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Originally published in the autumn 2014 issue of U of T Magazine. Things move quickly in Professor Steven Thorpe’s fourth-year engineering design course. At one desk, students are building a model fuel cell. At another, they are conducting research online…
How does an engineer write a novel? He builds a blueprint first, of course. That’s exactly what trained engineer and award-winning writer Terry Fallis does, designing complex characters caught in layered plotlines and meticulously mapping out chapter after chapter. Even…
Torontonians have a lot more than patience to lose while sitting in gridlock. According to a recent Global News story, congestion costs the GTA more than $6 billion a year in lost wages, wasted time and fuel. The price tag…
Whether we move from scrolls to eBooks, or from telegrams to text messages, we are always evolving how we share information. Technology is integral to engineering education, yet limited research focuses on this specific field of study. “Every time a…
To pursue graduate studies or not pursue graduate studies: that is the question—or at least that was the topic at the second annual University of Toronto Engineering Graduate Fair. Last Wednesday, over 300 prospective students gathered in the Bahen Centre…
Frustrated with your commute? You’re not alone. Vancouver is Canada’s most congested city, according to a recent traffic index from mapping titan TomTom, with residents delayed an average of 87 hours a year on their 30-minute commutes. Toronto placed a…
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