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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

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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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U of T President Meric Gertler presents Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei with a gift during his visit to the University. (Photo: Tristan Cannon-Sherlock)

Huawei CEO visits U of T to explore ways to further strategic partnership

Astronaut and alumna Julie Payette officially became Canada's 29th Governor General in a ceremony on Parliament Hill Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. (Photo credit: Sgt Johanie Maheu, Rideau Hall © OSGG-BSGG, 2017)

U of T Engineering alumna Julie Payette installed as 29th Governor General

In 2015, Alison McGuigan and her team unveiled TRACER, a rolled-up strip of engineered tissue enabling scientists to mimic the way cells grow in a tumour. Two years later, they’ve created a new tool that now lets researchers watch tumour cells reorganize over time. (Courtesy: Alison McGuigan)

Expert in microfabrication and disease modelling awarded Connaught Fund McLean Award

With his startup company Deep Genomics, Professor Brendan Frey (ECE) marries machine learning and genomic science to develop genetic medicines. (Photo: Johnny Guatto)

U of T Engineering spinoff Deep Genomics raises US$13 million to fund expansion