Global Lens

Group photo of Rotman Commerce students in Mexico July 31, 2019 Connecting across borders: U of T commerce students explore Latin America's financial hub
Portrait of Marco Ho and Alan Li July 30, 2019 Fresh perspectives and large Raptors celebrations: Hong Kong pharmacy students take part in U of T summer program
photo of Lee Maracle July 25, 2019 U of T's Lee Maracle, an Indigenous Studies instructor, shortlisted for prestigious literature prize
Illustration July 24, 2019 Can we eliminate bias in AI? How Canada’s commitment to multiculturalism could help it become a world leader
George H.W. Bush signing the Americans with Disabilities Act July 24, 2019 In the Washington Post, U of T Mississauga sociologist decries attempts to 'undermine disability rights' in the U.S.
U of T President Meric Gertler and French President Emmanuel Macron July 24, 2019 ‘An obligation to fill the vacuum’: U of T President Meric Gertler leads climate change discussion at Paris summit
Photo of Jeremy Rimando in Argentina July 23, 2019 Fault lines: U of T research could protect cities in active earthquake zones
Photo of Minna Atherton, Kylie Masse and Olivia Smoliga July 23, 2019 Still No. 1: Kylie Masse retains world title in 100-metre backstroke at world aquatic championships in South Korea
Photo of Joseph Wong July 22, 2019 Chinese and Canadian university students have a great deal to learn from one another: U of T’s Joseph Wong
photo of boy looking at lunar samples July 19, 2019 A suitcase full of moon rocks: Working with NASA, U of T's David Strangway brought a piece of Apollo 11 to Toronto
photo of researchers holding micoplastics samples collected from Lake Ontario July 19, 2019 Is there plastic in our drinking water? Probably – and U of T researchers are studying how concerned we should be
Photo of Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit July 18, 2019 Mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with these words from U of T’s Marshall McLuhan
Photo of front campus July 18, 2019 U of T rises to 19th globally in Times Higher Education world reputation rankings
Photo of mansplaining July 17, 2019 Mansplaining: U of T expert on new solutions to a tiresome old problem
Photo of Anna Shternshis July 17, 2019 'Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II' performed for the first time in Israel: New York Times
Photo of a copy of Der Eigene with a piece of the inscription missing July 16, 2019 U of T's Fisher Library acquires copies of Der Eigene, the world's first gay magazine
Wechat logo on a phone screen July 16, 2019 Citizen Lab research outlines how WeChat uses high-tech algorithms to censor images: South China Morning Post
Photo of Professor Shulamit Levenberg July 16, 2019 Leading researcher in regenerative medicine becomes first Medicine by Design scholar in residence
Photo of a teen looking at an iPad July 15, 2019 Digital generation: U of T researchers work with UN to support children's rights online
photo of protesters in Sudan July 11, 2019 Real or fake? U of T law students work with Amnesty International to verify conflict zone videos