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Five U of T Engineering alumni make the shortlist to become Canada’s next astronaut

February 2, 2017

Aaron Persad (EngSci 0T6, MIE PhD 1T4) is one of five U of T Engineering alumni named to the Canadian Space Agency’s shortlist of candidates to become Canada’s next astronaut. […]

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Cristina Amon reappointed Dean of U of T Engineering

January 26, 2017

Professor Cristina Amon has been reappointed as Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto for a special third term to June 30, 2019. […]

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Making sense of disasters: U of T Engineering offers new certificate in Forensic Engineering

December 20, 2016

When the Sunrise Propane plant exploded in August 2008, killing plant worker Parminder Saini, police, fire and ambulance were called first — and then forensic engineers. Forensic engineers are trained to find and […]

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Women make up more than 40 per cent of U of T Engineering first-year class

December 20, 2016

In 2018, Canada will issue a new $10 banknote bearing the likeness of Viola Desmond, a businesswoman and black civil-rights activist. Joining her on the shortlist was Elsie MacGill (ElecE 2T7), […]

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Engineering students construct monument to mark National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

December 6, 2016

Engineering undergraduate students marked the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women by designing and constructing an original monument on King’s College Road, next to the Sandford Fleming […]

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Blue Sky Solar Racing celebrates 20th anniversary

December 2, 2016

Over its two-decade history, the University of Toronto’s Blue Sky Solar Racing Team has faced its share of challenges and triumphs, but one thing has remained constant — the team […]

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Academic excellence and athletics: 25 U of T Engineering students recognized

December 2, 2016

On November 15, 2016, the University of Toronto’s Varsity Blues honoured top student athletes at the seventh annual Academic Excellence Breakfast held at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. […]

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U of T Engineering student wins Rhodes Scholarship

November 29, 2016

Stephanie Gaglione (Year 4 ChemE) has been selected as a 2017 Rhodes Scholar, a prestigious annual scholarship to the University of Oxford. The 22-year-old student, who is in her final […]

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Engineering Goes Global: Undergrad reflects on research exchange with National University of Singapore (NUS)

November 3, 2016

Last May, Gabriel Patron (Year 4 ChemE), through the U of T’s Summer Research Abroad program, embarked on a unique opportunity — the chance, as an undergrad, to conduct research […]

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Lucia Stafford named Varsity Blues’, OUA’s and CIS’s Athlete of the Week

September 27, 2016

U of T soccer defender Lukas MacNaughton and rookie runner Lucia Stafford (Year 1 TrackOne) were named the Varsity Blues male and female athletes of the week for the period ending September 25. […]

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Engineering student represents Canada at International Astronautical Congress

September 26, 2016

Fourth-year Engineering Science student Jeremy Wang is about to embark on an out-of-this-world journey. He is one of just ten students — only three of whom are undergraduates — to […]

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Meet U of T Engineering’s new head librarian

September 26, 2016

Mindy Thuna is the new head of the recently renovated Engineering & Computer Science Library. Located on the second floor of the Sandford Fleming Building, the library is a key research […]

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Three startups to watch from Demo Day at U of T Engineering’s Entrepreneurship Hatchery

September 16, 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 […]

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