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Engineering a healthy heart: a closer look at the Rogers family $130-million gift

By |November 25, 2014

A new frontier in cardiac health care On November 20, the Rogers family donated an unprecedented $130 million to create the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research (TRCHR). The new Centre unites research

Engineering grad to watch: astronaut for hire Aaron Persad

By Brianna Goldberg|November 20, 2014

For Aaron Persad (EngSci 0T6, MechE MASc 1T1, PhD 1T4) ‘reach for the stars’ is far more than a clichéd phrase on a graduation card. “It may sound a bit wild, but I’m training as a commercial

U of T Engineering records banner fundraising year as University’s Boundless campaign surpasses $1.5 billion

By Jamie Hunter|November 20, 2014

Alumni, students, faculty and friends from around the world continue to rally behind U of T Engineering’s ambitious $200-million Boundless campaign goal, pushing the Faculty past the halfway mark

Six ways U of T researchers are engineering your health

By Erin Vollick & Jamie Hunter|October 30, 2014

Through startups and partnerships, leading researchers from U of T Engineering’s labs, centres and affiliated hospitals are commercializing cutting-edge technology and revolutionizing the current

Three new Canada Research Chairs for U of T Engineering

By |October 22, 2014

Next time you see a robot helping the elderly, a fuel cell powering a remote town or microbes cleaning contaminated water, you may be witnessing the innovative research of U of T Engineering’s newest

Fertility startup: a year in the life of the engineer entrepreneur

By Brianna Goldberg|October 14, 2014

In vitro fertilization is a costly, invasive process—but what if there was a way to vastly improve a woman’s chances of getting pregnant in fewer in vitro sessions? Enter QSperm, a startup grounded

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