Nelson De Melo, Registrar and Director of Student Services answers our questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Trinity students and the increased need for urgent bursary support. Trinity Magazine: How has the request for student support changed in recent months? Nelson De Melo: Needless to say, COVID-19 has changed a lot…… Continue Reading
By Jennifer Matthews In mid-March, Kyumin Lee’s world was turned upside down. Amid growing reports of a wildly contagious and potentially deadly virus reaching world pandemic proportions, Trinity College was forced to close its doors. ********** Students thrown into chaos Lee, who was in her first year of the Life Sciences program, describes the experience…… Continue Reading
Trinity graduate and 9T0 Year Rep. Professor Colin Furness, teaches information and knowledge use in organizations at U of T’s Faculty of Information. An infection control epidemiologist by training, he spent several years in industry, leading innovation work in the measurement of indoor and outdoor spread of disease, and hand hygiene behaviour. A frequent commentator…… Continue Reading
April 15, 2020 The world has changed quickly and dramatically in the last few months. While no one has been exempt from adjusting to this new reality, Provost Mayo Moran, who lives on campus in the Provost’s Lodge, has a unique view of how life at the College has changed. From sending our students home,…… Continue Reading
The world looks dramatically different than it did just a few weeks ago. On March 17, 2020, Ontario declared a state of emergency, triggering the immediate closure of all University of Toronto buildings. That day, the 475 students living at Trinity were asked to vacate campus by March 21.… Continue Reading
Brian ’82 and Joannah Lawson are helping to take Trinity’s green aspirations to a whole new level through their support of the College’s Integrated Sustainability Initiative. With a new building, The Lawson Centre for Sustainability, as its centerpiece, the initiative aims to integrate principles of sustainability into daily life at the College, from the dining room to the classroom.… Continue Reading
Few today know the name, but in his time, Roloff Beny ’45 was one of the worlds most sought after photographers. His social circle included the likes of Vivien Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Coco Chanel, and Tennessee Williams. … Continue Reading