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June 15, 2015 — Three U of T Engineering professors have received Early Researcher Awards from the Government of Ontario. The ERAs provide as much as $140,000 for promising early-career scientists and engineers to build their teams. “These awards recognize the…

June 9, 2015 — On June 4, MIE held its 6th Annual Graduate Research Symposium. Nearly 50 poster presentations and 30 oral presentations took place throughout the day. Graduate students presented on an array of important research areas, from harvesting next-generation…

June 8, 2015 — Could engineering improve your basketball jump shot, optimize your sleep schedule or help you make smarter investment decisions? These are just a few of the challenges that are motivating the next generation of entrepreneurs in U of…

June 8, 2015 — Eight members of the U of T Engineering community have been inducted as fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). Professors Kamran Behdinan (MIE), Greg Evans (ChemE), Vladimiros Papangelakis(ChemE), Michael Sefton (ChemE, IBBME) and Jim Wallace…

June 8, 2015 — Three promising new technologies from U of T engineers are one step closer to market thanks to the latest round of Heffernan Commercialization Fellowships. Researchers are awarded $17,000 per year, with the possibility of a one-year…

June 8, 2015 — GLEE is part of the Faculty’s strategy to increase diversity, particularly gender diversity, which is a key goal of the Academic Plan. In 2014-15, women made up 30.6 per cent of the first-year class, the highest proportion…

May 22, 2015 — MIE Professor Andrew Jardine is the industry expert on predicting manufacturing failure risk, replacing or repairing at the optimal moment. Needless to say, his software innovation is a hit with manufacturers. Read more.

May 22, 2015 — Fifteen years ago, the da Vinci system of robotic surgery rocked the medical world with its ability to assist surgeons with difficult surgeries on organs and tissue. Today, MIE Professor Yu Sun is taking robotic surgery…

May 22, 2015 — Hani Naguib’s smart materials group is building artificial muscles, electronic skins and an array of other cool products. Read more.

May 22, 2015 —  Have you ever been on a plane and marvelled over the fact that a 400-ton hunk of metal can get off the ground? As you peered out the window at the wing flaps, you probably thought about…