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Recent grad Akram Khan (MechE 2T2 + PEY, MIE MEng student) is using the part-time MEng program to upgrade his skills while keeping his full-time job. (photo by Tyler Irving)

AI and squash lessons: How the part-time MEng helps this working professional upgrade his skills — and keep active on the side

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Why does cancer rarely spread to the heart? U of T researchers develop organ-on-a-chip platform to find out

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It’s best to be curious and to always ask questions: Meet Professor Ali Bereyhi

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Professor Vivek Goel (left), vice-president, research & innovation for the University of Toronto, and Jun Zha, president of Huawei’s Central Research Institute, celebrate the signing of a bilateral strategic partnership agreement between the two groups. (Credit: Roberta Baker).

Huawei and U of T sign strategic partnership agreement

November 16, 2016

Professor Parham Aarabi (ECE) has developed new machine learning training method developed at U of T Engineering enables neural networks to learn directly from human-defined rules, opening new possibilities for artificial intelligence in fields from medical diagnostics to self-driving cars. (Credit: Johnny Guatto)

New AI algorithm taught by humans learns beyond its training

November 16, 2016

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”

November 16, 2016

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

November 14, 2016

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