Posts Tagged: women in engineering
A new study has linked the stiffness of breast tissue to the progression of a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. Published in Nature Medicine this month, the study may help clinicians differentiate between aggressive forms of the disease, which…
“If you’re not failing enough, are you challenging yourself enough?” These were wise words shared by Kathy Lee, President & CEO of GE Capital Canada, as she opened this year’s Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) National Conference.On March 22 – 23,…
Dean Cristina Amon, along with fellow Professors Aimy Bazylak (MIE), Tobin Filleter (MIE) and Craig Simmons (IBBME, MIE), have been honoured by the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME). Professor Filleter is the 2014 recipient of the I. W. Smith…
A word to the wise, the second annual Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) National Conference is almost here. Hosted from March 22 to 23 in downtown Toronto, the conference brings together students, young alumni and many others to celebrate…
Slogging through the snow this winter has been tough. It’s blocked roads and highways, buried entire cities and left Canadians to dream of palm trees as they frantically scrape ice off their windshields. But in some regions, where the snow…
A study co-published in Nature Medicine this week by University of Toronto researcher Penney Gilbert (IBBME) has determined a stem cell based method for restoring strength to damaged skeletal muscles of the elderly. Skeletal muscles are some of the most…
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