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Dean’s World Tour: Checking in with U of T Engineering students across the globe

November 19, 2020

This week, U of T Engineering Dean Christopher Yip took a virtual trip around the world. Using the digital meeting platform Zoom, Dean Yip facilitated a series of open discussions for undergraduate […]

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Three-peat victory: U of T Engineering team wins AutoDrive Challenge, Year Three

October 2, 2020

aUToronto has placed first in an intercollegiate challenge to transform an electric car into a self-driving one — their third consecutive win. “All of us take pride in the work that […]

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Back to Skule™: Mental wellness strategies for students

September 9, 2020

This year, U of T Engineering students are preparing for a very different back-to-school season. Keeping mental health in mind will be more important than ever.  Below, U of T Engineering’s Mental Health Programs […]

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How to work effectively when your team is both global and virtual

August 20, 2020

Last January, U of T Engineering launched a new program focused on using online collaboration tools to build effective, multidisciplinary design teams with members all over the world. Its creators […]

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Students spark new solutions for COVID-19 challenges

July 23, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic rearranged the plans of students across U of T Engineering over the past few months, one question was on many minds: what can I do to […]

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2019-2020 Award Winners from the U of T Engineering Class of 2T0

June 18, 2020

Congratulations to the 2019 – 2020 award winners from the Class of 2T0 for their incredible academic achievements! Class of 3T5 Second Mile Award Rahemeen Ahmed / Civil Engineering The […]

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At age 18, U of T Engineering’s youngest grad has accomplished more than most – and she’s just getting started

May 28, 2020

Maddy (Xiaoxiao) Zhang (EngSci 2T0) knew how to read by the time she was two years old. By Grade 1, she had mastered multiplication tables. At age 11, she visited the […]

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New U of T Engineering Academy prepares incoming students to excel in first year

May 19, 2020

U of T Engineering is launching a new program designed to give incoming students all the material they need to shine in their first-year courses. The University of Toronto Engineering Academy is […]

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New ‘rock candy’ approach could lead to simpler, faster tests for COVID-19

May 4, 2020

Testing for viruses is not a new science, but the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the bottlenecks in established methods. Now, a team led by Professor Leo Chou (IBBME) is pursuing a non-traditional […]

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Protecting a freshwater spring on Nicaragua’s Corn Island

April 20, 2020

Tobi Sogbesan (Year 4 MechE) had been in Nicaragua for three days when he finally realized what was at stake with his latest engineering project. “We had the chance to sit down with […]

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U of T Engineering student-athlete news roundup for February 2020

February 24, 2020

This month, there were so many U of T Engineering student-athlete updates, that we decided to do a roundup. Congrats to our Varsity athletes on an incredible month!   Jack […]

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Remembering Mojtaba Abbasnezhad

January 10, 2020

On Wednesday, January 8, 2020, U of T Engineering student Mojtaba Abbasnezhad was among 176 passengers killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International […]

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U of T Engineering entrepreneur creates his own job post-graduation: Delivering clean, affordable energy to Nigeria

December 9, 2019

  For Olugbenga Olubanjo (CivE MASc candidate), the light bulb moment leading to clean energy startup Reeddi came when the lights went out. He was often frustrated speaking to family and friends in […]

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Celebrating Excellence in Athletics and Academics

November 28, 2019

On November 20, 2019, 233 University of Toronto student-athletes were recognized at the 10th annual Academic Excellence Breakfast, which was held at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. Twenty-three […]

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National Champion: Lucia Stafford Strikes Gold in Kingston

November 11, 2019

U of T Engineering civil engineering student and Varsity Blues athlete Lucia Stafford is having a banner season. Here a few highlights from this fall: Lucia Stafford won the individual […]

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Zheng-Hong Lu and Yu Sun named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

September 10, 2019

U of T Engineering professors Zheng-Hong Lu (MSE) and Yu Sun (MIE) have been elected fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) on the basis of their exceptional contributions to scholarship in their […]

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Infrastructure for innovation: Seven U of T Engineering researchers receive CFI funding for upgrades and equipment

August 12, 2019

Digital technology has globalized engineering design and collaboration: a new product can be prototyped in Toronto, assessed in Amsterdam and manufactured in Shenzhen. But Professor Alison Olechowski (MIE, ILead) says that many of […]

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This ultra-thin hot water bottle could help ease menstrual pain

August 1, 2019

A U of T Engineering-led team has developed the world’s thinnest wearable hot water bottle to relieve menstrual pain in the lower abdomen. Although dysmenorrhea — also known as menstrual […]

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Meet Marisa Sterling, U of T Engineering’s first Assistant Dean and Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Professionalism

July 10, 2019

Marisa Sterling (ChemE 9T1) was recently appointed the first Assistant Dean and Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Professionalism at U of T Engineering. This newly created role aims to support and […]

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U of T Engineering celebrates the leadership and legacy of Dean Cristina Amon

June 27, 2019

On Wednesday, June 26, more than 400 members of the U of T Engineering community came together to celebrate the transformative leadership of Dean Cristina Amon and reflect on the past decade of […]

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