Reminder: The #UofTArtSci Office of the Faculty Registrar will be available by phone or email on December 23 until noon. The office will reopen on January 5. Have a wonderful holiday season! ❄️ Learn about the Faculty Registrar: bit.ly/3M4aEGN

From the university’s international talent recruitment strategy to insights from a report on Canadian happiness, scholars from across #UofTArtSci are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media. This week's round-up: bit.ly/3YznmAe

Decoding our memories: #UofT researcher explores brain chemistry with new Connaught mid-career funding 🧠 uoft.me/c4n

English Language Learning’s free Oral Presentation Mini-Course can help students improve their public speaking skills. • In-person classes start on Jan. 8 • Virtual classes start on Jan. 9. Register here: uoft.me/ELL

From study permits to finding community: How international students thrive at #UofT 💙 uoft.me/c3K

The Sidney Smith Commons will close for the winter holidays on December 17, 2025, and reopen on January 5, 2026. Learn more about the SSC: https://sidneysmithcommons.artsci.utoronto.ca/academic-supports-in-the-ssc/

Launched in 2024, the Indigenous Peer Group Mentorship program brings Indigenous student mentors and mentees together to share communal meals, cultural practices and advice on navigating U of T. Learn more: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/indigen...

👋 You're invited to this free talk by Audra A. Diptée. She'll present her most recent work which explores the relationship between power and historical production in the twentieth century Caribbean as well as its impact on the region’s future. Info uoft.me/c3F

#UofT-led initiative to accelerate industry adoption of advanced EV technologies and strengthen Canada's talent pipeline 🚗 uoft.me/c3E

. @utoronto.ca has launched Electric Vehicle Innovation Ontario (EVIO), a new industry-academic collaboration to accelerate next-gen EV + mobility tech. uoft.me/c3r

The 2026 Summer Abroad Program is accepting applications! Undergraduate students can earn a full-year U of T credit while studying outside of Canada. More info: https://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/application-procedures-and-deadlines

A new professorship in Hebrew studies at the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies will advance curriculum development and research, thanks to a transformative gift from the Larry and Judy Tanenbaum Family Foundation. Learn more: bit.ly/4iSQPi2

Registration is open for the 6th annual Feminist City – this year, an in-person conversation about how cities can be redesigned to foster caring, inclusive communities where everyone can thrive. Register now: https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/feminist-city-6-0-what-makes-a-caring-city/

Jan. 8 🗓 Join the BRN & VPRI for an information session on navigating internal grants at #UofT! We’ll cover key resources + tools to match your research goals and provide an overview of Connaught grants, including the Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/VUhpJHC

Grocery prices, time constraints and transportation infrastructure can all be barriers to accessing healthy food in the city, says Michael Widener. Learn more: bit.ly/3Ymsrf4

What lies deep beneath the Canadian Shield could hold clues to life on Mars 🔍 Discover the work of Barbara Sherwood Lollar, a #UofT University Professor & geochemist @artsci.utoronto.ca investigating signs of life in billion-year-old water. uoft.me/BSL

Work with an instructor to improve reading and writing skills with English Language Learning’s free Reading eWriting Mini-Course! Sessions begin in January and February 2026. Register here: uoft.me/ELL

Know your strengths and limitations, and find something you can’t exist without. These are some words of advice from the latest Share Your Spark event, co-hosted by #UofTArtSci's Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innis College. Learn more: bit.ly/48EzmoI

The DSI Talent Showcase will feature Dr. Nardin Samuel’s inspiring vision for the intersection of neuroscience, AI, and data innovation. 📆 January 22, 2026 📍 700 University Ave, 10th floor, Toronto 🎟️ Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/talent-showcase-2026-tickets-1899492185259

#UofT ranks third globally in artificial intelligence in new Shanghai subject ranking 🌎 uoft.me/sr25

#UofTArtSci alum Katrina Onstad is the co-creator of Don’t Listen To Us, a podcast featuring actor Mandy Patinkin and his family. "It’s a show about life and growth," Onstad says. Read more about the podcast and Onstad's career: bit.ly/48GtkUq

✨12 Days of SRI! Day 1✨ 2025 was a milestone year for Geoffrey Hinton! Highlights included: 👑 Awarded the 2025 @qeprize.bsky.social Prize for Engineering: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/2025-hi... 📻 Featured on @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social with Jon Stewart : www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrK3...

From a new chair of artificial intelligence to the psychology behind viewing visual art, scholars from across #UofTArtSci are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media. This week's round-up: bit.ly/49UqOMN

🎙️We're sharing the entire Series 2 lineup this week. Here's Episode 5. Chris Miller and Melissa Gismondi discuss the growing movement toward natural or “green” burials and what these practices reveal about our relationship with death, nature, and the cycles of life. 🎧 uoft.me/jhi-podcast

Now in its fourth year, the Dean’s Research Excellence Awards continue to celebrate the outstanding and influential scholarship emerging from #UofTArtSci. Read more about this year's winners: bit.ly/4rGZBDH

#UofT marks National Day for Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women with a memorial at Ziibiing Pavilion as well as events hosted by U of T Engineering. uoft.me/c2E

#UofTArtSci alum @katrinaonstad.bsky.social shares advice on crafting standout podcasts: “Be bold and don’t just copy what's already worked,” she says. "Or at least put your own unique stamp on what's familiar." Read the latest A&S LinkedIn article for more: bit.ly/45vJIVe

New Vector Bytes episode drops: Creative AI Revolution at #NeurIPS2025 🎙️ From cinematic character generation to infinite world simulation, Vector Faculty Members are building AI that understands creative intent – not just content creation. 🎧 Listen now:

#UofTArtSci alum Souvankham Thammavongsa has won the $100,000 Giller Prize for the second time in five years, this time for her debut novel, Pick a Colour. Read more: bit.ly/4iEaQIN

‘Thank you all’: President Melanie A. Woodin releases first holiday message to the #UofT community 💙 uoft.me/holiday25

Feeling unwell? Please don't attend any scheduled exams. Instead, request a deferred exam by submitting a petition with all required documentation within 3 business days of the missed exam. Learn about deferred exams: uoft.me/sick

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

This Fall, a group of #UofTArtSci students in the Research Opportunities Program had the opportunity to participate in a special gathering combining Indigenous, academic and artistic ways of knowing. Learn more: bit.ly/48zbTFC

#UofT's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections @uoftlibraries.bsky.social is turning 70! Visit now until Dec. 23 for a special tour to mark the anniversary. 📖 bit.ly/70RB

From celebrating the history of vanilla to love advice in Sanskrit, #UofTArtSci community members published a diverse range of books in 2025. Add to your reading list: bit.ly/48UX9kD

Save the date! The BRN Research Symposium is set for March 27, 2026 📚 The event brings together multidisciplinary @utoronto.ca researchers to highlight the transformative impact of Black research excellence on the future. Registration opens in January. Visit: brn.utoronto.ca #BlackResearchNetwork

In his year-end message, Interim Dean Stephen Wright extends his gratitude and wishes the #UofTArtSci community a restful holiday break. Read his holiday message here: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/message...

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

For eight days, fifteen earth sciences students and their instructors traded the classroom for the geologically active Anatolian region of Türkiye thanks to #UofTArtSci’s International Course Module (ICM) program. Read more: bit.ly/48qfF3P

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

"The advances I make in my research are all, in some way, a result of the time spent in the classroom." Lauren Cramer of @artsci.utoronto.ca is one of six #UofT faculty recognized with a Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award 🎉 buff.ly/Jw4n7Cw #BlackResearchNetwork

Laidlaw Scholars Program applications are now open. Eligible students can receive funding to conduct research in any area of interest, at U of T or around the world. Apply now: https://internationalexperience.utoronto.ca/global-experiences/global-programs/laidlaw-scholars-program-2

From the G20 summit in South Africa to an atomic clock breakthrough, scholars from across #UofTArtSci are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media. This week's round-up: bit.ly/4oofGv9

#UofT students awarded Rhodes Scholarships ➡️ uoft.me/c18

The @medievalacademy.bsky.social Leyerle-CARA Prize supports the research of an MAA member who needs to consult materials available at the University of Toronto. This includes all it collections, including the vast network of U of T Libraries. Apply by January 31! bit.ly/3KdqOwW

The Exam Schedule is updated often. Students should check the schedule frequently on ACORN, even on exam day, to confirm their exam time and location. View the exam schedule: https://acorn.utoronto.ca/

On December 2, attend Ruba Kana’an's online lecture, "Iconography of a 1526 Painting from Safavid Tabriz". iranianstudies.utoronto.ca/event/iconog...

Drop by the Exam Jam on December 3 at Sidney Smith Hall for help with exam prep, destressing activities, snacks and more! RSVP now: https://assu.ca/wp/exam-jam/

Join us on Friday, November 28, for our Marmura Lecture "Settler Time, Ruined Space: Tracing Colonial Temporalities in Jaffa", presented by Yara Sa'di-Ibraheem, the Palestine Studies postdoctoral fellow at U of T's Hearing Palestine. More info on the NMC website (www.nmc.utoronto.ca).

Registration is now open for the Data Sciences Institute Talent Showcase! 📆 January 22, 2026, 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm 📍 Data Sciences Institute, 700 University Ave, 10th floor, Toronto 🎟️ Register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/talent-sho...