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New MEng Co-op program expands opportunities for graduate students to gain on-the-job experience

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Dean Emerita Cristina Amon named U of T University Professor

Researchers at U of T Engineering and the University of Waterloo used wood-derived materials to construct this device, about the size of a credit card, which can be used to harvest electrical energy from everyday movements via the triboelectric effect. (Photo: Md Masud Rana, University of Waterloo)

Wood-derived prototype could lead to self-powered biosensors

Edmund Shalhoub (MSE 2T2) came to Canada in 2017 as a Syrian refugee. (Photo: Safa Jinje)

From Syria to Turkey to U of T Engineering: How one student overcame the odds to complete his degree

Professor Olivier Trescases (far right) stands in the University of Toronto Electric Vehicle Research Centre with (left to right) PhD Candidate, Zhe Gong; Wendy Baker, Associate Director Business Development, School of Continuing Studies; and Nick Cusimano, Research Associate. Trescases will teach two courses on electric vehicles for Porsche Centre employees. (Photo: Porsche Cars Canada)

Porsche partners with ECE professor on electric vehicle training courses