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April showers have brought May flowers as the cherry blossoms outside Robarts Library begin to bloom. But the Instagram-worthy foliage isn’t the only event getting people excited at the University of Toronto this month.

May is full of fascinating events – from city-wide science, architecture and photography festivals to talks by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and a researcher on the team who captured the first-ever image of a black hole.

Here is a selection of events taking place on all three campuses this month:

May 2

Kids can learn about what it’s like to work and study at ÇÑ×ÓÖ±²¥ at Bring Our Children to Work Day. The annual event invites appointed faculty, librarians and staff to bring children in Grades 4 to 7 for an exciting day of activities. Registration is now closed but you can find out more about the events on the , and campuses.

Faculty and students from ÇÑ×ÓÖ±²¥, York, Ryerson and OCAD have been working together on a research project exploring affordable student housing in Toronto. The group will be presenting some of their findings held at York University.

Donna Strickland, Nobel Prize in Physics recipient for 2018, . She’ll be talking about her award-winning work on ultrashort optical pulses.   

Hear from Harvard University’s Peter Galison, a member of the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, about what went into capturing the historic image of a black hole, at . 

May 3

Exciting news for the Robarts Library expansion – . Studying at Robarts may be a little loud, but you can ask staff at the ground floor information desk and second-floor Ask Us desk for earplugs.

Shutterbugs rejoice – Toronto’s Contact photography festival is back, with captivating exhibitions taking place on ÇÑ×ÓÖ±²¥ campuses: 

• See the world through the eyes of an engineer at , which will feature photographs from current students and alumni, providing an intimate look at the faculty.
• Director of the International Human Rights Program in the Faculty of Law, Samer Muscati, will be showcasing photographs from his visits to Rwanda 15 and 25 years after the genocide at and at ÇÑ×ÓÖ±²¥ Scarborough. An event to commemorate the 25^th anniversary of the genocide .

May 4

American artist as part of the Contact festival. The MacArthur grant recipient, whose work has been displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, will also be presenting her work at ÇÑ×ÓÖ±²¥â€™s Art Museum and at locations across the city. Her lecture is sold out but you can join the waitlist.

May 5

Roll up your sleeves and join the ÇÑ×ÓÖ±²¥ Trash Team for , where you can do your part for the environment by picking up litter along the Don River watershed.

May 8

What makes a successful city? that will explore the challenges and opportunities faced by big cities around the world for the book launch of Perfect City: An Urban Fixer’s Global Search for Magic in the Modern Metropolis, by Joe Berridge, one of the world’s leading urban planners.

Ahead of the G20 summit in Japan, the Centre for the Study of Global Japan and the G20 Research Group of ÇÑ×ÓÖ±²¥ are . Officials and scholars from around the world will be attending the event held at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, including Takako Ito, consulate-general of Japan in Toronto.

May 11

Glowing bacteria, mutant flies, scavenger hunts and virtual reality tours are just a few of the displays and activities at this year’s Science Rendezvous, the annual family-friendly festival. Here’s what’s happening on the , and campuses.

May 13

This is the last week to at the Master of Visual Studies graduate exhibition and the Shelley Peterson art exhibition at ÇÑ×ÓÖ±²¥â€™s Art Museum.

May 14

Listen to captivating stories told by members of Toronto’s medical community at , in partnership with the Annals of Internal Medicine.

May 25

Explore some of ÇÑ×ÓÖ±²¥â€™s most fascinating spaces at this year’s Doors Open Toronto. It’s your chance to admire the architecture in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, explore One Spadina, and check out the new , which will be hosting lightning lectures and interactive activities for kids.

May 28

Join urban thought leaders, policy-makers, planners, community advocates and business leaders to exchange ideas on ways to meet the challenges of governing cities in the midst of change at the Governing Cities in the 21st Century symposium. The event will feature experts including Michelynn Laflèche, vice-president of United Way Greater Toronto, Bill Peduto, mayor of Pittsburgh, and Richard Florida, at the Rotman School of Management.   or .

May 30

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic will be at the Rotman School of Management , which explores the flaws in a system that rewards arrogance and loudness over humility and wisdom.