A Quicker Fix
A new app aims to smooth out the often prickly relationship between residents and property managers
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
How to Build a Sustainable City
Can Toronto cut emissions by 80 per cent? If it’s up to Nadine Ibrahim, yes
A Reunion to Remember
Ann Nguyen and Paul Hiscock, two engineers from different worlds, decide to put a ring on it
A Real-Life Cloaking Device
Invisibility appears possible as researchers use an electromagnetic field to hide objects
Iron Man
By fortifying two everyday foods, Prof. Levente Diosady aims to reduce malnutrition worldwide
Security in a Heartbeat
Tired of typing in passwords? A new device can identify you by your unique cardiac rhythm
Pictures from Above
Remote-controlled drone makes aerial cinematography much faster and cheaper
A Promise to Future Generations
A U of T group encourages participants to protect the Earth for future generations
Garbage into Gas
An idea developed at U of T would help turn polluting oilsands waste into clean-burning hydrogen gas
Rent Anything!
Many of us have valuable stuff we rarely use. Now you can rent it out, thanks to a peer-to-peer platform from grad Martin Wong that works just like Airbnb
Lighting a Revolution
Three grads have developed an LED that uses a fraction of the electricity of other light bulbs
The Tiny Perfect Keyboard
As devices get smaller, a U of T company has created a keyboard that makes typing easier while using less screen space
Stress Buster
How personal changes led Bailey Vaez to promote wellness at work
U of T Engineering turns 100
The Lady Godiva Memorial Band serenades students on Founder’s Day
Pauline Chan and Keith Thomas
Friendship came first for Chan, a CTV news anchor and Thomas, CEO of Vive Nano
Frugal Thinking
How do you bring basic sanitation to two billion people in low-income countries? Inventing a toilet that works for pennies a day is a start
An Incubator for Innovation
A new applied science facility will give engineering students a place to develop entrepreneurial ideas
Rotary Club
How does one build a human-powered helicopter?
Digital Prophet
Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau predicts a book publishing revolution
George and Barbara Rooke
For this Fonthill, Ontario, couple it was a match made in music. And almost 65 years later, they’re still in tune
A Spark of Genius
U of T engineers use playing cards to replicate a Paris landmark
Going the Extra Mile
Graduating engineering students raise thousands for their faculty
Deep Innovation
The Lassonde Mining Building supports student learning and adds sustainable features
Bringing the Internet to Millions
Suneet Singh Tuli has engineered an affordable tablet computer for the developing world
Land Speed Record
A bicycle that can exceed 110 km/h? U of T engineering students have designed and built one
Fighting Tooth Decay
A new way of peering inside teeth could find lesions before they become cavities and eliminate the need for “drilling and filling”
Bicycle Power!
Why not use exercise bikes to supply electricity back to the grid?
Rooftop Gardener
Sarah Wilson was one of 177 graduating students to win a Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award this year for extracurricular contributions
Sidewalk Surfin’
Professor Mark Kortschot has invented a new kind of skateboard
The Aviator
Brave, dashing and touched by the spirit of adventure, Douglas McCurdy became the first person to fly an airplane out of sight of land
Like a Bird
A U of T engineering student has become the first ever to fly a human-powered “ornithopter”
These Boots Are Made for Walking
Jennifer Hsu is studying how people walk in icy conditions in the hope of designing “smarter” footwear
Finding the Fakes
U of T engineers help the TTC uncover counterfeit tokens
Start Your Engines!
Building your own formula race car? At university? How cool is that!
The Accidental CEO
Computer engineering student Vincent Cheung's photo software has become an Internet hit
Calling All Businesses
Francis Shen credits luck, good ideas, timing and avoiding complacency for his success with Aastra Technologies
Skule Idol
Engineering science alumni reveal a talent for opera
Idaho Stop
Idaho lingo for slow down and yield
Aquabot
Engineering students build a robotic "submarine"
Steve Dennis
“My goal isn’t to end global conflict, but to end the suffering of people who live in places where conflict takes away their basic human rights”
Ronda Wabie and Greg Evans
A second meeting at the Victoria College pub brought two students eye to eye
The World’s First ICBBM
That's Intercontinental Beer-Burning Ballistic Missile
Ms. Universe
Astronaut Julie Payette prepares for her second journey into space
Women Wanted
Engineering faculty hopes mentorship, new image will reverse slide in female enrolment
Varsity Track Gets New Name
The Davenport Family Foundation supports Varsity Centre campaign in memory of John L. Davenport
Anthony Lacavera
Telecom entrepreneur sees a big future in smartphones
Under the Toronto Sun
U of T teams with ARISE and Portlands Energy Centre to design the city's first solar power research facility
The Cabbage Patch Kid
Mike Wood's unusual talent has taken him around the world
Fostering Leaders in Law
Gift from former chairman of Blake, Cassels & Graydon's, creates scholarships for engineering and law
Learning to Lead
Seminars and workshops bring alumni back share their expertise with students
A Cleaner Future
Just how close are we?
Hydrogen Village
Pierre Rivard imagines an "Internet of energy" on Toronto's Port Lands
They Say They Want a Revolution
Internet organization assists young social activists
Machine Dreams
The quest to build a better robot
Hana Zalzal
Engineering grad creates make-up for the stars
Alvin Mok
Engineer founded software company while still a student
Michael Serbinis
Internet entrepreneur experienced tech boom and bust
Maryam Modir Shanechi
Engineering student is hoping to change how we interact with computers
Coming Home
How U of T grads are making a difference - where their help is needed most
Solar Race Diaries
A Blue Sky veteran recalls an epic journey across America