Meric Gertler

Oct 16, 2024 | magazine.utoronto.ca | Meric Gertler

Geopolitical events over the past 12 months have deepened divisions and heightened tensions in society. As is often the case in such times, universities are among the institutions in which this has been especially visible – and the University of Toronto has been no exception. In fact, the problem of polarization in society has been building for some time, due to increasing levels of distrust and intolerance – along with the isolating effects of social media and a once-in-a-century pandemic.

Sep 28, 2024 | thehub.ca | Sean Speer |Meric Gertler

Commentary 28 September 2024 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to a reporter on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2023. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press. In The Weekly Wrap Sean Speer, our editor-at-large, analyses for Hub subscribers the big stories shaping politics, policy, and the economy in the week that was.

Sep 27, 2024 | thehub.ca | Meric Gertler |Harrison Lowman

University of Toronto President Meric Gertler delivered the following remarks on Sept. 23, 2024, at the Conference on Historical and Contemporary Antisemitism, hosted by the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies at U of T. Good afternoon, everyone. I am very pleased to join you. Though this conference is well underway, I want to welcome you to U of T and to Toronto.

Apr 25, 2024 | magazine.utoronto.ca | Meric Gertler

In May, the University of Toronto will celebrate the official opening of the first phase of the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus. This iconic new building is already a hub for the university’s global leadership in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Its mission is to power the full supply chain of innovation in this burgeoning field, from ideas and scholarship to successful startups.

Oct 11, 2023 | magazine.utoronto.ca | Meric Gertler

The great challenges of the 21st century are becoming increasingly urgent. From climate change and renewable energy to antibiotic resistance and drug discovery, we need solutions – and we need them now. But ours is also a time of incredibly rapid change, in both technology and society. So we also need thoughtful, careful solutions that will truly serve human ends.