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A legacy that will shape #UofT for years to come.

The latest issue of University of Toronto Magazine looks back at the impact of Meric Gertler’s transformative tenure as president — and forward to the future he helped imagine.

Visit magazine.utoronto.ca to explore stories, milestones, tributes and more.

Transcript of video contents follows:

In this issue:
- A university transformed
- Wes Hall's extraordinary journey
- Can I have your attention please?
- The art of the ask
- and more!

- A portrait of Meric Gertler
- A spead titled "A university transformed" showing and shows students walking in front of the Lassonde Mining Building
- visual of the dentistry lab
- a music/art project involving a person carrying a large speaker at UTM
- a woman designing a whimsical looking felt hat with branches
- a spead showing images of a U of T stage production
- A story on Defy Gravity campaign milestones
- Illustration of a woman planting plants
- Meric Gertler speaking in his office
- Still image from a UTM powwow
- Illustartion of a costume for a stage performance
- A person applying makeup
- A portrait of Wes Hall
- Students working on a rooftop garden at UTSC
- Alan Aspuru Guzik's self-driving lab
- Rose Patten at a UTSC convocation event
- Images showing the new buildings on the U of T campuses
- A portrait of Meric Gertler