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TMU's President Mohamed Lachemi’s legacy built on access and opportunity

Plus a decade of change at TMU, balancing academic freedom with AI, a top Canadian aerospace company and more in the new issue of TMU magazine
By: Michelle Grady
July 28, 2026
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The Summer 2026 issue of Toronto Met University Magazine covers President Mohamed Lachemi's decade of transformation at TMU, research into a natural sugar that could rival Ozempic, how TMU grads turned a bar-room question into a top Canadian aerospace company and more. See some of the stories below.

A conversation with Mohamed Lachemi on a decade of change at TMU
In a wide-ranging interview, Mohamed Lachemi discusses the university's renaming, the School of Medicine in Brampton, PACE scholarships – and his hopes for TMU in years to come

A university for everyone: Mohamed Lachemi's legacy
After nearly 30 years at TMU, President Mohamed Lachemi has helped to transform the campus into one that creates opportunity for all

In their own words
Colleagues, alumni and partners reflect on what President Lachemi has built and what he will be leaving behind come January

TMU's changing skyline
New construction projects are expanding the university's footprint and its role in the community

Charting the AI frontier: how TMU is balancing innovation and integrity
Vice-provost Sean Kheraj explains why academic freedom must be at the heart of the university's AI policy

Could a natural sugar do what Ozempic does? TMU researchers are finding out
With semaglutide use on the rise, Nick Bellissimo explores alternatives

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Five TMU aerospace grads turned a bar-room question about solar-powered flight into Superwake, one of Canada's most innovative drone companies. From left, Bill Bissonnette, Travis Krebs, Michael Melville, Alton Yeung and Devin Barcelos. Photo: Carmen Cheung.

TMU grads are building one of Canada's top aerospace companies
Superwake's solar-electric drones monitor wildlife, map coastlines and now serve the RCMP – all built on research from TMU's aerospace labs

How one TMU law grad is closing Canada's Indigenous justice gap
Desneige Frandsen trains Indigenous youth across Canada in legal advocacy and helps them imagine a future in law

Two TMU alumni on career pivots and the people who helped them get there
Nneka Elliott (RTA '06) and Aleem Punja (Disability Studies '16) share career advice for TMU's class of 2026

How TMU alumni are mentoring and hiring the next generation
From mentorship to hiring, alumni are opening doors for TMU students and grads

The business of reconciliation
How a Mi'kmaq birch bark canoe is reshaping what business school looks like at the Ted Rogers School of Management

Last call at the Imperial Pub
The beloved bar poured its last pint after 81 years, and TMU raised one final glass

Read all the latest stories on the Toronto Met University Magazine website.

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