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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…

March 23, 2016 — Omar Haggag (Year 4 MechE) is one of three undergraduate students who are making sustainability and the environment core components of their education. Population growth, the depletion of natural resources and environmental degradation are straining our global…

March 22, 2016 — Haya Elaraby (Year 3 IndE) and Katherine Lonergan (Year 3 MechE) are among 10 recipients of the Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education scholarship. On Tuesday, March 15, members of the Foundation presented two admission scholarships and eight…

March 3, 2016 — After the computer and the smartphone, robotics is the next big technology that will change our lives,” Professor Goldie Nejat (MIE) told a hushed crowd of 12 journalists assembled in her lab. “We focus on developing…

March 1, 2016 — MIE Professor Aimy Bazylak is among six funded projects announced. Strategic Partnership Grants to help U of T engineers address some of the greatest challenges facing Canada and the world. New funding from the Natural Sciences and…

February 22, 2016 — A team of scientists injects a tiny mechanical device into the human body, where it swims to the site of a potentially fatal blood clot and removes the blockage, saving the patient’s life. That may sound like…

February 22, 2016 — Alumna Anne Sado (IndE 7T7) had already led a full and successful career when she decided to launch a new one. The industrial engineer joined Bell Canada immediately following her graduation from U of T Engineering.…

February 16, 2016 — Professor David Sinton (MIE) of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering has been awarded a 2015 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). The award will…