Awards & honours news

From the U of T President's Teaching Award to the Order of Canada, our students, faculty, staff and alumni consistently earn some of the most prestigious honours in their fields. We are proud to celebrate their success.

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Professor J. Paul Santerre elected to the U.S. National Academy of Inventors

The NAI recognizes exceptional academic inventors whose research has led to technologies that make a meaningful impact on society

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Rayla Myhal receives Honorary Alumni Award

Myhal is president and director of the Myhal Family Foundation and vice-president of corporate and social responsibility for Windermere Investment Corporation

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Celebrating U of T Engineering volunteers at the 2025 Arbor Awards

Eleven members of the U of T Engineering community were honoured for advancing U of T governance, mentoring students, helping to launch startups and much more

Left to right: Computer Science student Vishwa Dave and Hudson Jantzi (Year 1 CompE) both received a 2025 Schulich Leader Scholarship. (photos courtesy of students)

2025 Schulich Leaders grateful for ‘life-changing’ scholarship to study STEM at U of T

Valued at $120,000 each for engineering students, the scholarship covers the entire cost of an undergraduate education

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New Canada Research Chairs advance research in personalized robots, equitable clinical systems and more

Professor Goldie Nejat (MIE) is among four recipients from U of T Engineering

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Five alumni honoured with 2025 Engineering Alumni Network Awards

U of T Engineering community members recognized for professional excellence and impact on their chosen fields

Professor Adrian Nachman (ECE) is internationally renowned for his breakthroughs in mathematical problems related to medical imaging, some of which had been unsolved for decades. (photo courtesy of ECE)

Professor Adrian Nachman elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Fellows are recognized for their contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, and in Canadian public life

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Professor Milica Radisic elected fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

Fellows from universities, healthcare and research institutes evaluate Canada’s most complex health challenges and recommend strategic, actionable solutions

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U of T professor Alex Mihailidis appointed Knight of the Ordre des Palmes académiques

Originally established by Napoleon in 1808, the honour recognizes contributions to the advancement of education and scholarship