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MASc student Tianqi Xu holds up a microrobot that was fabricated using their automated system. (Photo credit: Liz Do)

No assembly required: U of T Engineering researchers automate microrobotic designs

Professor Eric Diller’s lab uses magnetic 3D-printing technique to optimize the design and programming of tiny robots with health applications

Adriana Diaz Lozano Patino says U of T’s global reputation, its welcoming approach towards international students and its research opportunities were factors that brought her to U of T Engineering. (Photo credit: Liz Do)

‘I wanted to be a part of the mosaic of diversity’: Students from Mexico on why they chose U of T Engineering

From Mexico to Toronto: three engineering students share their academic journeys

Fourth-year students Flavia Ng (CivE), Sayuri Guruge (MSE), Tayyeb Zarabi (MechE) and Jonathan Jeyarajah (MechE) designed a flooring solution to reduce exposure to contaminated soil found in the households of Indigenous communities in Guatamala. (Photo credit: Liz Do)

AI to Aerospace: U of T Engineering students work across disciplines to create novel engineering solutions

UT-IMDI unveils array of engineering innovations at 2019 Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Showcase

Third-year chemical engineering student Kaushal Binani, who was born and raised in Mumbai, chose U of T Engineering because of its international reputation. (Photo credit: Liz Do)

‘A different kind of family’: Three international students on why they chose U of T Engineering

From Sweden to Turkey to India, students from around the world share what motivated their decisions and future career aspirations

Professor Murray Metcalfe (MIE, second from left) was among the EESC-A team members at a recent conference on strategies for low-carbon growth and sustainable energy use in Dar es Salaam. The event was held at the Bank of Tanzania Conference Centre and was co-hosted by the International Growth Centre (IGC), Ardhi University, and U of T Engineering’s EESC-A project. (Photo: Victor Faustine)

A global approach to sustainable cities engineering

Engineering Education for Sustainable Cities in Africa (EESC-A) project is training a new generation of engineers to enhance sustainability in some of the world’s fastest-growing urban areas

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The evolution of PEY Co-op: 40 years of work-integrated learning at U of T Engineering

More than 350 companies, from startups to multinationals, employ U of T Engineering students during their degree programs

Professor Michael Carter, winner of the Northrop Frye Award for teaching excellence. (Photo credit: Brian Tran)

Carter, Gomis win 2019 UTAA Awards of Excellence

MIE professor, ECE PhD recognized among U of T’s most outstanding faculty, staff and student leaders

Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE) is among seven U of T Engineering researchers receiving funding through the Connaught Innovation Award program. (Photo courtesy: Alison McGuigan)

Connaught Innovation Awards recognize promising technologies from seven U of T Engineering researchers

Professors from ChemE, ECE, IBBME and MIE received funding to pursue innovations with strong socio-economic or commercial potential

Xian Wang (MIE PhD candidate) has developed a magnetic nano-scale robot that can be moved anywhere inside a human cell. The tool could be used to study cancer and potentially enhance its diagnosis and treatment. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

‘Fantastic Voyage’: U of T Engineering researchers create nano-bot to probe inside human cells

Magnetic ‘tweezers’ could help diagnose and fight cancer