What is University of Toronto?
[[Image:Uoft universitycollege.jpg|thumb|University College is one of the colleges in the University of Toronto.]] The '''University of Toronto''' is a [[university]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It was created by the [[King]] of the [[United Kingdom]] in 1827,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.library.utoronto.ca/utarms/researchers/Charter/Charter |title=The story of the University of Toronto's original charter |accessdate=2008-11-02 |publisher=University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services |archive-date=2012-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210190101/http://content.library.utoronto.ca/utarms/researchers/Charter/Charter |url-status=dead }}</ref> many years before Canada became a [[country]]. The university is made up of 12 different colleges where students live and study. These colleges all have their own buildings, dining halls and libraries. Some colleges relate to [[Christianity|Christian]] [[church]]es, but other colleges are not [[religion|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 cell]]s were first found. Its people built the first [[electron microscope]], found the first [[black hole]], and began a [[touchscreen]] [[technology]] called multi-touch. 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]]. The University of Toronto has been ranked as one of the top universities in the world{{fact|date=September 2015}}. == References == * Friedland, Martin L. (2002). ''The University of Toronto: A History''. The University of Toronto Press. {{ISBN|0-8020-4429-8}}. {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{commonscat}} * [https://www.utoronto.ca/ University of Toronto] {{Toronto}} {{authority control}} [[Category