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‘I shall either find a way or make one’: Meet U of T Engineering’s 2024 Schulich Leaders

The 2024 Schulich Leaders embody community leadership, innovation and tech know-how

Two rows of students pose together with their competition prize.

U of T student team earns international prizes for leveraging AI to tackle antibiotic resistance

iGEM Toronto competed at the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition in Paris, France in October

Adriana and Hosna teaching

Prospective professors in training collaborate with TDSB students to sharpen their communication skills

U of T Engineering graduate students got real-time feedback on their teaching skills from Grade 12 students at Central Toronto Academy

Members of the UTAT Rocketry division pose with their rocket, Defiance Mk. IV, at Launch Canada 2024. (photo courtesy of UTAT Rocketry)

UTAT team set amateur rocketry altitude record at Launch Canada 2024

Defiance Mk. IV rocket reached 30,000 feet, which is the Canadian amateur rocketry record for custom-built engines

Students work around a wooden box frame with black fabric inside it. The prototype is on a table in a classroom setting.

Engineering from a human perspective: Joint learning project brings interdisciplinary practice to the classroom

Professor Philip Asare (ISTEP, EngSci) worked with Rachel Katz of the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology to pilot a new project in Praxis III

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Global Experiences Expo showcases pathways for U of T Engineering students to expand their horizons

Exhibitors include the Centre for International Experience, Engineers in Action and the Centre for Global Engineering

Photos of nine ISTEP faculty members in circular frames on a blue gradient background

International Alfred N. Goldsmith Award recognizes 25 years of excellence from the Engineering Communication Program

The Engineering Communication Program has earned the award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Professional Communication Society

Artemis, the aUToronto's autonomous vehicle approaches the final obstacle of the intersection challenge: a model of a deer.

U of T’s self-driving car team places first at 2024 AutoDrive Challenge™ II

This is aUToronto’s sixth first-place finish in seven years

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Student team UTWind takes international prize with sustainable wind turbine

Components made from recycled pop bottles and plant-fibre composites contributed to a first-place finish at the International Small Wind Turbine Contest