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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 1h

Join Professor Hani Naguib, Chair of #UofT Materials Science & Engineering, to explore how engineering, materials science and healthcare innovation are converging to create the next generation of wearable sensors.

📆 Friday, Oct. 17 | 12–1 p.m.
🔗 Register today: uofteng.ca/ll-haninaguib

Lunch & Learn: Smart wearables and bio devices for real-time health monitoring - Engineering Alumni & Friends

Register now! Smart wearables are revolutionizing how we monitor vital signs—bringing heart, muscle and brain activity tracking into everyday life. Imagine flexible, breathable mats enhanced with cond...

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 2h

📣 ATTN. Hong Kong #UofTEngineering Alumni!

Join us for an exclusive visit to the Central Kowloon Route (CKR), one of Hong Kong’s most ambitious engineering projects.

📆 Saturday, October 25 | 9:00am–12pm
📍Sung Wong Toi MTR Station
🎟️ HKD $80

🔗 Register: alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/hk-kcr/

HK: Visit to Central Kowloon Route project - Engineering Alumni & Friends

Register now! Experience the future of Hong Kong infrastructureJoin us for an exclusive U of T Engineering alumni visit to the Central Kowloon Route (CKR), one of Hong Kong’s most […]

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 4d

💙 Today is World Mental Health Day. When it comes to mental wellness, support from family is often vital. Now, the Pappas family is working to extend that support across #UofTEngineering through a major gift & matching campaign.

🔗 Read more: uofteng.ca/2cda7v

U of T Engineering News: Why this family is strengthening mental health supports for U of T Engineering students (photo of Pappas family)

University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 4d

📬 October Skulematters is here!

AI for healthcare in First Nations communities, lunar robotics research for NASA’s Artemis program, new facility for customized printed circuit board production, new faculty, alumni honours and more.

🔗 Read & subscribe: www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-a...

From AI in Health to the Moon: U of T Engineers Leading Change This Fall

Out enjoying the fall #views? Think you might have missed something (FOMO is real)? Don't worry, we've got you. Let’s dive in 👇 🔎 IN THIS ISSUE ✔️ RESEARCH & PARTNERSHIPS SHAPING THE FUTURE 🌍 ✔️ FACUL...

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 5d

🧠 Imagine being able to control machines by thinking.

@drlaschowski.bsky.social (MIE) and his Computational Neuroscience Lab are working to make it possible. They've developed a new algorithm that could make brain decoding more accurate and efficient.

Read the story: uofteng.ca/25h7c8

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Brains, minds & machines: A new algorithm for decoding intelligence [photo of Laschowski in a lab with a machine and a whiteboard with formulas]

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 5d

Wondering why MOFs are so important that they won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry today? Check this out: news.engineering.utoronto.ca/ai-system-he... #UofTEngineering

AI system helps researchers unlock hidden potential in newly discovered materials

Developed by U of T Engineering researchers, the tool uses early-stage data to predict the potential real-world use for a new material

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · 7d

🤖 Can a robot do chemistry like a human?

Find out on Oct 15 @ 3PM EST with AC member
@aicooper.bsky.social of @liverpooluni.bsky.social at our next #ACSeminar! Learn how autonomous labs + AI are reinventing discovery.

Register to attend in person or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 6d

📅 CREATE Weekends: From Senses to Sensors kicks off next Saturday (Oct 18)!

This hands-on program for kids in Grades 9–10 explores motion, sound, and the signals that connect people and technology.

🔗 Register now: uofteng.ca/pre-university

University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 6d

▶️ Watch: Allan Kuan, Structural Designer at RJC Engineers and #UofTEngineering alum (EngSci 1T4 + PEY, CivE PhD 2T2), shares how PEY Co-op students contribute to projects like FORMA Toronto and how experiential learning shapes careers beyond graduation ⬇️

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 7d

💡 Volunteer Opportunity for #UofTEngineering Alumni

Help grad students & postdocs explore careers beyond academia with the OPTIONS Program.

📅 Tues, Oct. 21 | 🕓 4:10 – 5:00 PM EDT | 📍 Zoom

🔗 Sign up: uofteng.ca/options

University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 11d

📣 ATTN. all graduate & post-graduate student entrepreneurs:

Join us for the launch of the Eva and Allen Lau Commercialization Catalyst Prize in Computing & Engineering Innovation. Find out what the prize offers and how to apply!

📆 Wednesday, Oct. 15, 6–8 p.m.

🔗 Register: uofteng.ca/game-changer

Celebrate a game-changing prize for entrepreneurs - Engineering Alumni & Friends

Register now! Attention all graduate and post-graduate student entrepreneurs! Professor Stephen Wright Interim Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto and Professor Christopher Yip Dean...

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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · 12d

A setback, a lizard and decades of work: The impact of Daniel Drucker’s research extends far beyond Ozempic #UofT 🔬 uoft.me/bSK

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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · 13d

Spotted a suspicious email at #UofT & not sure how to report it? ⚠️ Visit the Phish Bowl to see reported phishing attempts & learn what to watch for to keep your inbox safe. ✉️ uoft.me/phish-bowl

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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · 13d

Today, the #UofT community came together to commemorate #OrangeShirtDay and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 🧡

Read the story: uoft.me/osd2025

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 13d

#UofTEngineering undergrads: Register for Engineering Global Experiences Week (Oct. 7–9)!

Learn about global courses, certificate & minor programs, study & research abroad opportunities, and work experiences abroad.

🔗 Check out the schedule & register: uofteng.ca/go-global

Engineering Global Experience Week: Discover global opportunities for undergraduate Engineering Students. Oct. 7-9, 2025 (photo of two students looking at mountains on a large screen)

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 14d

⏱️ Nurses in First Nations communities spend hours a day on paperwork. Could AI scribes help ease the load?

#UofTEngineering PhD student and IBET Momentum Fellow LaShawn Murray is exploring how these tools fit into clinical care at pilot sites in Alberta.

🔗 Full story: uofteng.ca/d7qmr3 #UofT

U of T Engineering News: U of T Engineering researcher, Alberta enterprise test AI tool to support nurses in First Nations communities (photo of Murray)

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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · 15d

Survivors’ Flag raised across #UofT ahead of Orange Shirt Day & the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 🧡 uoft.me/bRP

The Survivors’ Flag is raised at U of T St. George

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 17d

For the first time, #UofTEngineering undergrads will use automated pick and place machines to assemble PCBs — just as they do in industry.

The new PCB Prototyping Lab at the Myhal Centre will support MIE, ECE courses and student design teams.

🔗 Read more: uofteng.ca/xtg04y

U of T Engineering News: New 'Pick and Place' facility for customized printed circuit board produection opens for students (photo of NEODEN machine in the lab)

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 18d

🔥 New podcast episode!

Alum Arlyne James (MechE 2T4) turned a class project into My Dorm Store — now serving 60+ residences across Canada.

She joins @uoftengdean.bsky.social to talk entrepreneurship and lessons from #UofTEngineering.

🔗 Listen & subscribe: uofteng.ca/podcast

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 19d

💡 #UofTEngineering alumni Eva & Allen Lau are backing the next generation of innovators with a new $2M prize at U of T — helping turn computing breakthroughs into real-world startups with mentorship, workspace and access to prototyping labs.

🔗 Read more: uofteng.ca/kkarg5

U of T Engineering News: U of T announces Eva and Allen Lau Commercialization Catalyst Prize for Computing & Engineering Innovation to support aspiring entrepreneurs [photo of Eva and Allen Lau]

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 19d

Civil Engineering students Naveen & Kyra are gaining hands-on experience in structural design at RJC_Engineers—applying classroom knowledge to real-world projects and building a strong foundation for their future careers.

🔗 Learn more about #UofTEngineering PEY Co-op: engineeringcareers.utoronto.ca

University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 20d

Meet the newest robotics researcher at @utias.bsky.social: Professor Nick Rhinehart 👏

We sat down with Rhinehart to learn more about his research, what he’s most excited about, his advice for students — and his favourite Wikipedia article 🤔

🔗 Read the full Q&A: uofteng.ca/jyk754

U of T Engineering News: 'Read widely, build things, break them and figure out why they broke': Meet Professor Nick Rhinehart [photo of Rhinehart]

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 26d

"A typical car emits roughly 5kg of brake and tire material into the environment each year."

Prof. Greg Evans (ChemE, ISTEP) is co-leading an international consortium to investigate the health impacts of particles released from brakes, tires and road wear.

🔗 Read the story: uofteng.ca/ela7yl

U of T Engineering News: U of T professor co-leads global partnership on non-exhaust vehicle emissions (photo of Evans in front of a truck that says "We study the air you breathe.")

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 26d

📣 #UofTEngineering alumni in the Seoul area!

Join @uoftengdean.bsky.social and fellow #UofTAlumni for a fun evening in Seoul.

📆 Thursday, Sept. 25.
⏰ 7 – 8:30 p.m.
📍 Four Points by Sheraton Josun, Seoul Station – The Eatery

🔗 Register now: alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/.../seoul-so...

Seoul: Alumni Social with Dean Chris Yip - Engineering Alumni & Friends

Register now! Attention U of T Engineering alumni in the Seoul area! Join Dean Chris Yip and fellow U of T alumni for an evening of connection and conversation in […]

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University of Toronto Engineering @engineering.utoronto.ca · 27d

Meet your engSuccess Mentors!

engSuccess Mentors help with:
⏰ Time management
📝 Study tips & notetaking
⚖️ School–life balance
🎯 Goal setting
🚫 Procrastination busters
...and more.

Mentorship sessions start Monday, Sept. 22.
🔗 uofteng.ca/engsuccess

#UofTEngineering #UofT

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