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U of T Engineering celebrates student leadership at 2018 Cressy Awards

April 18, 2018

Undergraduate and graduate engineering students were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the Engineering and University communities with 2018 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards

Then-electrical engineering student Dr. Donald Studney (ElecE 6T3, IBBME MASc 6T7, MD 7T0), sits at his first amateur radio station in 1961. (Courtesy: Donald Studney)

On the air: From Hart House to Vimy Ridge

April 9, 2018

A passion for amateur radio took alumnus Dr. Donald Studney from the Hart House Amateur Radio Club in the 1960s to Vimy Ridge in 2017 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War battle

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Purple Day: Meet U of T Engineering students researching new ways to understand epilepsy

March 26, 2018

Several teams of IBBME graduate students are working on solutions to improve treatments and quality of life for individuals facing the neurological disease

A global delegation from Fujitsu Inc., including Fujitsu President Tatsuya Tanaka, met with University of Toronto leadership on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 to discuss the thriving research collaboration. (Credit: Phil Babcock).

Fujitsu visits U of T Engineering to launch collaborative research lab

March 15, 2018

Global delegation meets with University leaders to discuss future of multidisciplinary partnership with researchers across U of T Engineering and beyond

Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) who holds the Canada Research Chair in Functional Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering, has been named a YWCA Woman of Distinction for 2018. (Photo: NSERC)

Professor Milica Radisic named a YWCA Toronto Woman of Distinction

March 8, 2018

Award honours those who work to improve the lives of women and girls in their community

Meghan Wright, a PhD student in the U of T Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), spent six months at Harvard Medical School on a federal government scholarship where she learned a new microscopy technique that validated her research strategy. (Photo courtesy Meghan Wright)

Federal government scholarship helps U of T Engineering PhD student gain international research experience

March 6, 2018

Meghan Wright received a Canada Graduate Scholarship and Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement to spend six months at Harvard Medical School for research exchange

Professors Rita Kandel and Robert Pilliar (IBBME), at right, are working on a promising new treatment that could see diseased joints replaced with new tissue-engineered joints developed at U of T Engineering. (Credit: Jennifer Robinson)

New joints for arthritis sufferers among U of T Engineering research projects receiving Connaught Innovation Award support

February 2, 2018

The five funded projects address pressing challenges in fields from machine learning to micro-surgery

Professor Ben Hatton (MSE), Professor Yoav Finer (Dentistry) and PhD candidate Cameron Stewart (IBBME) (Photo Credit: Faculty of Dentistry Yodit Tedla)

The fight against tooth decay gets help with a new smart material from U of T researchers

January 30, 2018

Multidisciplinary collaboration between U of T Engineering and Faculty of Dentistry designs new antimicrobial materials to prevent recurrent cavities under fillings

IBBME Professor Tom Chau has been awarded the Order of Ontario for his contributions to the province in the field of paediatric rehabilitation engineering. (Photo: Christina Gapic/Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital).

U of T Engineering professor Tom Chau awarded Order of Ontario

January 29, 2018

World leader in paediatric rehabilitation recognized for research and leadership contributions to the province

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