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Professor Paul Santerre (Dentistry, IBBME), at left, has been named the Baxter Chair of Health Technology and Commercialization by the University Health Network. (Credit: Neil Ta).

Paul Santerre named Baxter Chair of Health Technology and Commercialization

February 22, 2018

Biomedical engineering professor receives UHN support to drive commercialization and entrepreneurship opportunities for students and hospital trainees

Professor Jason Anderson (ECE) at centre, holds an FPGA board with the LegUp team behind him. Left to right, Zhi Li (CompE 1T3), Omar Ragheb (CompE MEng 1T8), Professor Jason Anderson (ECE), Dr. Jongsok Choi (CompE MASc 1T2, PhD 1T6), Dr. Andrew Canis (CompE PhD 1T5), and Ruolong Lian (CompE 1T3, MASc 1T6) are making it easier for software developers to leverage servers based on FPGAs. (Credit: Jessica MacInnis)

U of T Engineering spinoff LegUp Computing secures seed funding from Intel Capital

February 22, 2018

Company spawned from ECE research on easing development and adoption of reconfigurable computer hardware

Out of this world: Student’s SpaceX internship involved working on Falcon Heavy’s engines

February 20, 2018

UTIAS graduate student Askar Kazbekov spent nearly a year-and-half working for Elon Musk’s Hawthorne, Calif.-based SpaceX during two separate internships.

Professor Hani Naguib (MIE, MSE), director of the Toronto Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, discusses research into custom composite materials with mechanical engineering students Ali Anwer and Vina Hui. Canada’s new Innovation Supercluster in Advanced Manufacturing, announced today, includes contributions from Naguib and several other U of T Engineering Professors. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

Innovation superclusters: Two future-facing ideas from U of T Engineering

February 15, 2018

Faculty expertise and facilities contribute to high-density research and innovation hubs

Professors Rita Kandel and Robert Pilliar (IBBME), at right, are working on a promising new treatment that could see diseased joints replaced with new tissue-engineered joints developed at U of T Engineering. (Credit: Jennifer Robinson)

New joints for arthritis sufferers among U of T Engineering research projects receiving Connaught Innovation Award support

February 2, 2018

The five funded projects address pressing challenges in fields from machine learning to micro-surgery

Professor Ben Hatton (MSE), Professor Yoav Finer (Dentistry) and PhD candidate Cameron Stewart (IBBME) (Photo Credit: Faculty of Dentistry Yodit Tedla)

The fight against tooth decay gets help with a new smart material from U of T researchers

January 30, 2018

Multidisciplinary collaboration between U of T Engineering and Faculty of Dentistry designs new antimicrobial materials to prevent recurrent cavities under fillings

IBBME Professor Tom Chau has been awarded the Order of Ontario for his contributions to the province in the field of paediatric rehabilitation engineering. (Photo: Christina Gapic/Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital).

U of T Engineering professor Tom Chau awarded Order of Ontario

January 29, 2018

World leader in paediatric rehabilitation recognized for research and leadership contributions to the province

U of T Engineering students Alice Wolfe, Jelica Bornath, Milan Yang, Ashley McIlvena (all MechE 1T7 + PEY) stand outside the Qing Dynasty Summer Palace in Beijing in October 2017. They were in China to collaborate with local students as part of the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering’s international capstone course. (Photo courtesy: Ashley McIlvena)

Engineering students experience cross-cultural design with international capstone course

January 29, 2018

Students from China and Canada work together on challenges brought forward by industry

The rocket bearing Kepler Communications' satellite, Long March 11 launching on January 19th at 12:11PM BST marking the 100th successful launch from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. (Courtesy: Kepler Communications)

Liftoff: U of T Engineering startup Kepler takes flight with satellite launch in China

January 22, 2018

Company founded out of U of T Engineering accelerators the Entrepreneurship Hatchery and Start@UTIAS

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