Posts from August 25, 2012

UTSU executive director quietly exits post

The executive director of the University of Toronto Students’ Union has resigned, and the union is currently seeking a replacement. Amir Bashir, a veteran of Scarborough campus student politics, assumed the position upon the departure of previous director Angela Regnier. Unlike other senior positions at the union, the executive director is hired rather than elected. […]

UTSC creates six new departments, embarks on hiring spree

University of Toronto Scarborough has finalized plans to create six new academic departments, the next step in an ongoing effort to meet the demands of a growing student body. Principal Franco Vaccarino began the process of revamping the UTSC curriculum in 2008. The new departments, already in operation, will come out of the established Department […]

Students graduate from Green Path

University-run program eases transition for elite Chinese students

Reinventing the toilet: U of T team takes third in Gates Foundation challenge

A University of Toronto team won third place this week in an international competition to design a toilet suitable for developing countries. The award-winning U of T design uses sand and UV-lighting to process liquid waste, and a smolder chamber to incinerate and disinfect solid waste. The University of Toronto was one of eight universities […]

U of T to offer free online courses

Toronto one of 12 new schools signing on to Stanford startup

City council torpedoes proposed student residence

The standoff over approval for an off-campus residence has reduced university-neighbour relations to their lowest point in years.

Downtown Campus Map

Eat Your Schedule

Five sandwiches to study with