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EngSci Associate Director receives the University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award

May 29, 2026

  Professor Robert Irish (ISTEP), who serves as EngSci’s Associate Director for Years 1 & 2, has received the University of Toronto’s highest honour for teaching for his sustained excellence in […]

EngSci’s Teaching Awards recognize excellence among professors and TAs

May 28, 2026

  Since its inception in 1934, Engineering Science courses have been delivered by instructors with diverse expertise in engineering- and science-related subjects from across U of T Engineering and the […]

‘These opportunities are precious’: How U of T Engineering students are gaining global experience abroad

May 26, 2026

By Samantha Younan For U of T Engineering undergraduate Nadia Scharnhorst (Year 4 EngSci), the world is a classroom.  Scharnhorst has spent two summers on different continents: first through a summer […]

EngSci alumna and instructors honoured with teaching awards

April 24, 2026

  With contributions from Carolyn Farrell A recent EngSci graduate and two instructors of the program’s courses were among teaching staff honoured at the April 14 Faculty Council meeting. Teaching Assistant […]

Helpful sharks and tidy roofs: Praxis II & III students show off their clever designs

April 17, 2026

April marks the end of the academic year but also the time when Years 1 & 2 EngSci students show off their inventive engineering design projects at the annual end-of-term […]

Celebrating EngSci student leadership and service

April 10, 2026

    On April 1, U of T Engineering students were recognized for their outstanding leadership and service at a celebration hosted by the U of T Engineering Office of […]

Reflections on giving with student, EngSci alumnus, entrepreneur and philanthropist Rahul Goel

March 17, 2026

By Kristina Kazandjian From building Mars rovers as a student to founding a Canadian space launch company, Rahul Goel (EngSci 1T6, UTIAS PhD candidate) embodies what it means to turn curiosity […]

A family legacy of giving: Why the Ying siblings created two new awards at U of T Engineering and Temerty Medicine

February 17, 2026

  By Tyler Irving Engineering talent tends to run in families — and for the Ying family, the engineering spirit also lies at the heart of a gift that will long outlast themselves.  Yvonne Ying (EngSci 9T6), Irene Ying (ChemE 0T4) and Ivan Ying (ChemE 0T5) all […]

Company founded by EngSci alumnus prepares for Canada’s first-ever commercial rocket launch 

December 17, 2025

By Samantha Younan The excitement at NordSpace is ramping up, as the Canadian space company prepares to launch the first suborbital flight of its Taiga rocket. If successful, it will mark […]

U of T Engineering commemorates National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

December 4, 2025

By Tyler Irving On Friday, a monument designed and built by U of T Engineering students will be on display on the front steps of the Galbraith building to mark the […]