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Professor Ethan Ritz (CivMin) at the University of Toronto main gates. (photo by Phill Snel)

‘You’re going to learn your whole life’: Meet Ethan Ritz, CivMin’s newest faculty member

A person wearing glasses stares ahead

How BMO National Scholar Maeesha Biswas turned a U of T capstone project into an AI startup with global ambitions

“Engineering offered the bridge between theoretical discovery and practical impact,” says Professor Oliver Boodram (UTIAS). “In graduate school, this helped me focus on aerospace engineering and the application of the theory of orbits to real-world spacecraft.” (photo by Jennifer Li)

‘I hope students will come away with both curiosity and confidence’: Meet Professor Oliver Boodram

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From left: Lilian Kabelle (CivE MEng candidate), Marie Merci Ishimwe (ECE MEng candidate) and Ngone Lo (Faculty of Information). The team is building an “engineering think tank” to counteract the impact of COVID-19 in East Africa. (Photos courtesy of Lilian Kabelle)

Students spark new solutions for COVID-19 challenges

July 3, 2020

“The talent gap isn’t closing,” says U of T Engineering alumna Kimberly Ren (EngSci 2T0), who led the first study to quantitatively establish predictors for women pursuing ML/AI careers. (Photo courtesy of Kimberly Ren)

What’s contributing to the striking gender gap in the AI field? U of T Engineering study takes a closer look

July 2, 2020

Professor Ted Sargent, an internationally renowned nanotechnology researcher, moves into the role after serving as U of T’s inaugural vice-president, international since 2016. (Photo courtesy of Ted Sargent)

Ted Sargent named U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives

June 26, 2020

Professor Lisa Romkey (ISTEP/EngSci) is one of four U of T Engineering professors who have been inducted as Fellows of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA-ACEG). (Photo: Engineering Strategic Communications)

Four U of T Engineering professors inducted as Fellows of the Canadian Engineering Education Association

June 25, 2020

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