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October 20, 2015 — Three U of T Engineering graduates have been named to the ‘Highly Commended’ list for the 2015 Undergraduate Awards — an international competition that invites high-achieving undergraduates to share innovative research projects. Winners take part in the UA’s…

October 19, 2015 — Two years ago, U of T Engineering professor Mark Fox (MIE) spent 36 hours living on the street. He did it partly as a charity fundraiser, but mostly to get a better sense of how the homeless…

September 22, 2015 — Professor David Sinton has been named to the 2015 cohort of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Now in its second year, the College recognizes and brings together an emerging…

September 21, 2015 — Thirteen exceptional members of U of T Engineering’s alumni community will be recognized on Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) Honours and Awards. Four MIE alumni were among this year’s recipients. The ceremony,…

September 21, 2015 — First-year engineering students Christopher Choquette-Choo (Year 1 EngSci) and Daniel McInnis (Year 1 MechE) have been recognized with 2015 Schulich Leader Scholarships. Started in 2012 by business mogul and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, the program awards 50 students…

September 16, 2015 —  A more reliable way to remember birth control pills, a single tool that fixes most bike problems, and a satellite communications network that can help ensure tragedies like the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 never happen…

September 11, 2015 — Professor Kamran Behdinan was recently named an Associate Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The distinction recognizes individuals who have accomplished or been in charge of important engineering or scientific work; who have…

September 8, 2015 — A bold, colourful and unconventional collaboration has taken shape at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. Street artist Jason Wing, also known as SKAM, has painted a massive 276-foot (84-metre) installation that spans…

August 13, 2015 — With the sun beaming down on its solar surface, Horizon looked poised to tear off its platform and hit the road. The sleek new vehicle was unveiled today by the University of Toronto’s Blue Sky Solar…

August 4, 2015 — University of Toronto Engineering Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) has been appointed scientific director of the new Translational Biology and Engineering Program (TBEP), a unique interdisciplinary research initiative that will bring together leading experts in engineering…