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Photo of New Engineering Prof Chirag Variawa
September 1, 2016

Starting university is a big adjustment for any student. For Engineering students, they’re dealing with finding new classes and moving into residence,…

August 19, 2016

While working on her PhD in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, modern pentathlete Donna Vakalis fences four times…

Photo of hands bandaged in fighting ready stance with wrist-mounted sensor
August 8, 2016

The Canadian and American Olympic boxing teams competing in Rio de Janeiro may just have the upper hand – thanks to a wearable technology…

July 12, 2016

The first question Jonathan Rose poses in his Engineering classes is often a head-scratcher: “Who has a last name beginning with a letter between A…

Elizabeth Edwards and two students in the lab
July 11, 2016

University of Toronto chemical engineering professor Elizabeth Edwards and her team have developed a secret weapon in the war against pollution: a mix…

June 24, 2016

More than 300 researchers at the University of Toronto are receiving a big boost — $46.4 million —from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research…

June 14, 2016

The order came in on June 3. The photo shoot of the TORONTO sign in Nathan Phillips Square was scheduled for June 8. No problem for the Blue &…

June 8, 2016

Engineers are known for their creativity. But it’s the hope of leaders like Professor Cynthia Barnhart, the first female chancellor of the…

June 8, 2016

For U of T Engineering students, the short walk across the stage at Convocation Hall marks both the end of one journey and the beginning of…

June 7, 2016

A U of T Engineering team has designed a simpler way to keep therapeutic proteins where they are needed for long periods of time. The discovery is a…

May 31, 2016

A $20-million bequest from the estate of alumnus Erwin Edward Hart (CivE 4T0) will drive engineering forward by supporting emerging research and…

April 14, 2016

Two international collaborative research programs led by University of Toronto Engineering professors have received major grants from the Natural…