Posts Categorized: News

October 14, 2016 — Graduate students working to advance solar technology, design brain-machine interfaces and improve drinking water quality have been awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships for 2016. Vanier Scholarships, worth $50,000 per year for three years, are awarded by the…

October 11, 2016 — The National Academy of Engineering has honoured two University of Toronto undergrads – Rachel Andrade and Clara Stoesser – with a first-place award for their video “Refugee Crisis,” which explores how systems engineering can be applied to the plight of refugees. Stoesser, a…

October 4, 2016 — More than 50 aspiring female engineers gathered at the University of Toronto for the annualYoung Women in Engineering Symposium (YWIES) on Saturday, October 1. Now in its third year, the symposium brought together high-achieving high-school students for a…

September 30, 2016 — Creating solutions to pressing global challenges — from clean water, to renewable energy, to health care innovations — requires a plurality of perspectives, delegates at the sixth Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) heard Tuesday. A panel of experts…

September 21, 2016 — Robotics innovation and research has become a significant drawing card for students at universities and colleges, says MIE Professor Goldie Nejat. Read more.

September 13, 2016 — A robotic exoskeleton for children with physical disabilities; an electronic “smart skin” that helps surgeons avoid errors; a meal replacement that promotes cognitive health — these are just a few of the U of T Engineering innovations featured…

September 13, 2016 — Professor Hani Naguib (MIE, MSE) has been named to the 2016 cohort of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Established in 2014, the College is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition…

September 7, 2016 — U of T Engineering Professor Javad Mostaghimi (MIE) has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, one of the highest honours a Canadian researcher can achieve. The Society’s mission is to recognize scholarly,…

 September 1, 2016 — Seven U of T Engineering faculty members have received the inaugural Percy Edward Hart and Erwin Edward Hart Professorships, enhancing emerging research and education across the Faculty. The professorships were created by a landmark bequest from the…

August 31, 2016 — Bloomberg TV made a visit to Professor Goldie Nejat’s Autonomous Systems and Biomechatronics Lab to learn more about building socially-assistive robots to help the elderly as they age. Watch here.