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When you take the time to reflect on 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic, words need not be spoken to understand all the different hardships and challenges that it brought. For Varsity Blues third-year water polo goalkeeper, Hana Truchla, she was…
What is smartphone science? And how are researchers using these devices as mobile laboratories? In season two, episode five of the Groundbreakers video series, host Ainka Jess speaks with Ayden Malekjahani about how smartphones are being used to explore new avenues in science. A PhD candidate…
After completing a four-month internship at Tesla, Victoria Vastis (MechE 2T3) found herself with some unexpected free time. “I was meant to start another work placement, but it just didn’t feel like a good fit, I wasn’t getting the growth…
On December 1, members of the U of T Engineering community can access free flu vaccines in the Bahen Centre for Information Technology (40 St. George Street), courtesy of a partnership with the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. The clinic is being run by the Discovery…
Computer-aided design (CAD) software has been a tool used by engineers and designers for decades, but according to Professor Alison Olechowski (MIE, ISTEP) a better understanding of how it’s used could help these workers level-up their skills — with knock-on effects across a range…
As renewables — such as solar and wind power — increase their share within our energy mix, the need for new technologies to efficiently store electrical energy is growing as well. Professor Aimy Bazylak (MIE) and her team are on the case. …
The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society recently held their 66th Annual Meeting where a number of individuals were recognized for their contributions to the field. Professor Greg Jamieson and his co-author Dr. Gyrd Skraaning received the Jerome H. Ely Human…
Charles Ward, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto Charles Albert Ward was born in Bailey, Texas, on May 28, 1939, and passed away on October 12, 2022, in Bridgepoint Hospital, Toronto. He went to Magnolia High School and then took Mechanical…
Last week, Kirti Saxena (MechE 2T2+PEY) represented Canada at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Pontevedra, Spain. The event marked Saxena’s return to competitive wrestling after sustaining a serious injury to her lower body earlier this year. “Six months ago, I…
The United States is the world’s most expensive country to give birth. Yet, its maternal mortality rate was the highest compared to other wealthy nations, with 23.8 deaths per 100,000 births in 2020. Professor Myrtede Alfred (MIE), has dedicated her career to…
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