Three ways U of T engineers are addressing food and nutrition issues around the world
This story is Part 8 of an eight-part series, Global Engineering Impact, running throughout fall 2015. A new multidisciplinary collaboration from the Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN) is bringing together researchers from across the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering to address hunger and malnutrition, which affect billions of people around the world. The Food & […]
Designing across cultures: MIE’s international capstone course
This story is Part 7 of an eight-part series, Global Engineering Impact, running throughout fall 2015. More than a dozen U of T Engineering students and professors spent four days last month in China collaborating with colleagues from two universities on projects ranging from satellite design to assistive devices. The trip was part of the Department […]
U of T engineers aim to close emergency medical services gap in developing countries
This story is Part 3 of an eight-part series, Global Engineering Impact, running throughout fall 2015. For North Americans, it can be easy to take emergency medical services (EMS) for granted. But in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh there is no EMS system, no centralized ambulances, and no 911 service. Justin Boutilier, a PhD […]
Meet one of U of T Engineering’s MasterCard Foundation Scholars
This story is adapted from an article written by Cynthia MacDonald in Re:New, the New College Alumni & Friends Magazine 2015. Sylvia Mwangi, a second-year U of T Engineering student, was raised in the mountainous central highlands of Kenya, and developed a passion for science and math early on. But in sub-Saharan Africa, where education beyond high […]
U of T Engineering’s Toronto Institute of Advanced Manufacturing (TIAM) takes centre stage at annual Industry Partners Reception
On November 18, the U of T Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering held its annual Industry Partners Reception to thank existing collaborators for their support, guidance and enthusiasm for the research and education that takes place at U of T Engineering. This year’s event, which was hosted at The Faculty Club and attracted representatives […]
Engineering a better heart: celebrating the first year of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
What if we could identify the gene responsible for a baby’s heart defect, grow a piece of her heart on a chip and then test drugs to find the one able to shut down the defective gene? A decade ago, that scenario seemed as far-fetched as a Mars landing. Now, University of Toronto researchers predict that […]
Two U of T Engineering researchers on the return of the long-form census
This story originally appeared on U of T News. The new federal Liberal government is bringing back the long-form census for 2016 and no one is more grateful than University of Toronto researchers. The 61-page census was killed by the former Conservative government in 2011 prompting outrage from urban planners, health care advocates, scientists and demographers. […]
Discovery of ‘slithering sperm’ could improve infertility treatments
Engineers from the University of Toronto have discovered that human sperm can adapt their swimming style to their environment. While they usually gyrate in a three-dimensional, corkscrew-like motion, the team was the first to observe sperm slithering along a surface using a two-dimensional, snake-like motion. The discovery could offer a new way to select the […]
Improving defibrillator accessibility to save more lives
This story is Part 7 of a seven-part series, U of T Engineering in the City, running throughout fall 2015. Walking through an office building on St. George Street, Christopher Sun (EngSci 1T3+PEY, IndE PhD candidate) quickly spots a portable automated external defibrillator (AED), conveniently tucked near the side of the entrance. From 8 a.m. to […]
