Engineering Alumni News

‘Nobel Prize of computing:’ U of T Engineering alumnus Alfred Aho receives A.M. Turing Award

By Tristan McGuirk | March 31, 2021

U of T Engineering alumnus Alfred Aho (EngPhys 6T3), alongside collaborator Jeffrey Ullman, has received the 2020 A.M. Turing Award — widely considered the Nobel Prize of computing — for their influential work in […]

Tinkerer Tribute gives nod to Former President

By Tristan McGuirk | March 29, 2021

When Dick Sprenger enrolled in the highly competitive engineering program at the University of Toronto in 1962, he was something of a rarity. The tall, unassuming Dutchman was 34 years old, the oldest in his class at […]

Collective Impact: Barbara and Frank Milligan continue to nurture the next generation of biomedical engineering leaders

By Tristan McGuirk | October 26, 2020

Editor’s note: Just days prior to publishing this story, Frank Milligan passed away on what would have been his 95th birthday. The U of T Engineering community mourns this substantial […]

Collective Impact: Value and growth, to give and receive

By Tristan McGuirk | October 25, 2020

Alumna Nancy Hill (CivE 8T1) shares the many benefits of staying involved with her alma mater

Collective Impact: The gift that saved F!rosh Week

By Tristan McGuirk | October 24, 2020

This story is featured in the new issue of Collective Impact, sent digitally to all U of T Engineering alumni. Gary Saarenvirta (EngSci 8T8) couldn’t imagine missing out on the U […]

Collective Impact: U of T Engineering’s world-class research inspires alumna Lauren Wu to stay involved

By Tristan McGuirk | October 22, 2020

This story is featured in the new issue of Collective Impact, sent digitally to all U of T Engineering alumni. U of T Engineering researchers and many of our alumni […]

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