Posts Tagged: ECE

U of T Leads in National Science Awards

University of Toronto researchers won or shared honours in six of eight prize categories in this year’s awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), presented Feb. 27 in Ottawa. Among them are U of T…

U of T Spinoff Company Gets $1-million Federal Backing

Xagenic Inc., a healthcare diagnostics company founded by U of T Engineering Professor Ted Sargent (ECE), Vice-Dean, Research, and Pharmacy Professor Shana Kelley, is receiving almost $1 million from the federal government’s Investing in Business Innovation initiative. “Infectious disease is…

The Potential and Perils of Wearable Technology

Internet-connected eyeglasses and similar technologies will soon be on the market, but their benefits and dangers are little understood. Professor Steve Mann (ECE) hopes to change that at a groundbreaking conference at U of T in June 2013. Professor Mann,…

U of T Engineering Makes Toronto Hydro a Little Smarter

Toronto’s electrical system is a little smarter now, thanks in part to a U of T team led by Professor Reza Iravani (ECE). Toronto Hydro has installed a 250-kW, 48-module battery storage unit at the Roding Arena and Community Centre in…

Ted Sargent Talks Steacie Prize Win with CBC

Professor Ted Sargent (ECE), Vice-Dean, Research, was recently awarded the 2012 Steacie Prize, an honour given each year to one person 40 years of age or less who has made notable contributions to research in Canada. And he’s not the first in his…
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