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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 […]

Celebrating EngSci’s alumni volunteers at the 2025 Arbor Awards

November 28, 2025

  Alumni volunteers generously contribute their time to support the EngSci program and its students through mentorship, career networking, service in governance, in-class panel discussions, and more.  By sharing their […]

In Memoriam – Professor Peter Stangeby (1943 – 2025)

November 21, 2025

  The University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies and the Division of Engineering Science are saddened to announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Peter Stangeby. Born in Arvida, Quebec, […]

START1 takes flight: U of T Engineering student team explores radiation risks in space

October 31, 2025

  By Samantha Younan This summer, a team of undergraduate students from U of T Engineering launched an experiment into the stratosphere that could help scientists better understand the health […]

EngSci Student Research: Decoding Behaviour from Brain Signals in Children with Epilepsy

October 20, 2025

How do you find meaning in noise?  Year 3 EngSci student Kennice Wong spent months searching for the signal behind pediatric intracranial EEG data — tracing the rhythms of the […]

EngSci alumnus David Ha named to Time100 AI 2025

October 20, 2025

  David Ha (EngSci 0T3, MMF 0T4), founder of Japanese company Sakana AI, has been named to the Time100 AI 2025 list. The annual list recognizes “innovators, leaders and thinkers reshaping our […]

How this EngSci student’s passion for fusion energy took him to the U.K. and back

September 3, 2025

  By Samantha Younan This summer, Benjamin Humer (Year 4 EngSci) spent two weeks attending the Culham Plasma Physics Summer School in Oxfordshire, England. The trip was a culmination of months […]

Who will be the first to launch a rocket into orbit from Canada? This EngSci alumnus hopes his company will lead the way

August 23, 2025

  Canada has long been very active in the space sector, from building satellites and the famous Canadarm for the International Space Station to participating in missions to Mars.  But […]