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Professor Lisa Romkey (ISTEP/EngSci) is one of four U of T Engineering professors who have been inducted as Fellows of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA-ACEG). (Photo: Engineering Strategic Communications)

Four U of T Engineering professors inducted as Fellows of the Canadian Engineering Education Association

Inductees honoured for service to engineering education, engineering leadership, or engineering design education

U of T Engineering alumna Deborah Raji (EngSci 1T9) has been named among MIT Technology Review’s Top Innovators Under 35 in the Visionaries category. (Photo courtesy of Deborah Raji)

U of T Engineering alumna Inioluwa Deborah Raji named to MIT Technology Review’s Top Innovators Under 35

Raji’s research on racial bias in AI facial recognition technology is holding big companies like IBM, Amazon and Microsoft to account

In addition to earning an undergraduate degree in engineering science, Maddy (Xiaoxiao) Zhang speaks three languages, danced ballet and has a black belt in taekwondo. She plans to pursue a master's in aerospace engineering (photo by Johnny Guatto)

At age 18, U of T Engineering’s youngest grad has accomplished more than most – and she’s just getting started

Next week, Maddy Zhang will obtain her undergraduate degree at an age when most students are just beginning university

Eight students from U of T Engineering’s Division of Engineering Science (EngSci) are completing summer research projects with Professor Jonathan Chan, an EngSci alumnus who is now a professor at King Mongkut University of Technology in Thonburi, Thailand. (Photo courtesy Dunja Matic)

What undergraduate summer research looks like in the time of COVID-19

More than 50 U of T Engineering Science students are completing research projects remotely this year

Professor David Taylor’s (CivMin) setup at home as he delivers his Municipal Engineering class to students online. (Photo: Kirsten Meyer)

Teaching virtually during COVID-19: U of T Engineering professors share how they’re adapting

How U of T Engineering professors are ensuring academic continuity during the COVID-19 crisis

Q&A with Vinay Shandal, the global head of Sustainable Finance & Managing Director/Partner at Boston Consulting Group, at this year’s Hack the Globe, which kicked off Feb. 29. (Photo: Michael Tenaglia)

‘Massive challenges are impacting every facet of life’: March 9-15 is Global Engineering Week

Global Engineering Week showcases ways engineering students can engage with, and address, pressing global challenges

University Professor Michael Sefton (ChemE,IBBME) is one of two members of the U of T Engineering Community to be inducted into the U.S. National Academy of Engineering this year. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Engineering professor and alumni elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

Michael Sefton was inducted for his accomplishments in tissue engineering, Raffaello D’Andrea was honoured for contributions to conventional and aerial robotics, and Abigail Sellen was recognized for her contributions to ensuring that human capabilities are considered in the design of computer systems

The organizing committee of the WISE National Conference 2020; conference chair Amna Majeed is not pictured. (Photo: Danny Zhang)

Lead without limits: WISE National Conference 2020 preview

Eighth annual conference to be held January 25–26

EAN Awards - all 2019 winners

13 U of T Engineering alumni and students honoured at 2019 EAN Awards

Thirteen accomplished members of U of T Engineering’s alumni community were recognized on Nov. 7 at the annual Engineering Alumni Network (EAN) Awards