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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

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Why this family is strengthening mental health supports for U of T Engineering students

A gift and a new funding campaign from Loui Pappas (CivE 8T8, MASc 8T9) and his family will expand access to counselling and other services

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U of T announces Eva and Allen Lau Commercialization Catalyst Prize for Computing & Engineering Innovation to support aspiring entrepreneurs

Prize targets startup ideas that aim to commercialize technology and material innovations in the computing field, offering mentorship, workspace and access to prototyping labs

"Students are at the centre of everything we do at U of T Engineering. That’s why my door’s always open – I encourage students to book a coffee chat with me," says Chris Yip, Dean of U of T Engineering. (photo by Daria Perevezentsev)

U of T Engineering Dean Chris Yip on how the Defy Gravity campaign is making a difference

Yip reflects on the value of student voices, what it means to think sustainably and what’s next for U of T Engineering

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Three members of the U of T Engineering community appointed to the Order of Canada

Professor Tom Chau (BME), Professor Emeritus Adel Sedra (ECE) and alumnus Nathan Leipciger (ECE 5T5, Hon LLD 2019) are among 83 individuals appointed by the Governor General of Canada

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U of T Engineering researchers and startup boutIQ solutions partner to advance heart repair therapies

Company aims to transform the way cell culture media is developed, using artificial intelligence to make cell-based therapies more effective and clinically viable

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Professor Caitlin Maikawa wins 2024 John Charles Polanyi Prize for Chemistry

The Polanyi Prizes are awarded annually in honour of John C. Polanyi, who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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MEng grad Madhi Ramesh on gaining skills and building community at U of T Engineering

Graduate student associations and part-time jobs helped the international student find her place

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U of T Engineering professors and alumni elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering

Fellows provide strategic advice on matters of critical importance to Canada and to Canadians