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A Weekend Filled with GLEE

On the weekend of May 25-26, U of T Engineering empowered 90 newly admitted female students through a slew of activities at the Girls Leadership in Engineering Experience – also delightfully known as GLEE. Now in its second year, GLEE…

Teaching Technology Takes Centre Stage at EdTech Workshop

How can we improve teaching and student learning? Can we connect with students through texting, or invert the traditional classroom experience altogether? These were just a few of the questions posed at U of T’s second EdTech Workshop, held at…

Can Smartphones Make Students Pay Attention?

It would be hard to find a university student these days who isn’t glued to their smartphone screen – whether outside or inside the classroom. As tech blog ReadWrite explains, “The modern classroom is alive with the clicking of laptops and…

UTIAS Student Caught Up in Boston Bombing Aftermath

When Lana Osusky (AeroE PhD candidate) went to Boston to present her research, she didn’t expect to end up presenting in her hotel room, while under lockdown. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT)Women in Aerospace Symposium, which took place on April 18…

Future of Building Envelopes Discussed at U of T Engineering Forum

More than 100 professionals from engineering, architecture, planning, development and academia came to the Sandford Fleming Building April 30 to discuss the future of building envelopes. The forum, “Sustainability, Durability Design: The Future of Building Envelopes,” was moderated by Toronto…
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