Aug 15, 2024
• U of T encampment court ruling could affect future campus protests, experts say

  Experts say the court ruling that led to pro-Palestinian protest encampment clearing at UofT could have lingering effects for future protests on post-secondary campuses in Canada. 

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2024
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• Pro-Palestinian protesters leave UofT encampment ahead of court-ordered deadline

  Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at a University of Toronto campus encampment have started to take down tarps and tents as they face down a court order to dismantle the site.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2024
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• Court orders protesters to take down UofT encampment

  The injunction issued late Tuesday afternoon orders the protesters to take down tents and structures by 6 p.m. Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2024