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May 11, 2016 — Professor Yu Sun among five U of T Engineering researchers to receive Connaught Innovation Awards. Part of U of T’s Connaught Fund, the largest internal university research funding program in Canada, the awards accelerate the development of promising technology…

May 2, 2016 — Whether they are increasing student engagement or providing opportunities to work across disciplines, these U of T Engineering graduate students aim to improve engineering education both in Canada and around the world. Kirstin Newfield (CivE PhD candidate)…

April 22, 2016 — IndE students Jaquelyn Monis Rodriguez (Year 4 IndE + PEY) and Rong Yao (Year 4 IndE + PEY) are among 15 U of T Engineering students to receive a 2016 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award. “The outstanding leadership co-…

April 18, 2016 — Mentoring a student startup, joining a departmental advisory board or becoming a global ambassador for U of T Engineering are just a few ways alumni are volunteering their time and expertise to Skule™. Alumni volunteers also…

April 18, 2016 — Carla Baptista, Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Counsellor for MIE, was recognized with the Quality of Student Experience Award at the Faculty’s ninth-annual Celebrating Engineering Excellence reception on April 14. Five staff awards and two research awards…

March 30, 2016 — As a First Year student Peter Wen (Year 3 MechE) fixed bicycles in his cramped dorm room. One night, he was on the floor searching for the right Allen key, the hexagonal-shaped tool used to tune…

March 30, 2016 — This year, 19 student teams took on industry challenges that were as diverse as their engineering disciplines. After eight months of collaborating with their industry clients, the fourth-year engineering undergraduates displayed their final design solutions at the…

March 30, 2016 — Today the University of Toronto unveiled its plan for taking action on climate change in a bold report, Beyond Divestment: Taking Decisive Action on Climate Change. “The University’s most valuable and effective contributions to the global effort…

March 23, 2016 — From wind turbines and solar power to fuel cells and hydroelectricity, sources of sustainable energy are as diverse as the researchers working in this area. Professor Aimy Bazylak (MIE), Director of U of T Engineering’s Institute…

March 23, 2016 — Population growth, climate change and environmental degradation are intensifying pressures on global water supplies, hastening the need for innovations that will improve access to clean water for drinking, food production and sanitation. Researchers at U of T…