Toronto’s longest single graffiti installation celebrates the Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship
This story is Part 1 of a seven-part series, U of T Engineering in the City, running throughout fall 2015. A bold, colourful and unconventional collaboration has taken shape at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. Street artist Jason Wing, also known as SKAM, has painted a massive 276-foot (84-metre) installation that […]
Engineering startup Onyx Motion signs NBA’s Ben Gordon
U of T Engineering startup Onyx Motion is partnering with NBA shooting guard Ben Gordon in a bid to raise the calibre of digital basketball coaching offered by the company’s first-of-its-kind technology, a smartwatch app that offers on-court skills guidance. “We’re hoping to build a motion marketplace — a library of data, moves and audio tips […]
Engineering startup aims to lift language skills of underprivileged children
A handheld device and “talking stickers” are a University of Toronto startup’s strategy to improve the vocabulary and communication skills of children in impoverished communities. “We wanted to create something that was play-based,” said Aisha Bukhari (ElecE 0T8), a graduate of both U of T Engineering and the Rotman School of Management MBA program, who […]
Five innovative ways the new CEIE will engineer tomorrow’s entrepreneurs
This story is Part 6 of an eight-part series, Engineering Experiential Learning, running throughout spring and summer 2015. Next month, U of T Engineering will begin construction of the Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CEIE) — a vibrant new hub that will foster hands-on learning and multidisciplinary collaboration. With state-of-the-art facilities, the building will bring together students, […]
Making the entrepreneurial leap: a Q&A with alumnus and robotics pioneer Raffaello D’Andrea
Although alumnus Raffaello D’Andrea (EngSci 9T1) has been an engineering professor, entrepreneur and artist, he’s better known as the inventor of several types of autonomous robots — machines that can juggle, play soccer and also accomplish more practical tasks. In the early 2000s, D’Andrea co-founded Kiva Systems, a company that designs and builds large robotic systems […]
Five U of T Engineering student startups to watch
Could engineering improve your basketball jump shot, optimize your sleep schedule or help you make smarter investment decisions? These are just a few of the challenges that are motivating the next generation of entrepreneurs in U of T Engineering. The Faculty is creating more student startups than ever — due in part to the growth […]
Three commercialization fellowships bring new U of T Engineering research to market
Three promising new technologies from U of T engineers are one step closer to market thanks to the latest round of Heffernan Commercialization Fellowships. Researchers are awarded $17,000 per year, with the possibility of a one-year renewal. This year’s recipients include an alumnus from IBBME and EngSci who is creating a smaller, less expensive machine […]
U of T Engineering receives $1.65 million from NSERC to CREATE 150 drone experts
The word ‘drone’ often conjures up invasive images of military aircraft, but if Professor Hugh Liu of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) has his way, that perception is about to change. Liu has just received $1.65 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to train 150 new experts in the […]
Three U of T engineers named Inventors of the Year
Engineering professors Parham Aarabi (ECE), Richard Cobbold (IBBME, ECE) and Hugh Liu (UTIAS) have been named Inventors of the Year by the University of Toronto. The honour recognizes exceptional researchers who are commercializing new technologies that can benefit society. Three of the five winning inventions announced at the U of T Celebrates Innovation event on May 7, 2015 came from researchers […]
