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The NSBEHacks 2020 team, many of whom are back to lead NSBEHacks 2021. This year’s student organizers also include Adam Cassie (Year 3 ECE), Rebecca Lashley (Year ECE), Kyra Nankivell (Year 1 IndE) and Boleng Masedi (Year 4 ECE). This photo was taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of NSBEHacks)

Toronto’s first-ever Black student-run hackathon returns for third year, going virtual and global

University Professor Molly Shoichet has been a longstanding advocate for women in STEM, as well as a leading voice in the advancement of science and engineering knowledge within Canada. (Photo: NSERC/CRSNG - Sylvie Li)

‘We need more scientists in government’: Molly Shoichet on the Nominee for U.S. Science Advisor

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Virtual reality makes unique chemical engineering lab accessible from home

U of T Engineering is one of six universities announcing the launch of the new Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowships, designed to expand pathways and improve inclusion of Black and Indigenous voices in higher education and the STEM fields. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Ontario universities create fellowship to increase diversity in engineering and technology