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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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These Schulich Scholars want to make science exciting for kids

September 20, 2017

Professor Ali Sheikholeslami demonstrates the features of a test chip designed by his former PhD student Joshua Liang to his MASc student, Danny Yoo, in the lab. (Credit: Jessica MacInnis)

U of T attracts Fujitsu Laboratories R&D centre to Toronto

September 20, 2017

Professor Alison Olechowski

Fostering student leadership in engineering: Meet Professor Alison Olechowski

September 19, 2017

Research coordinator Stephanie Chow (left), IBBME MASc candidate Ben Kinsella (not pictured) and Professor Azadeh Kushki (centre) developed a Google Glass app as a social-skills coach for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). (Photo: Christina Gapic).

Google Glass app helps autistic children with social interactions

September 19, 2017

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