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EngSci student wins at Hatchery Demo Day

September 23, 2020

    Year 4 EngSci student Cindy Chen (third from left in the above photo) is part of the team that won the top prize at the 2020 Hatchery Demo […]

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Student-designed tool to help cancer patients wins John W. Senders Award

August 14, 2020

  A flexible plastic plate dotted with electrodes may not seem like something that belongs in a human mouth, but this student-developed device could help give some cancer patients back […]

What’s contributing to the striking gender gap in the AI field? U of T Engineering study takes a closer look

July 2, 2020

By Liz Do July 2, 2020 A study led by U of T Engineering alumna Kimberly Ren (EngSci 2T0) is the first to quantify predictors that could lead women towards, […]

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Inioluwa Deborah Raji (EngSci 1T9) named to MIT Technology Review’s Top Innovators Under 35

June 23, 2020

  EngSci alumna Inioluwa Deborah Raji (EngSci 1T9) has been named to this year’s list of Top Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review, an impressive achievement for such a […]

At age 18, EngSci’s youngest grad is just gettting started

May 28, 2020

  In 2016, an incoming Year 1 EngSci student was making news.  At the age of just 14, Maddy (Xiaoxiao) Zhang (EngSci 2T0 Aerospace) was not only U of T’s […]

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What undergraduate summer research looks like in the time of COVID-19

May 26, 2020

By Tyler Irving   Lauren Streitmatter (Year 2 EngSci) thought she’d be heading to Imperial College London this summer, but the pandemic had other plans. “I was really looking forward […]

EngSci student named Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University

May 11, 2020

  Graduating student Netra Unni Rajesh (1T9 + PEY) has been selected from over 6,000 international applicants for a prestigious scholarship at Stanford University. She will join a cohort of […]

EngSci alumnus elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

February 6, 2020

Alumnus Raffaello D’Andrea (EngSci 9T1) has been elected as international members of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The NAE provides engineering leadership in service to the United States […]

Keeping your data safe: EngSci alumnus Karl Martin explains what it takes

February 1, 2020

  Unlocking your smart phone using your fingerprint is very convenient, but it comes with a risk of identity theft and surveillance.  To mark Data Privacy Day on January 28, […]

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We Remember: EngSci students and alumna reflect on the legacy of December 6

December 5, 2019

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history.  On Dec. 6, 2019 at 5 p.m., 14 engineering schools across Canada […]