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U of T News

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

March 3, 2023 U of T community members mobilize aid for Türkiye and Syria earthquake survivors

January 19, 2022 U of T collaborates with Encyclopedia Iranica Foundation on study of Iranian women poets and cinema

Negar Banisafar

December 8, 2021 Censored in Iran, Scholar-at-Risk Negar Banisafar is eager to create a new future at U of T

rendering of the Interior of the 90 Queens Park performance hall with a view of the Toronto skyline

September 7, 2021 ‘A win for everyone’: U of T receives green light to proceed with Centre for Civilizations, Cultures & Cities

November 3, 2020 Resilience and climate change: Archaeologists reveal human adaptability in ancient Turkey

a wide view of the inside of a full convocation hall during the memorial

January 13, 2020 Mourners, dignitaries pack U of T's Convocation Hall to remember Flight 752 victims

Elspeth Arbow in her graduation robe with sunglasses on and finger pointing in front of University College

December 17, 2019 U of T students who crushed it in 2019

Rendering of 90 Queen's Park

February 21, 2019 New U of T building to create a cultural and intellectual gateway between university and city

photo of Tracy Spurrier and her exhibit

February 8, 2019 How a U of T researcher discovered a lost Mesopotamian queen – without leaving the library

Photo of Rasha Elendari

January 25, 2017 U of T student reunited with family from Syria thanks to support from Toronto-area Muslims and Jews

Photo of Professor Michael Gervers

January 10, 2017 U of T launches class on ancient Ethiopic language with a donation from The Weeknd

October 19, 2016 Finding home: U of T students carve space for Syrian newcomers

Michael Gervers in Ethiopia

August 15, 2016 From swinging ropes to matching funds: Michael Gervers’ passion for Ethiopian studies