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MIE PhD candidate Arman Arezoomand in the Decisionics Lab of Professor Fae Azhari (MIE, CivMin). Thanks to the Data Sciences Institute (DSI) Doctoral Student Fellowship, Arezoomand is advancing research on robotic skin for prosthetics and other robotic applications. (photo by Sarah Yuan)

Research into ‘robotic skin’ could help restore a sense of touch for those with prosthetic digits

Milos Stojadinovic explains how banks safeguard themselves and their customers from cyber threats at the inaugural Tech@RBC Insider session. (photo by Neil Ta)

Generous RBC gift creates transformative scholarships, sets students up for careers in tech

Left to right: Computer Science student Vishwa Dave and Hudson Jantzi (Year 1 CompE) both received a 2025 Schulich Leader Scholarship. (photos courtesy of students)

2025 Schulich Leaders grateful for ‘life-changing’ scholarship to study STEM at U of T

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Professor Willy Wong (ECE) has discovered a mathematical relationship in the sensory adaption response curve that is true for all sensory modalities and all organisms. The equation (top-right) is SS = √PR x SR. (Photo: Matthew Tierney)

A universal law of physiology emerges from professor’s research

New polymer coatings, developed by Professor Kevin Golovin (MIE) and his team, show the precision with which liquids can move across surfaces. (Image courtesy: Mohammad Soltani)

Nature-inspired coatings could power tiny chemistry labs for medical testing and more

Millions of people rely on blood tests to monitor their glucose levels. In the future, harvesting energy from human body movements could lead to new, self-powered implantable glucose meters and many other medical devices. (Photo: Wavebreakmedia, via Envato)

Human-powered tech: Connaught Global Challenge Award boosts research into battery-free wearable and implantable devices

Professor Micah Stickel (ECE) has served as Vice-Dean, First Year for U of T Engineering and Acting Vice-Provost, Students and Vice-Provostial Advisor on Students. (Photo: Laura Pedersen)

Professor Micah Stickel receives an OCUFA Teaching Award