News & Features
U of T first in Canada, second among North American public universities in latest QS World University Rankings
Posted:It is the second consecutive year that U of T has held all three positions in the highly regarded annual ranking of the world’s top 1,000 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds, a London, U.K.-based…
Man with a plan: Dean Ira Jacobs leaves legacy of building capacity and driving change
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“I told him this was a special call because it was the first time I was speaking to him as a dean at his alma mater,” says Jacobs. “His response was that he now knows how his parents must…
U of T mourns Muslim family killed in London
Posted:We are devastated by news of the horrific attack against a Muslim family in London, Ontario earlier this week. Our thoughts are with the family and the surviving victim, a nine-year-old boy who is…
Varsity Blue swimmer Tokyo bound for Paralympic Games
Posted:"Words aren't enough to describe the overwhelming emotions this nomination fills me with," said Cabraja in an Instagram post last night. "It has been a long road with many exhilarating moments of…
‘Blues in Commerce’: a new support community for student athletes in Rotman Commerce
Posted:Being a Rotman Commerce student can be challenging and time-consuming — and so can being a Varsity Blues student athlete who spends many hours practicing with their team. Doing both at the same time…
Support Through Sport: Helping coaches influence healthy relationships of teen athletes
Posted:The surveyed athletes shared that they believe coaches have a role to play in listening, supporting and educating athletes in the event of a conflict in their relationship. The coaches’ responses, on…
Naomi Osaka forces important conversations: Q & A with KPE’s Simon Darnell
Posted:There is much talk in sport about the importance of letting your body recover from the physical strain of training or playing a sport. However, there doesn’t seem to be as much talk about mental…
Dean’s Update on the 2021-22 Academic Year
Posted:Since my last update on March 9, we have been closely monitoring public health and government guidelines related to COVID-19 to inform planning for a gradual and safe return to campus at the Faculty…
Mixing novelty and tradition, U of T gears up for virtual convocation this spring
Posted:Ever Imafidon’s upcoming cameo in this June’s virtual convocation ceremony gave her an inside glimpse of the carefully orchestrated event – not to mention a crash course in the art of acting.
“We…
U of T mourns 215 Indigenous children
Posted:People across Canada and well beyond are struggling to absorb the news that the remains of 215 children have been discovered in an unmarked burial site at the former Indian Residential School in…
KPE dance course gets students off their feet and choreographing across time zones
Posted:In the course on the theory of dance performance in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, students explored essential elements of dance, including staging, lighting and show production,…
Combat pandemics with policies encouraging physical activity, not blanket closures: KPE experts
Posted:What was the basis for developing an online policy analysis tool for community sport and recreation during a pandemic?Peter Donnelly: The Toolkit is grounded in two basic premises: First, that sport…