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James Xu, at left, and Kevin Han (both Year 1 EngSci) have been named 2016 recipients of the Schulich Leader Scholarships. (Courtesy: DUA)

U of T Engineering welcomes two new Schulich Leaders

Established in 2012 by businessman Seymour Schulich, the Schulich Leader Scholarships were created to celebrate leadership in students pursuing careers in STEM fields

The Aerovelo team (left to right: Trefor Evans, Tomek Bartczak, Cameron Robertson, Todd Reichert, Michael Kiiru, Jenny Reichert, Alex Selwa), co-founded by U of T Engineering Alumni, set a new world record for the fastest human-powered vehicle on earth, breaking their own record set the year before. (Photo: Anupam Singhal)

U of T Engineering alumni set world record for fastest human-powered vehicle — again

U of T Engineering alumni Todd Reichert and Cameron Robertson broke the world-record they set last year for the fastest human-powered vehicle on earth at the 2016 World Human Powered Speed Challenge

Jeremy Wang (Year 4 EngSci) has been selected to join the Canadian Space Agency’s official delegation to the 2016 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Guadalajara, Mexico. (credit: Tyler Irving).

Engineering student represents Canada at International Astronautical Congress

Jeremy Wang is executive director of the University of Toronto Aerospace Team, one of Canada’s largest and most technically diverse design teams

Grads to watch 2016.

Grads to Watch: Meet 16 global engineering leaders

This year’s 16 “Grads to Watch” are just a few of the talented and accomplished Engineering graduates who will receive their degrees at Spring Convocation

Photo: Tyler Irving

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

Ashis Ghosh (MechE 1T5 + PEY) and Karim Koreitem (ECE 1T5 + PEY) are two of the four U of T Engineering students striving to bring their business ideas to fruition in this year’s cohort of The Next 36. (Photo: Stephanie Lake/The Next 36)

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

The PowerWring, invented by Shuyi Wu, Noah Yang, Ryan Williams and Jeremy Wang (all EngSci 1T7 + PEY), won second place in the 2016 Minerva Canada James Ham Safe Design Awards. The team also won the Orozco prize at Hatchery Demo Day 2014 (pictured).

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

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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

Alumna Yvonne Ying (EngSci 9T6) shares a moment with Dr. Sr. Najjuka, a surgeon and nun from Uganda whom she works with every January. (Courtesy: Yvonne Ying)

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