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U of T Engineering professor Nicolas Papernot (ECE) also holds a Canada CIFAR AI Chair at the Vector Institute, and is a faculty affiliate at the Schwartz Reisman Institute. (photo by Matthew Tierney)

Professor Nicolas Papernot wins the 2025 Steacie Prize

Kamran Alasvand Zarasvand stand on the U of T lawn holding a drone.

Breaking the Ice: New study on triboelectric nanogenerators could help avoid costly flight delays

Rahul Goel stands next to a rocket at NordSpace's facility.

Company founded by U of T Engineering’s Rahul Goel prepares for Canada’s first-ever commercial rocket launch 

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Brian Mech (UTIAS PhD 9T7) is the CEO of eSight, a Toronto-based company that builds wearable devices that restore nearly normal vision to people with a wide range of sight-damaging conditions. (photo courtesy: Brian Mech)

Brian Mech: Artificial vision pioneer

Hana Zalzal (CivE 8T8) is the founder of Cargo Cosmetics, a Toronto-based professional makeup line used by the industry’s top artists for TV and film.

Hana Zalzal: Professional makeup maven

Three innovative startups from U of T Engineering students are leveraging modern technology to address important challenges in the healthcare industry.

Three health-focused student startups

Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) and her team grow heart cells outside the body. The technology could help pharmaceutical companies detect negative side effects in drugs. It is being commercialized by TARA Biosystems, a New York City-based company co-founded by Radisic. (Photo: NSERC)

Lab-grown heart cells to improve drug safety