Restoring Soldiers' Tower

Restoring Soldiers’ Tower

After years of gradual wear and tear, the 87-year-old monument has received some much-needed TLC

To Serve and Connect

To Serve and Connect

New alumni president hopes to foster greater sense of community

Finding Joy in Movement

Dancer-turned-nurse Coralee McLaren helps children with physical disabilities

Wayne Levin and Deborah Fletcher

How two former political rivals created a life together

Sewing for Solidarity

From bedding to kit bags, U of T women make items for the war effort

Photo Courtesy of Phil Borg

Portrait of Generation Y

Shot in just 10 days, Julian De Zotti’s first feature film was selected for the Montreal World Film Festival

Photo Courtesy of Jane and Roger Brown

Forever Love

For Jane and Roger Brown of Midland, Ontario, first love lasted a lifetime

Photo by Michael Chambers Photography

The Making of a Judge

George Carter, the first Canadian-born black judge in the country, worked as a train porter to pay his tuition

Photo by Lou Wise

The Flying Photographer

89-year-old Lou Wise has dedicated much of his life to shooting images of the Earth from above

Photo: University of Toronto Archives/a1978-0041/007(35)

Defying Gravity

Professor Wilbur Rounding Franks developed the first G-suit used in combat

Jenna and Bill fell in love over pineapple and Beetlejuice

Jenna Rocca and Bill Hulme

They fell in love over pineapple and Beetlejuice

Doug Carrick (BLA 1981)

Strokes of Genius

Doug Carrick has designed more than 50 golf courses worldwide

Photo courtesy of University of Toronto Archives/Robert Lansdale Photography Ltd. (B1998-0033[691120-15])

Earthly Pursuits

Sculptor Dora de Pédery-Hunt captures the likeness of Erindale’s principal

(Photo by Daniel Ehrenworth)

Champion of Accessibility

Professor Rod Michalko works to eradicate prejudices associated with being disabled

(Carl Mitchell)

Alumni Connection

UTAA president Carl Mitchell wants to get to know you better

(Photo by Mitchel Raphael)

The Political Circus

Gabe Thirlwell gives new meaning to the term “puppet regime”

The Bicycle Messenger

Métis law student Joshua Sutherland has something to say to native youth

Chariots of Godiva

Engineering students use smarts and sabotage in a grand old race

A Memoir of Courage

Romy Shiller awoke from a five-month coma determined to rebuild her life

Peter Tan and Christine Ho Ping Kong

Architecture grads designed and built a house together in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood

Year of the Activist

A debate 40 years ago marked the start of a greater say for students at U of T

Ms. Chatelaine

New editor-in-chief Maryam Sanati brings an international perspective to the popular women’s magazine

The View from Tel Aviv

Gregory Levey traces his journey from U of T student to speechwriter for Ariel Sharon

Rhodes to Success

U of T Scarborough grad Wojciech Gryc is named a 2008 Rhodes Scholar

A Bad Wrap

Food packaging is a potential source of chemicals in the bloodstream

What You Eat Says about You

People who eat “good” foods are perceived as more trustworthy, study finds

Tenniel Chu

Taking a swing at golf in China

Katrina Merrem

Searching for the perfect chocolate

Father Figure

Bryan Friedman’s award-winning documentary charts his dad’s quest for bodybuilding supremacy

King of Infinite Space

Donald Coxeter, who taught geometry at U of T for more than 60 years, is the subject of a new book

Poet’s Progress

John Steffler’s amazing literary journey

Author: Sarah Treleaven