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Juliana Gomez is among this year’s recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. Gomez is researching the maturation of engrafted pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac muscle cells (Photo courtesy of Juliana Gomez)

Five U of T Engineering grad students awarded Vanier Scholarships in recognition of research impact and leadership

Students will each receive $150,000 in support of their doctoral research in areas such as carbon capture and tissue engineering

“The talent gap isn’t closing,” says U of T Engineering alumna Kimberly Ren (EngSci 2T0), who led the first study to quantitatively establish predictors for women pursuing ML/AI careers. (Photo courtesy of Kimberly Ren)

What’s contributing to the striking gender gap in the AI field? U of T Engineering study takes a closer look

Gender discrimination from teaching staff found to have significant impact on female students’ decisions to pursue ML/AI careers, with discrimination from peers more prevalent for women than men

Dean Emerita Cristina Amon has been recognized with Engineers Canada's most prestigious honour, recognizing outstanding engineering achievements and leadership in the Canadian engineering community.  (Photo: Daniel Ehrenworth)

Professor Cristina Amon receives Engineers Canada Gold Medal Award

Dean Emerita recognized by Engineers Canada for her leadership in the profession

Severo is among 11 U of T Engineering recipients of the Vector Institute Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence. (Photo courtesy of Daniel Severo)

Eleven U of T Engineering grad students receive Vector Institute Scholarships in AI

Students pursuing research in artificial intelligence will get access to networking opportunities and professional development workshops at the institute

Professor Kamran Behdinan is leading a team to design and manufacture assisted-bag ventilators. (Photo: Pam Walls)

COVID-19: A ‘last resort’ breathing machine prototype heads to clinical trials

Low-cost device automates the squeezing motion of a hand-operated ventilator bag

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) is collaborating with the University Health Network to launch Redeploy, an optimization tool to improve hospital staffing during the pandemic. (Photo: Pam Walls)

U of T Engineering team develops redeployment tool to optimize hospital staffing amid COVID-19

Team hopes pilot test leads to integration in hospital pandemic planning, future use in care homes

Alison Olechowski (MIE, ISTEP) studies the future of work and how engineering teams reach reliable decisions when designing new products. (Photo: Pam Walls)

How engineers can keep innovating — while working from home

Professor Alison Olechowski (MIE, ISTEP) shares tips on improving virtual collaboration during a pandemic

Professor Dionne Aleman’s (MIE) research uses agent-based data to simulate a pandemic outbreak in urban areas. (Photo: Clay Banks / Unsplash)

COVID-19 and the ‘what if machine’: How simulations and models help predict pandemic spread

Professor Dionne Aleman (MIE) explains pandemic models, ‘flattening the curve,’ and how they inform emergency preparedness

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Jason Bazylak receives U of T’s Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award

Award recognizes a member of the U of T community who goes above and beyond the requirements of their job, resulting in a broad and long-term positive impact