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Geoffrey Hinton discusses promise and perils of AI at Toronto Tech Week June 27, 2025Does artificial intelligence have subjective experience? Could AI outsmart and outmanoeuvre humans? What can Canada do to ensure it remains a leader in the global AI race that it helped kickstart?https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/2025-05-24-Tech-Week-Day-2-%2814%29-crop.jpg
Reimagined 90 Queen’s Park project to foster collaboration, city-building and civic engagement June 27, 2025The University of Toronto is moving forward with a reimagined vision for the building planned for 90 Queen’s Park Crescent – one that reflects evolving space requirements in the post-pandemic academic landscape and ensures long-term financial sustainability.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/Frontal-View-Extended_for-release-crop2.jpg
Alexandra Gillespie's term as U of T vice-president and principal of U of T Mississauga extended by two years June 26, 2025Alexandra Gillespie’s appointment as University of Toronto vice-president and principal of U of T Mississauga has been extended by two years. The extension, approved earlier this week by the university’s agenda committee and Governing Council, means Gillespie’s term now runs until Dec. 31, 2027.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/AlexHeadshot_Edited1-crop.jpg
In photos: U of T celebrates the Class of 2025 June 25, 2025Cheered on by family and friends, more than 14,500 students from the University of Toronto’s three campuses walked across the stage in Convocation Hall during spring convocation this year.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/2025-06-12-convo-chadwin-36-crop_0.jpg
U of T President Meric Gertler prepares to step down after 12 transformative years June 24, 2025President Meric Gertler has presided over the graduation of thousands of University of Toronto students at hundreds of convocation ceremonies – but the 2:30 p.m. ceremony on June 20 held special significance. It was his last as the university’s most senior administrator, a role he has held since 2013.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/2025-06-20-President-Last-Convocation_5-crop.jpg
Weight of fathers at time of conception linked to obesity risk in children: Study June 24, 2025Children of fathers who were categorized as obese or overweight based on their body mass index (BMI) around the time of conception are more likely to develop obesity themselves, according to new research from the University of Toronto that is reshaping how we understand paternal influence on child health.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/GettyImages-1186092596-crop.jpg
U of T ranked 16th globally in U.S. News & World Report university rankings June 23, 2025The University of Toronto has climbed one spot to 16th globally in the U.S. News & World Report ranking of universities.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/UofT96466_UTIAS%20Drones_Feb%202023_Volpe-18.jpg
Twin sisters - and U of T grads - share every step of their academic journey June 19, 2025For most students, university is a personal journey – but for Lauren and Taylor Wilcox, it’s been a shared one, too.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/20221021-A73-DSC04782_AruDas-crop.jpg
A family affAIr: Three siblings - now U of T grads - use artificial intelligence to make a difference June 19, 2025Three University of Toronto degrees. Individual graduation ceremonies spanning five days. One shared belief in the transformative potential of artificial intelligence.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/2025-0-01-Black-Grad_Alim-Family_Polina-Teif-17-crop.jpg
Becoming ‘AI-ready’: U of T’s task force on artificial intelligence releases recommendations June 17, 2025The University of Toronto’s artificial intelligence task force has released several high-level recommendations aimed at making the university an “AI-ready” institution while upholding its core missions and values.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/UofT96227_Visualization-Facility_Kundur-Class_March-2023_13_Volpe-crop.jpg
From refugee camp to Convocation Hall: U of T grad travels difficult road June 17, 2025When civil war broke out in South Sudan in 2013, Esther Yubo Kassimiro Mogga was separated from her family and forced to seek refugee status in neighbouring Uganda. But somehow, she still managed to seize on the traumatic moment to build a bright future. “I felt like I had a second chance at life and an […]https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/IMG_2954-crop.jpg
U of T Nursing grad explores sleep challenges in kids with cystic fibrosis June 16, 2025When Jordana McMurray was working night shifts as a pediatric respiratory nurse at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) she noticed something unusual: her patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) struggled with sleep. That stood out, she says, because most hospitalized children tend to sleep more than usual.https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/Stremler_McMurray_Nursing-2022_295_v1_HR-lede.jpg