The Entrepreneurship Hatchery: Three student startups to watch
A tool that provides instant audience feedback and other solutions for conferences, a smartphone app to improve physiotherapy and a meal replacement drink are three new companies being supported by U of T Engineering’s Entrepreneurship Hatchery
Four recent U of T Engineering graduates go through business bootcamp at The Next 36
Through mentorship from some of Canada’s top business leaders, these students are turning bright ideas into successful startups
Better mop design wins safety award for U of T Engineering students
Minerva Canada James Ham Safe Design competition challenges engineering undergraduate students from across Canada to integrate safety into engineering design
U of T Engineering students bring design solutions to challenges in Toronto communities
Running with the dinosaurs, picking up litter and bottling honey: Praxis II Showcase event unveils innovative answers to nine problems plaguing local community leaders, businesses and agencies
Yvonne Ying: Surgical outreach for those in need
Yvonne Ying volunteers her time as a pediatric surgeon with Operation Smile, which provides free life-changing surgeries for children with cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities
Jim Courtney: Stepping up at the Pan Am Games
Among other things, Jim Courtney (EngSci 6T6) served as a driver for the U.S. Olympic Committee’s chief security officer at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am & Parapan Am Games.
Three health-focused student startups
Three U of T Engineering startups — MedTek Devices, Pillsy and MedChart — are addressing important challenges, from managing medical information to detecting falls among the elderly.
Jonathan Sun: Engineer, architect, social media sensation
Jonathan Sun (EngSci 1T1 + PEY) is an engineer, architect, visual artist and world-famous Twitter personality.
Meet seven student interns from U of T Engineering
Adam De Biasi (Year 3 MechE) was less than a week into his job at Tesla Motors when he was asked to design a completely new mechanical component using a software program he had never used before. “It was like trial by fire,” says De Biasi. “One of my teammates leaned over and said ‘Welcome […]
