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U of T Engineering Alumnus is Engineering Social Change

By Engineering|December 1, 2011
U of T Engineering graduate Suneet Tuli (CivE 9T0) has a vision: to make computer technology available to people around the world, including some of the poorest. The CEO of DataWind, a company

The Future of Stem Cell Research

By Engineering|November 30, 2011
Moving stem cell technologies from the lab to the marketplace will take time. But once commercialized, regenerative medicine could lead to curing everything from heart disease to neurodegenerative

Transformed Lassonde Mining Building Celebrated

By Engineering|November 29, 2011
The University of Toronto celebrated the opening of the renovated Lassonde Mining Building on November 28. The transformation of the building, which first opened in 1904, converted the previously

Solar Innovations by U of T Engineers Featured in Postmedia

By Engineering|November 28, 2011
The groundbreaking photovoltaic research being conducted by U of T Engineers was recently featured in a series on Canada’s future in solar energy that appeared in the Postmedia Network, which publishes The

Karney Warns Wasted Water Weakens Infrastructure

By Engineering|November 23, 2011
Professor Bryan Karney, in a story prepared by CBC News, warns that failing to invest in water infrastructure can lead to higher costs in the long term. “The reason why water pipes leak is

CivE Grad Student Named Rob MacIsaac Fellow by Metrolinx

By Engineering|November 23, 2011
Civil Engineering graduate student Keith Cochrane has been named an inaugural Rob MacIsaac Fellow by Metrolinx, the Province of Ontario’s regional transportation agency for the Greater Toronto