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Students take over Learning Hub for 24-hour designathon

It was a Hackathon with a difference. Students entered the Learning Hub, armed not only with laptops and notebooks but also with bulky sleeping bags slung over their shoulders, ready to embark on an intense 24-hour design challenge. Their mission: to develop products and services to improve team… Read More

Faculty of Information ranks among world’s best for Library and Information Management

The University of Toronto has been named as one of the world’s top universities for the study of 50 subjects, including Library and Information Management, in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject. Library and Information Management ranks number 13 in the world this… Read More

As Jackman Fellow, PhD student Hassan Asif will explore underground Islamic media

PhD student Hassan Asif, who has just been named a Chancellor Jackman Graduate Fellow in the Humanities, plans to use his fellowship to advance his dissertation, which explores the intersection of digital media, remix culture and Islamic devotional music in Pakistan. … Read More

AI expert speaks on its transformative role in democracies

You’re invited to the 2024 Ian P. Sharp Lecture With Speaker Beth Simone Noveck Beth Simone Noveck is the State of New Jersey’s first Chief AI Strategist and a professor at Northeastern University, where she directs the Burnes Center for Social Change and its partner project, the Governance Lab. Her… Read More

Professor SA Smythe receives multiple arts awards

Faculty of Information Assistant Professor SA Smythe, who is also a poet and transdisciplinary artist, has recently been recognized with two important awards for artists. Earlier this month, it was announced Smythe, who teaches Black Studies and the Archive, has received a much coveted… Read More

Assistant Dean Andrea McGee wins top U of T award

Andrea McGee, the Faculty of Information’s Assistant Dean of Registrarial and Student Services, has won the Northrop Frye Award for her outstanding contributions to advancing academic advising across the university. McGee was part of a team that has worked together for several years… Read More

Great Explorations – Digital Transformation and Storytelling

This Spring 2024, UTSC presents the 15th installment of its inspiring speaker series Great Explorations on the theme, Digital Transformation and Storytelling. The power of storytelling through the ages has not wavered, but the available media we use has expanded. Digital transformation is the incorporation of technology into existing… Read More

Virtual influencers in three minutes or less

Congratulations to PhD student Julia Jeonghyun Parke, a top 20 finalist in the SSHRC’s 2024 Storytellers Challenge. This annual contest challenges postsecondary students to show Canadians, in up to three minutes, how social sciences and humanities research is affecting our lives, our world and our… Read More

Museum Studies students show off their work

The Master of Museum Studies (MMSt) is delighted to celebrate the opening of the Museum Studies… Read More

Mountains May Depart (2015)- A Zhangke Jia Film Screening

Join the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Unit (EDIU) for a special screening of Mountains May Depart 山河故人 (2015) directed by Zhangke Jia 贾樟柯. Immerse yourself in this cinematic journey at the Claude T. Bissell Building, Learning Hub, Room BL404 (4th Floor) on Tuesday March 12th at 6:30pm. This event will be moderated by Miko Wu, MI&MMSt Candidate… Read More