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Rahul Goel holding a prototype of a 3D printed Hadfield Rocket Engine in front of a "nordspace" logo, two flags and a rocket model

Reflections on giving with student, alumnus, entrepreneur and philanthropist Rahul Goel

Goel recently established his first student award, the Dipika Goel PhD Scholarship in Aerospace Studies

Dean Chris Yip

Introducing the Strategic Academic Plan: Q & A with Dean Yip

The Strategic Academic Plan provides a blueprint for the next five years

Paul and Anna Acchione

For Giving Day, alumnus and donor Paul Acchione reflects on his life and legacy in engineering

Acchione (MechE 7T1, MEng 7T6) helped shape Ontario’s nuclear power infrastructure, and has consistently supported U of T Engineering for nearly 50 years

Ying family

A family legacy of giving: Why the Ying siblings created two new awards at U of T Engineering and Temerty Medicine

Four siblings have created two new endowed awards to honour their parents and support future engineers and physicians

Two individuals speak with each other at the ISTEP event

ISTEP semiconductor industry panel highlights career opportunities for Canadian graduates

Rising demand for technology innovation is putting greater emphasis on education and upskilling for workforce development

Ken stands in the Bahen lobby, wearing his Skule jacket

Reimagining the Pit, honouring its legacy

Engineering Society President Ken Hilton (Year 4 CompE) reflects on what the Pit renovation means for current and future U of T Engineering students

A Dec 6 memorial covered in roses stands infant of the Galbraith building on the U of T campus.

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

Students will unveil interactive sculpture at a memorial ceremony to mark the 36th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre

Left to right: Aaron Tan and Angus Fung sit behind their laptops in an office.

‘A Lume in every room’: U of T Engineering alumni are reimagining home robotics — starting with your laundry

Aaron Tan (MIE PhD 2T4) and Angus Fung (EngSci 1T9 + PEY, MIE PhD 2T4) founded startup Syncere to build design-forward intelligent robots that help with everyday chores

5 individuals stand in front of a banner for a photo together

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