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#UofT establishes new Hinton Chair in Artificial Intelligence with support from Google 💡 uoft.me/hinton-chair

Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques is the International Space Station during his 2019 space mission

Cramped, risky and awe-inspiring: #UofT researcher explores the psychological impact of life in space 🧑‍🚀 uoft.me/c1F

Image shows Barbara Sherwood Lollar

#UofT geochemist Barbara Sherwood Lollar draws on billion-year-old water discovery to aid green energy transition 💧 uoft.me/rwib

From left: Evan Solomon, minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Leah Cowan, U of T vice-president of research and innovation, and strategic initiatives, U of T President Melanie Woodin and Gail Murphy, vice-chair of the Digital Research Alliance of Canada

U of T President Melanie Woodin, right, chats with U of T researchers and faculty members Sanja Fidler of AI tech giant NVIDIA, left, and Raquel Urtasun, centre, founder and CEO of self-driving truck startup Waabi

U of T President Melanie Woodin delivers remarks at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus

Minister Evan Solomon interviews U of T President Melanie Woodin

State-of-the-art AI infrastructure at #UofT will receive $42.5 million in federal funding to support Canadian researchers who are advancing health care, fundamental science, engineering & the humanities, among other fields. 🍁 uoft.me/aici

L-R: Mei Zhen, Rhonda McEwen, Susan Christoffersen and Denise Belsham

20 #UofT community members named among Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women by WXN 🍁 uoft.me/c19

Join us on Dec 5 for a Fireside Chat on The Research University in the Current Moment! How do research-intensive universities navigate this current moment to continue contributing positively to Canada and the world?

Register now: uoft.me/c07

U of T Engineering News: Industry Partners' reception showcases new pathways for collaboration [photo of Vissa and attendees]

🚪 More than 200 guests gathered at the new #UofTEngineering Partnerships Office at 800 Bay St., celebrating new pathways for collaboration with partners in industry, government and the non-profit sector.

🔗 Read the story: uofteng.ca/bvnr9v #UofT

The University of Toronto placed second in the world and first in Canada in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026

Gurtaj Bajwa, building engineer, monitors geothermal systems in the Instructional Building at the University of Toronto Mississauga

A self-cleaning coating developed by researchers at U of T is tested on solar panels at the Exam Centre

The EaRTH District at U of T Scarborough aims to transform the eastern GTA into a hub for green-tech innovation

#UofT has been named one of the top two universities in the world for sustainability by QS World University Rankings: Sustainability – for the fourth year in a row. 🌱 uoft.me/qs25

Join us on Dec 5 for a Fireside Chat on The Research University in the Current Moment! How do research-intensive universities navigate this current moment to continue contributing positively to Canada and the world?

Register now: uoft.me/c07

Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques is seen in the Cupola of the International Space Station during his space mission in 2019.

'Opportunities for awe': #UTM professor examines life on the International Space Station 🌌 https://bit.ly/4hXZfnE

COP30 Must Close the Adaptation Gap. Bangladesh Depends on It At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, world leaders are debating how to finance climate adaptation in developing countries like Bangladesh.

Professor @jeffreysun.bsky.social and student Tishma Joarder co-authored this piece about closing the adaptation gap in Bangladesh. #ClimateEconomics #ClimateChange earth.org/at-cop30-wea...

The new electric boilers take up less space than the old gas boilers

#UofT’s central steam plant has been a cornerstone of campus operations since the 1950s, now heating almost 100 university buildings & local landmarks such as the Royal Ontario Museum. ⚡️ uoft.me/bZY

Group photo in front of a screen with logos AsahiKasei and U of T: Front Row: Consul-General Matsunaga Takeshi, Ambassador Kenji Yamanouchi, Dr. Akira Yoshino, Associate Minister Sam Oosterhoff, Professor Joseph Wong, Professor Mark Lautens Back Row: Shuichiro Ogawa (Asahi Kasei Innovation Strategy), Nobuya Kaneko (Asahi Kasei Battery Separator), Ryu Taniguchi (Asahi Kasei Battery Separator), Samuel Mills (Asahi Kasei Battery Separator), Koichiro Nara (Honda), Dave Jamison (Honda), Councillor Jesse Herkimer (Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation)

More than 200 people gathered at #UofT for a lecture by Nobel Laureate Professor Akira Yoshino, co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery.

🔗 Read more about his insights, the event and U of T research building on his work: uofteng.ca/e5eoit

2025 was a year of big moves for SDGs@UofT — more scholars, more impact, more collaboration.💡

See how we shape sustainability in our Annual Report: sdg.utoronto.ca/annual-repor...

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An aerial view of King's College Cirlce

#UofT launches $24-million program to create 100 new postdoctoral positions, accelerate independent research ➡️ uoft.me/bZI

Indira Quintasi Orosco travelled to her home country of Peru to learn about efforts to revitalize the Quechua language, including at the Instituto de Educación Superior Pedagógico Público Túpac Amaru.

Indira Quintasi Orosco, a PhD student @oiseuoft.bsky.social returned to Peru to strengthen ties in the Global South for the #UofTIRN's International Indigenous Research Consortium 🌎

She focused on decolonial, community-based initiatives preserving Quechua language & culture: buff.ly/a4hbncC

From left: Jacquelyn Pless, Mark Duggan and Sara Seager will join U of T for the start of the 2026-27 academic year

New constellation of academic stars headed to #UofT.

Innovation scholar Jacquelyn Pless, economist Mark Duggan & astrophysicist Sara Seager will join the university next year ➡️ uoft.me/bZu

Members of the University of Toronto and wider community gathered at Remembrance Day services

Melanie Woodin, U of T's 17th president, and Anna Kennedy, chair of U of T’s Governing Council, paid their respects

U of T Scarborough's Remembrance Day ceremony, held in The Meeting Place, included a march by the Highland Creek Colour Guard from Royal Canadian Legion Branch 258 and remarks from Linda Johnston, U of T vice-president and principal of U of T Scarborough

Alexandra Gillespie (centre), U of T vice-president and principal of U of T Mississauga, Richard Waters (left), representative of United Steelworkers Local 1998 and Faisal Halabeya (right), PhD student of physics and president of the U of T Mississauga Association of Graduate Students, laid wreaths at U of T Mississauga's Service of Remembrance

In photos: #UofT marks #RemembranceDay 2025 across its three campuses 📸 uoft.me/rem25

U of T Professor Sheryl Lightfoot, second from left, and Indigenous Research Network Managing Director Meagan Hamilton, far right, travelled to Sápmi to build relationships for the International Indigenous Research Consortium

#UofT Indigenous Research Network launches global research consortium ➡️ uoft.me/bZm

U of T to mark Remembrance Day across its three campuses on Nov. 11 The University of Toronto community will gather on Nov. 11 to observe Remembrance Day, which this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. All three campuses have planned ev...

The #UofT community will gather on Nov. 11 to observe Remembrance Day, which this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-mark-remembrance-day-across-its-three-campuses-nov-11

Our thoughts are with the communities across the Caribbean as they courageously face Hurricane Melissa.

OISE Dean Erica Walker and the Alumni Association are organizing a donation drive to collect new and unused essential items. We thank you for your generosity and compassion.

#OISEUofT

#UofT Indigenous Research Network fosters partnerships to launch global Indigenous research consortium 🌎 buff.ly/mVBHNyS #UofTIRN #UofTIndigenous

Image shows Bhavana Akilan

#UofT grad blends neuroscience, art & community across three continents #UofTGrad25 📜 uoft.me/bY1

Image shows Sam Soriano

#UofT grad from the Philippines aims to reframe medicine as a social movement #UofTGrad25 📜 uoft.me/bXJ

First-year students, including Madeline Molnar, back right, ​​​pose for a celebratory photo after receiving free Game 2 tickets

U of T Chancellor Wes Hall, left, and U of T President Melanie Woodin, right, share high-fives with True Blue, the university’s mascot

Members of the U of T community and beyond turned up in the hundreds, settling in with snacks and beverages

Students watching the World Series

Let's Go Blue Jays! World Series watch parties draw a crowd to #UofT's St. George campus ⚾️ uoft.me/bX9

Show your support for the Blue Jays as they chase #WorldSeries glory! Don’t miss our game day watch parties on Front Campus to catch all the action & excitement with the #UofT community under the city skyline. #WANTITALL ⚾️ #UTogether

Details: uoft.me/blue-jays

Clockwise from top left: Ruiqi Liu, Maxine Kirshenbaum, Michael Sava and Ashley Pozzo

Lessons, challenges & looking ahead: 4 #UofT students reflect on their path to graduation #UofTGrad25 📜 uoft.me/bWW

#UofT is excited to cheer on the home team in the World Series! Join us on Front Campus tonight at 8:00 p.m. for our first game-day watch party. Let’s go, Blue Jays! #WANTITALL ⚾️ #UTogether

For more details about the watch party, visit uoft.me/blue-jays

Cheer on the Blue Jays

The Blue Jays have punched their ticket to the #WorldSeries, & we’re turning #UofT's Front Campus into a giant watch party ⚾️ Grab your friends, wear your blue & join us under the open sky as we stream every game on a giant screen. #UTogether

Details: uoft.me/blue-jays

U of T President Melanie Woodin said she is honoured to follow in the footsteps of U of T’s 16 former presidents including, to her left, Meric Gertler, David Naylor and Robert Prichard. Claire Sault, chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and Trevor Young, U of T’s vice-president and provost, are immediately to her right, while Shannon Simpson, senior director of Indigenous initiatives, and Sheree Drummond, secretary of the Governing Council, can be seen near the back

President Melanie Woodin signs the Distinguished Visitors Book on the day of her installation at Convocation Hall

The installation ceremony at Convocation Hall was attended by U of T students, faculty, staff, librarians, alumni and dignitaries from across the academic and civic sectors

The ceremony included a procession of students bearing U of T gonfalons

As she was officially installed as #UofT’s 17th president, Melanie Woodin outlined her vision of the university’s role in a world beset by challenges – calling on the U of T community to “meet this moment.”💙 uoft.me/17th