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University of Toronto Competes for New York Research Program Opportunity

The University of Toronto and two other North American universities are competing to provide research support for a campus expansion at New York University (NYU). A joint letter expressing interest in the development was submitted by the University of Toronto,…

Radiation Worries Likely Overblown, Says Chemical Engineering Professor

For all the troubles facing the earthquake-stricken people of Japan, a nuclear meltdown may be among the least of their worries, a Canadian radiation expert says. The danger of serious radiation leaks from the Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi…

54 Things to Do During March Break

It’s March break. The kids are out of school for five days. That’s 120 hours to fill. This list of 54 things to do is a good place to start. 29. Just because school’s out, doesn’t mean they don’t have…

Pedal Really Means Power at Hart House

The prototype sustainable power plant that University of Toronto Professor Olivier Trescases (ECE) is demonstrating doesn’t look like much. A simple black-box battery connected by clips to red and yellow wires that go to a decades-old electricity meter, then by…

Engineering Student’s Photo Business is Shaping Up Nicely

Vincent Cheung (ECE) is the owner and founder of Shape Collage, a software program that allows users to create picture collages with just a few clicks of the mouse. When he’s not running a successful business, he’s completing his PhD…
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