Engineering Dean and alumni honoured with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards
Four U of T engineers have received Ontario Professional Engineers Awards in honour of their outstanding contributions to the engineering profession and their wider community.
Engineering startup Onyx Motion signs NBA’s Ben Gordon
Engineering alumni startup Onyx Motion partners with shooting guard Ben Gordon to raise the calibre of digital basketball coaching offered by its smartwatch app.
Engineering startup aims to lift language skills of underprivileged children
A handheld device and “talking stickers” are a University of Toronto startup’s strategy to improve the vocabulary and communication skills of children in impoverished communities.
U of T breaks ground on new CEIE building
On June 24, U of T Engineering alumni, faculty, students and staff gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CEIE). Expected to open in 2017, the building will be the beginning of a new era for engineering research and education in the Faculty.
Lyon Sachs’ gift strengthens ties with Engineering and Israel’s Technion Institute
Ottawa-based developer Lyon Sachs (IndE 4T9) has provided a generous $1-million gift to strengthen collaborations between U of T Engineering and Israel’s Technion Institute of Technology.
BizSkule panel says emotional intelligence is key to effective leadership
Claudio D’Ambrosio (ChemE 7T9), Constantine Karayannopoulos (ChemE 8T3, MASc 8T8) and Ted Maulucci (MechE 8T9), painted a vivid picture of the high-stakes pressures of leadership at BizSkule’s latest panel discussion event.
