Winter 2025

The cover of the winter 2025 issue of TorontoMet Magazine.

Read About AI Athletics Brampton Campus News Chang School of Continuing Education City-building Culture & Society Entrepreneurship Faculty of Arts Faculty of Community Services Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science Faculty of Engineering and Architecural Science Faculty of Science History Leadership President's Message Scholarships Technology Ted Rogers School of Management The Creative School Volunteers Winter 2025 Yeates School of Graduate Studies Zone learning

Harnessing AI for health

AI tools provide faster, more accurate diagnoses for diseases like breast cancer and Alzheimer’s

Be your own boss

Five startup founders from TMU’s zone network share their secrets to success

TMU students mentor local high school students

Pathways to Education program helps prepare students to enter university

Pro Bone‑o Pet Dispute Clinic

Law students offer expertise to couples and their pets

President Lachemi on TMU’s entrepreneurial spirit

Have a business idea you’d like to launch? TMU might have the incubation space for you

Managing performance anxiety

TMU researcher shares tips for young musicians

New $5‑million investment transforms medical education

Moez and Marissa Kassam fund scholarships, champion equity for future physicians

Meet TMU’s new chancellor, Donette Chin-Loy Chang

Long-time supporter of the university brings people together for the great cause of education

From RTA student to global creative entrepreneur

The Creative School Dean Charles Falzon reflects on his career and legacy

Closing a gap for at-risk women

‘The fight is not finished,’ says social services leader and TMU grad Siu Mee Cheng

Superfan launches Canada’s Granny Basketball League

Vicky Merrick talks building the winning team and getting back to the sport she loves

Former arts executive pivots to entertainment law

One of TMU’s first law grads finds synergy in new career

Building connections through volunteering

Grad Gabriel Weekes gives back by mentoring students

Free Store helps TMU towards zero-waste campus

The popular pop-up is one way the university takes holistic approach to sustainability

Pivot leads to something big

Christian Delos Santos and his co-founders have tapped the expertise and funding opportunities of the TMU Zone Learning ecosystem

The sky’s the limit for jewelry brand Biko

Learning to ask for help was a key step for entrepreneur Corrine Anestopoulos

Easing the way to family planning

Narjes Allahrabbi developed an at-home fertility technology to help families

An entrepreneur to watch

Bolis Ibrahim advises entrepreneurs to make sure their solution is 10 times better than whatever else is out there

A charitable venture

For TMU alumni Julian Powell and Jarret Maxwell, Music Share for Seniors is a chance to give back

The healing power of harmony

Psychology researchers tune in to the benefits of singing for people with communication challenges, reducing stress and social isolation

A look back on heady days at RTA School of Media

The late ’70s stoked passion for producing, recalls Charles Falzon, now dean

Class Notes 2025

Updates from alumni on personal and professional milestones

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