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U of T research finds AI scribes save doctors’ time and may ease administrative burden

Professor Tanya Berger-Wolf, pictured here doing field work in Kenya, will join the Edward S. Rogers Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering in July 2027. (photo by Susanne Krauss)

National research chair brings computational ecologist Tanya Berger-Wolf to U of T Engineering

University Professor Cristina Amon (MIE) advanced the health sciences through her leadership in creating interdisciplinary education and research pathways that connect engineering innovation with clinical impact. (photo by Daniel Ehrenworth)

Dean Emerita Cristina Amon elected fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

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Steve Carlisle, head of General Motors Canada, learns about autonomous robotics research in the Barfoot Lab at U of T's Institute for Aerospace Studies. (Credit: Roberta Baker)

GM Canada president: “The tree of artificial intelligence was planted in Toronto”

From left: Professors Tim Chan (MIE), Angela Schoellig (UTIAS) and PhD candidate Justin Boutillier (IndE) found that drone delivery of automatic external defibrillators could shave crucial minutes off ambulance response times in both rural and urban regions. (Credit: Liz Do).

Drone-delivered AEDs offer novel approach to saving lives at home

“The convergence of a healthy biking culture and few cars in the heart of the city is truly a breath of fresh air," says Kerolyn Shairsingh (ChemE PhD candidate) about Utrecht, where she has been on research exchange since October 2016. (Courtesy: Kerolyn Shairsingh).

ChemE PhD student finds breath of fresh air in the Netherlands

U of T Engineering students of the class of 4T3, choosing to complete their education during the Second World War, painted a mural in the rafters featuring a portrait of Winston Churchill and his line, "Give us...the Tools."

‘Give us the tools’: A legacy of duty captured in murals at Gull Lake Survey Camp