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Reflections on giving with student, alumnus, entrepreneur and philanthropist Rahul Goel

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New cybersecurity certificate prepares graduates to tackle digital vulnerabilities and threats

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Clockwise from left, Marian Daniel (Year 2 ECE), Patrick Howell (ECE 1T7), Professor Jonathan Kelly (UTIAS) and Maya Burhakpurkar are just a few members of the research team who have developed a low-cost system that enables electric wheelchairs to become partly or fully autonomous.

Wheelchairs get robotic retrofit to become self-driving

Julie Payette

Julie Payette, astronaut and U of T Engineering alumna, named next Governor General

George Myhal (IndE 7T8) has been named a Member of the Order of Canada, one of the nation's highest civilian honours. Investment in the Order recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. (Photo courtesy of George Myhal)

Two U of T Engineering alumni appointed to the Order of Canada

"Medicine by Design offers a remarkable opportunity to do high-impact research that has the potential to advance and even redefine key areas of regenerative medicine,” said Michael Sefton (IBBME, ChemE), who will become the initiative’s new executive director on July 1, 2017. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Tissue engineering pioneer Michael Sefton to lead Medicine by Design as executive director