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Running a sweet family business: U of T Engineering alumni siblings tap a maple syrup venture

April 22, 2024

  By Phill Snel Every spring, the warming weather sees the tree sap run again, beckoning the Tomory family to renew their combined annual efforts. Harvesting the quintessential Canadian product, […]

U of T Engineering students are incorporating AI in treating certain mental health conditions

February 15, 2024

  Professor Michael Guerzhoy (MIE, EngSci) and a team of undergraduate U of T Engineering students are researching how artificial intelligence and machine-learning can aid clinicians in treating mental health-related […]

A cube that walks and the importance of networking: what EngSci students learned at ESEC 2024

February 9, 2024

  Self-flying planes, a robotic cube that can stand up on its own, and portable clean energy for Sub-Saharan Africa—these were just some of the engineering topics Years 1 and […]

How Blueprint introduces Black high school students to the many possibilities of an engineering career

February 7, 2024

By Safa Jinjie Jadesola Babalola-Lucas, 16, has felt an affinity for math and science since she was in elementary school, but it was not until the summer of 2020 that […]

EngSci volunteers honoured at the 2023 Arbor Awards

February 6, 2024

  After several years of virtual award ceremonies due to pandemic restrictions, the University of Toronto once again celebrated recipients of its highest volunteer honour with a festive in-person reception. […]

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Supporting EngSci’s Varsity student athletes: Blues Engineering

February 2, 2024

  In the 2023-2024 academic year, 20 EngSci students have been part of 11 Varsity Blues athletics teams—from badminton to tennis.  Balancing their demanding academic workload with their training and […]

UTAT division launches first satellite into space, initiating next phase of communication mission

January 26, 2024

By Safa Jinje On November 11, 2023, U of T Engineering students gathered in the basement of the Sandford Fleming Building — known to many as The Pit — to […]

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Remembering an icon: Professor Emeritus Kenneth C. Smith (1932-2023)

January 15, 2024

On October 29, 2023, the Division of Engineering Science lost one of its most ardent supporters and engaged alumni. ECE Professor Emeritus Kenneth C. (‘K.C.’) Smith (EngPhys 5T4, ECE MASc […]

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

December 8, 2023

By Adina Bresge he University of Toronto community came together to honour the memories of the 14 women who were killed in the École Polytechnique massacre in 1989 and to […]

Engineering Science student earns Rhodes Scholarship

November 29, 2023

  By Tyler Irving Adam Radek Martínez (Year 4 EngSci) says that receiving the news of the Rhodes Scholarship left him experiencing a mix of astonishment, nervousness and excitement.  “I […]