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June 6, 2016 — Ashis Ghosh (MechE 1T5 + PEY) and Nishant Samantray (MechE 1T3 + PEY) are among four U of T Engineering students striving to bring their business ideas to fruition in this year’s cohort of The Next…

May 26, 2016 — A historic $20-million bequest from the estate of alumnus Erwin Edward Hart(CivE 4T0) will drive engineering forward by supporting emerging research and education at the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and providing enhanced opportunities for graduate…

May 17, 2016 — Imagine being able to travel between Toronto and Montreal in 30 minutes. It could be a reality sooner than you think. A team from U of T Engineering, led by Professor Kamran Behdinan, is hoping to…

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…