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In March 2026, Sushant Singh (MSE MEng 1T9, MIE PhD 2T6) won the top overall prize at  U of T’s Desjardins Startup Prize competition. (photo by Tim Fraser, KITE Studio)

The future of wound healing: Desjardins Prize supports U of T bioprinting startup

Drawing on experience in athletics, marketing, behavioural science and industry, Professor Alex Kaju (ISTEP) brings a practical approach to engineering education. (photo courtesy of Alex Kaju)

‘The goal is to bring the outside world into the classroom’: Meet Professor Alex Kaju

Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon (MIE) draws inspiration from nature to design robots that fly, hop, crawl or seamlessly combine multiple modes of locomotion. (photo courtesy of Pakpong Chirarattananon)

‘Simplicity wins when designing bio-inspired robots’: Meet MIE Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon

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NSBE U of T Chapter receives Chapter of the Month honours for September at the National Society of Black Engineers Fall Region 1 Conference. From left: Rukayat Balogun, NSBE Region 1 Chair; Mikhail Burke, Dean’s Advisor on Black Inclusivity Initiatives and Student Inclusion & Transition Mentor; Shane Arnold (CivE MEng); Portia Deterville (ChemE Year 4 + PEY), NSBE East Canada Zone Chair and Joy Aso, Membership Chairperson for NSBE Region 1. (Photo courtesy of Mikhail Burke)

NSBE Fall Regional Conference builds new pathways for Black engineering grad students at U of T

Professor Frank Gu (ChemE), the new NSERC Senior Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in Nanotechnology Engineering, and his team are applying cutting-edge nanotechnology in health care.

New NSERC Industrial Research Chair leverages nanotechnology to enhance health care

Professor Heather MacLean (CivMin) has been awarded the 2019 Julian C. Smith Medal by the Engineering Institute of Canada. She is one of seven members of the U of T Engineering community recognized by the EIC. (Credit: Tyler Irving)

Engineering professors, alumni honoured by Engineering Institute of Canada

ECE graduate student Yan Fu is among nine U of T Engineering students awarded Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence.

Nine U of T Engineering graduate students awarded Vector Institute Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence