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Professor Yu Zou and a graduate student with a metal 3D printer (Photo: Neil Ta)

New U of T Engineering facility will enable multidisciplinary researchers to test materials under extreme conditions

U of T Engineering researchers receive $2.8M to build the Toronto Integrated Platform for Materials under Extreme Conditions

From left to right: Taleen Kutob with sisters Dareen and Layan.

Why these sisters want women engineering students to hear success stories from accomplished alumnae

Taleen Kutob (Year 2 IndE) comes from a family full of engineering degrees and recently co-moderated an International Women’s Day event with her sister Layan Kutob (IndE 1T2 + PEY, MIE MEng 1T4)

Professor Myrtede Alfred is pictured smiling outdoors wearing a black coat and red scarf.

U of T Engineering professor addresses maternal care disparities for racialized patients in U.S. health care systems

Study led by Professor Myrtede Alfred (MIE) analyzed incident reports to measure outcomes among racialized groups

A scientist (Professor Yu Zou) is smiling at the camera. Professor Zou appears to be standing in a lab. He is surrounded by computer and laboratory equipment.

Acceleration Consortium announces $1.2 million in funding for projects that accelerate scientific discovery

Twelve research projects, from across U of T, will leverage or drive the development of self-driving labs

A therapist meets with a patient.

U of T Engineering students are incorporating AI in treating certain mental health conditions

Professor Michael Guerzhoy (MIE, EngSci) and a team of undergraduate students are researching how artificial intelligence can complement traditional mental health treatment

Researchers working in the Device Foundry

CRAFT 2.0: Academic hospital network joins centre for research on microfluidic devices for human health

The Centre for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies (CRAFT) is a unique collaboration between U of T and the National Research Council of Canada, and now, Unity Health Toronto

Four students hold up their first place certificates.

ISTEP hosts environmental design challenge motivating students to create impactful sustainable solutions

The 2024 Clarke Prize Environmental Design Challenge was two-day hackathon held at the end of January

Graeme Aylward (IndE, Year 4) participates in the 50-metre Freestyle at the 2023 USports Championships. (Photo: Seyran Mammadov)

Blues Engineering provides a community-building academic support system for student athletes

The student-run organization, which formed in 2013, offers peer tutoring as an extension of Varsity Blues’ Academic Support for Athletes Program

Members of the UTAT Space Systems division gather on the sixth-floor roof of the Bahen Centre with the fully assembled ground station.

UTAT division launches first satellite into space, initiating next phase of communication mission

The student design team launched HERON Mk. II into low-Earth orbit on November 11, 2023