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This fall, the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering will launch a new Electric Vehicle Design certificate for undergraduate students. The program aims to prepare the next generation of electric vehicle (EV) engineers for professional and research opportunities…
Developing research led by Myrtede Alfred (MIE) offers new insight to address racial and ethnic maternal care disparities in the United States. Evaluating clinical systems issues using 528 incident reports in 476 deliveries, Alfred found that Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) patients are represented disproportionately…
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto, led by Professor Craig Simmons, has introduced a novel method to engineer soft connective tissues with prescribed mechanical properties similar to those of native tissues. This finding, published in the journal Advanced…
Hydrogen will play a crucial role in enabling countries worldwide to reach net-zero emission by 2050. But a sustainable hydrogen economy will require global collaboration and knowledge sharing to drive the necessary technological developments, says Professor Murray Thomson (MIE). Thomson is the…
Small modular reactors (SMRs) represent a new paradigm that could change how and where nuclear power is used to meet our energy needs — and U of T Engineering research could help point the way forward. Professors Greg Jamieson (MIE), Oh-Sung Kwon (CivMin) and Yu…
Two multidisciplinary teams led by U of T Engineering researchers will train a new generation of experts to address challenges in health care, from organ rejuvenation to more equitable access to treatment for heart failure. Professor Michael Sefton (BME, ChemE) is leading Cell…
Researchers at the University of Toronto Robotics Institute and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have teamed up to develop a new treatment option for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM). Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer; the…
October 3, 2018 — High atop the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship, a group of 100 engineering graduate students, faculty members, research scientists, and alumni gathered on October 1 to mark a decade of progress toward the goal…
The department awarded First Year PhD student Pranay Shrestha third place for his oral presentation at this year’s Graduate Research Symposium held on June 27. We visited his lab in MB to learn more about his experience, as well as…
The department awarded Second Year MASc student Andrew Wong second place for his oral presentation at this year’s Graduate Research Symposium held on June 27. We visited his lab in MB to learn more about his experience that day, as…
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