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Ken stands in the Bahen lobby, wearing his Skule jacket

Reimagining the Pit, honouring its legacy

Engineering Society President Ken Hilton (Year 4 CompE) reflects on what the Pit renovation means for current and future U of T Engineering students

U of T Formula Racing Team

Aston Dynamics: How an innovative partnership with students and alumni from the U of T Formula Racing team is advancing electric braking technologies

A collaboration between U of T Engineering, Aston Dynamics and Deutsche Hydrapro showcases a new model for academic-industry partnerships

A Dec 6 memorial covered in roses stands infant of the Galbraith building on the U of T campus.

U of T Engineering commemorates National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Students will unveil interactive sculpture at a memorial ceremony to mark the 36th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre

Paige McFarlane smiles in front of a red sided building

IBET Momentum Fellow Paige McFarlane aims to use microfluidics to design faster, more accurate medical tests

BME PhD student will study point-of-care diagnostics, including how they can account for biomarkers and variations specific to women

Milos Stojadinovic explains how banks safeguard themselves and their customers from cyber threats at the inaugural Tech@RBC Insider session. (photo by Neil Ta)

Generous RBC gift creates transformative scholarships, sets students up for careers in tech

The visionary gift will enable students to delve deeper into topics the tech industry is confronting today

Left to right: Computer Science student Vishwa Dave and Hudson Jantzi (Year 1 CompE) both received a 2025 Schulich Leader Scholarship. (photos courtesy of students)

2025 Schulich Leaders grateful for ‘life-changing’ scholarship to study STEM at U of T

Valued at $120,000 each for engineering students, the scholarship covers the entire cost of an undergraduate education

Begum Yilmaz, Katarina Poffley and Emre Yilmaz hold their payload at the Canadian Space Agency’s Timmins stratospheric balloon base.

START1 takes flight: U of T Engineering student team explores radiation risks in space

The Space Travel Analog Research Team (START) successfully launched their payload as part of the 7th Annual Canada Stratospheric Balloon Experiment Design Challenge

Aniss Zaoui

How a recent grad’s second PhD prepared him to develop next-generation sustainable materials

Aniss Zaoui (MIE PhD 2T5), who works in research and development for bio-based materials company Agapyo, is among hundreds of students graduating this fall

undergraduate students on PEY Co-op

New MEng Co-op program expands opportunities for graduate students to gain on-the-job experience

40 U of T Engineering graduate students are currently preparing for eight-month work terms, with 120 more to come in 2026