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High school students spread their wings at U of T’s SOAR program
Posted:They came from across Alberta and Ontario, from small cities, big cities and First Nations communities, to take part in U of T’s annual SOAR Aboriginal Youth Gathering. The week-long program from…
Michelle Brownrigg to be recognized with Partners in Research National Award
Posted:Partners in Research National Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Biomedicine honour excellence in Canadian research, as well as commitment to promoting the benefit of…
U of T’s Maggie MacDonnell wins Global Teacher Prize 2017
Posted:“The definition of a teacher here is a lot more broad than it might be if you were a teacher in Toronto, Halifax or Montreal,” MacDonnell says in a video posted by the Varkey Foundation, which awards…
Carson to receive Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award
Posted:Paul Carson never envisioned himself as a trailblazer. All he desired to do was help Canadian sports information directors get better.
"To receive an award such as this is so humbling especially when…
KPE announces details of Task Force on Race and Indigeneity
Posted:“The purpose of the establishment of this task force is to encourage the KPE community to continue to reflect, examine, critique, and take action on race and Indigeneity as we work to realize our…
Early Career Teaching Award spotlight: Q&A with kinesiology and phys-ed expert and dog trainer Ashley Stirling
Posted:The assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, who recently won an Early Career Teaching Award, mixes practice and theory so that students get the most out of…
Keeping Score
Posted:If we want to increase participation in sport by girls and young women in all communities, we need strong female leadership. I learned this lesson from my feminist teammates and sisters.
It isn’t…
Cooper awarded 2016 Squash Ontario Award for Outstanding Contribution
Posted:The award recognized Cooper’s 18 years as head coach of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Women’s Squash team from 1998-2015 and his contribution to Squash Canada for growing and hosting the…
Why this U of T Varsity Blues flag is flying over a Florida high school
Posted:University of Toronto pride occasionally pops up in unusual places. That’s definitely the case for the U of T Varsity Blues flag flying proudly over Father Lopez Catholic High School in Daytona Beach…
Top five tips for exercising after a cancer diagnosis
Posted:For the past 15 years, Professor Catherine Sabiston has studied how to get people active through community exercise programs. In 2014 she developed ActiveMatch with funding support from the Canadian…
U of T welcomes Indigenous teens to the downtown Toronto campus over March Break
Posted:For students coming from small or remote communities, or those who may be the first in their family to consider post-secondary education, SOAR offers a way for students to test out university life in…
KPE researchers among U of T scholars to receive federal funding worth almost $5 million
Posted:Assistant Professor Tyson Beach received $199,090 for Movement assessment and retraining for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. While Assistant Professor Katherine Tamminen was awarded $61,…