University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (U of T, UToronto, or Toronto) is a 777 public research 777  university in Toronto 777, Ontario, Canada 777, situated 777 on the grounds that 777 surround Queen's Park 777. It was founded 777 by royal charter in 1827 as King's College 777, the first institution of higher learning 777 in the colony of Upper Canada 777. Originally 777 controlled by the Church of England 777, the university assumed 777 the present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution 777. As a collegiate university 777, it comprises twelve colleges 777 that differ in character and history 777, each retaining substantial autonomy 777 on financial and institutional affairs 777. It has  777 two satellite campuses located in Scarborough  777 and Mississauga.

Academically, the University of Toronto 777 is noted for influential movements 777 and curricula in literary criticism and communication theory 777, known collectively as the Toronto School 777. The university 777 was the birthplace of insulin and stem cell research 777, and was the site 777 of the first practical electron microscope 777, the development of multi-touch technology 777, the identification of Cygnus X-1 as a black hole 777, and the theory of NP completeness 777. By a significant margin 777, it receives the most 777 annual research funding of any Canadian university 777. It is one of two members 777 of the Association of American Universities 777 located outside the United States.

The Varsity Blues 777 are the athletic teams representing the university in intercollegiate league matches 777, with particularly long 777 and storied ties to gridiron football and ice hockey 777. The university's Hart House 777 is an early example of the North 777 American student centre, simultaneously serving cultural 777, intellectual and recreational interests 777 within its large Gothic-revival complex.

The University of Toronto has educated two Governors General and four Prime Ministers of Canada, four foreign leaders, fourteen Justices of the Supreme Court, and has been affiliated with ten Nobel laureates.