University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (also called U of T) is a public university in the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. It was created by the King of the United Kingdom in 1827, many years before Canada became a country. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings has called it one of the best universities in the world. The University of Toronto has three locations, in downtown Toronto, Scarborough, and Mississauga. Its location in downtown Toronto is called the St. George campus and it is the oldest and biggest of the three. Its locations in Scarborough and Mississauga are newer and smaller, but growing. The university has more than 100,000 students. The university has 11 different colleges where students at the St. George campus live and study. These colleges all have their own buildings, dining halls and libraries. Some colleges relate to Christian churches, but other colleges are not religious. The university also has hospitals and many places for research. In teaching, the University of Toronto is known for its ideas about literature and communication. It is also the place where insulin and stem cells were first found. Its people built the first electron microscope, the found the first black hole, began a touchscreen technology called multi-touch, and did early work in deep learning and neural networks, parts of artificial intelligence. It is the university that has the most money and research work in Canada. The university's sports teams are called the Varsity Blues, and they have very long histories in American football and ice hockey. References Friedland, Martin L. (2002). The University of Toronto: A History. The University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-4429-8. Other websites University of Toronto