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‘These opportunities are precious’: How U of T Engineering students are gaining global experience abroad

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Inspired by nature, temperature-responsive building facades could help reduce energy use from heating and cooling

Large Language Models (LLMs) have high electricity and water consumption due to the resource requirements of serving them to millions of users. This footprint can be reduced using methods developed by Professor Samin Aref (MIE) and his team, which produce smaller LLMs through quantizing their parameters. (image generated by ChatGPT)

How ‘slimmed-down’ large language models can reduce AI’s environmental and energy footprint

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Lab Manager Emily Hopkins adjusts the Vici HPLC in the Aspuru-Guzik laboratory. (Photo by Johnny Guatto)

New Acceleration Consortium at University of Toronto applies artificial intelligence to discovery of advanced materials

April 20, 2021

Professor Brenda McCabe (CivMin) and PhD student Kramay Patel (BME MD/PhD candidate) received the Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award and UTAA Graduate Scholar award, respectively. (Photo: Roberta Baker (left) and courtesy of Kramay Patel (right))

Two engineering community members honoured with U of T Awards of Excellence

April 16, 2021

Max Planck Society President Martin Stratmann (left) and U of T President Meric Gertler participated in a virtual launch event for the Max Planck-University of Toronto Centre for Neural Science & Technology (photo by Axel Griesch für MPG and Johnny Guatto)

U of T and Max Planck Society establish centre to study neural science and technology

April 15, 2021

Skule ™ Nite choreographer, Danja Papajani (Year 4 ElecE), top left, and assistant choreographer, Jacqueline Amoranto (Year 4 EngSci), bottom left, run a cast choreography rehearsal. Cast are practicing the final pose of the show, usually done on stage at the end of the last musical number. (Photo courtesy Sofia Tijanic)

The show must go on: Skule™ Nite to premiere all-virtual musical and comedy show for 100th anniversary

April 14, 2021

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