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📢 Info Session: Learn about the Summer Research Exchange Program (SREP) — chance to do research at partner institutions worldwide while working towards your #UofTEngineering degree requirements

📅 Thursday, Nov. 13
🕕 6–7 p.m.
📍 GB202

🔗 Register: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Partner institution
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Wellness break? Yes, please.

📅 Wednesday, Nov. 12
🕛 12–2 p.m.
📍 Engineering & Computer Science Library
🐶 Therapy dogs + giveaways + fun booths

See you there!
ECSL Wellness Fair v. 25 November 12, 12-2pm Giveaway; Therapy Dogs, Fun Booths and so much more
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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NYC Alumni: Join us for a casual networking meetup with fellow alumni in New York City! Reconnect with the Skule™ community, meet new people, enjoy great coffee & conversation.

📆 Sunday, Nov. 16 | 11 a.m.
📍 Maman, 114 W 41st St

🔗 RSVP: alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/nyc-al...
New York: Alumni Social - Engineering Alumni & Friends
Register now! Hello NYC UofT Alumni! We’re excited to invite you to a casual networking meetup with fellow alumni here in the city! Whether you’re looking to reconnect with the […]
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November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Join us for an online info session to discover how one of our graduate programs at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) can be the launchpad you’ve been looking for!

📆 Friday, Nov. 7, 12 – 1 p.m. EST

🔗 Details here: www.utias.utoronto.ca/events/utias... #UofT
Graduate Studies in UTIAS Info Session - University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
Discover how one of our graduate programs can be the launchpad you’ve been looking for! This session is an office hour for prospective applicants to get their questions answered about […]
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November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Join us for an online info session to learn about our Master of Engineering (MEng) at MIE. Discover program details, admission requirements and career pathways, and hear directly from faculty & current students.

📅 Nov. 13, 5:00–6:00 p.m. ET

🔗 Register: www.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/mie-ma...
MIE Master of Engineering (MEng) Virtual Open House
Join us for an online information session to learn more about the Master of Engineering (MEng) program at the University of Toronto’s Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering. Discover progra...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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A visionary gift from RBC will enable #UofT students to explore the issues shaping today’s tech industry through the Tech@RBC Insider Series and new RBC Tech Scholars in AI Engineering and Computer Science.

🔗 Full story: uofteng.ca/j1uksf #UofTEngineering
U of T Engineering News: Generous RBC gift creates transformative scholarships, sets students up for careers in tech. (Photo of Milos Stojadinovic talking to an audience of students at the Tech@RBC Insider session.)
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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“It’s enabled me to achieve things I never thought I could.”

🏅 Hudson Jantzi (Year 1 CompE) is one of #UofTEngineering’s newest Schulich Leaders — recipients of one of Canada's most competitive STEM scholarships.

🔗 Read more + see the full list of #UofT's 2025 Schulich Leaders: uofteng.ca/gf4wry
U of T Engineering News: 2025 Schulich Leaders grateful for 'life-changing' scholarship to study STEM at U of T (photo of Hudson Jantzi and Vishwa Dave)
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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ℹ️ Thinking about an undergraduate program at #UofTEngineering?

Join our Recruitment team for an online presentation to learn about programs, opportunities & admissions — plus a live Q&A.

🔗 Register: apply.adm.utoronto.ca/portal/eng-w...

👉 More dates & times: apply.adm.utoronto.ca/portal/eng-w...
Myhal building with a banner that says, "Welcome to U of T. Explore, discover, invent possibility."
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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In photos: #UofT graduates celebrate fall convocation #UofTGrad25 📸 uoft.me/bXZ
Picture perfect: U of T Scarborough graduates pose with the CN Tower soaring in the background A proud graduate shows off her U of T Mississauga pride following convocation U of T President Melanie Woodin, who is an alumna of the university herself, poses with new graduates behind the giant “U of T” letters on Front Campus Graduates come together to applaud their individual achievements as friends and family look on
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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🚀 #UofTEngineering students launched an experiment into the stratosphere to help scientists better understand the health risks posed by human space travel.

🔗 Read the story: uofteng.ca/s3wm33 #UofT
U of T Engineering News: START1 takes flight: U of T Engineering student team explores radiation risks in space. Photo: START members Begum Yilmaz, Katarina Poffley and Emre Yilmaz hold their payload at the Canadian Space Agency’s Timmins stratospheric balloon base.
October 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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⚙️ Thinking about your next step? Join an online info session to learn more about graduate studies in Civil & Mineral Engineering — designed for professionals ready to broaden their skills and impact.

📆 Thursday, Nov. 6, 8-9:30pmET

🔗 Register: civmin.utoronto.ca/event/gradua... #UofT
Graduate Studies in CivMin: Info Session & Admissions Q&A November 6, 2025, 8pmET Register to join the event [QR Code]
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Electrifying transportation is key to achieving net-zero emissions—but affordability, charging & supply chains still stand in the way.

Join us Nov. 12, 12–1pm for a Lunch & Learn ft. Prof Olivier Trescases on the future of electric mobility.

🔗Sign up: alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/ll-oli...
U of T Engineering Lunch & Learn November 12, 2025, 12-1pm Reimagining power: The science behind the EV revolution Professor Olivier Trescases, PhD, PEng Associate Chair, Undergraduate, Electrical & Computer Engineering (Photo of Trescases)
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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What does it really mean to trust a machine?

Join leading thinkers for a conversation on building AI that’s transparent, accountable and aligned with human values.

📆 Friday, Nov. 14 | 12 – 1 p.m. ET
📍 Online

🔗 Register today at alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/dd-nov...
In AI we trust? Integrity in the age of machine intelligence A panel discussion Nov 14 | 12 - 1 pm Proudly sponsored by the U of T affinity partners: Manulife, TD Insurance 3 photos: Prof. Deepa Kundur, U of T Engineering; Asst. Prof. Karina Vold, U of T Arts & Science; Catherine Bornbaum RetiSpec
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Show your support for the Blue Jays as they chase #WorldSeries glory! Don’t miss our game day watch parties on Front Campus to catch all the action & excitement with the #UofT community under the city skyline. #WANTITALL ⚾️ #UTogether

Details: uoft.me/blue-jays
October 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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What if materials could stay strong at 500 °C? 🔥 #UofTEngineering professor Yu Zou (MSE) and his team are proving it’s possible with a new 3D-printed metal matrix composite that could change how we build for aerospace.

🔗 Read more: uofteng.ca/r0g710
Postdoctoral fellow Huicong Chen, Research associate Chenwei Shao and Professor Yu Zou (MSE) demonstrate samples of their new metal matrix composite.
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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#UofTEngineering’s Goldie Nejat (MIE) has been named a Canada Research Chair in Intelligent Assistive and Collaborative Robots, developing technology to help older adults and caregivers.

🔗 uofteng.ca/trxb6o #UofT
New Canada Research Chairs advance research in personalized robots, equitable clinical systems and more
Professor Goldie Nejat (MIE) is among four recipients from U of T Engineering
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October 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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#UofT is excited to cheer on the home team in the World Series! Join us on Front Campus tonight at 8:00 p.m. for our first game-day watch party. Let’s go, Blue Jays! #WANTITALL ⚾️ #UTogether

For more details about the watch party, visit uoft.me/blue-jays
October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Let's go, @bluejays.com! 💙⚾️
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The Blue Jays have punched their ticket to the #WorldSeries, & we’re turning #UofT's Front Campus into a giant watch party ⚾️ Grab your friends, wear your blue & join us under the open sky as we stream every game on a giant screen. #UTogether

Details: uoft.me/blue-jays
Cheer on the Blue Jays
October 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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🔥 NEW PODCAST EPISODE:

Elena Pappas (ChemE 2T2) joins her father Loui Pappas (CivE 8T8, MASc 8T9) to talk with @uoftengdean.bsky.social about her experience as a #UofTEngineering student, her mental health journey & how it inspired their family to give back.

🔗 uofteng.ca/podcast
October 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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As she was officially installed as #UofT’s 17th president, Melanie Woodin outlined her vision of the university’s role in a world beset by challenges – calling on the U of T community to “meet this moment.”💙 uoft.me/17th
U of T President Melanie Woodin said she is honoured to follow in the footsteps of U of T’s 16 former presidents including, to her left, Meric Gertler, David Naylor and Robert Prichard. Claire Sault, chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and Trevor Young, U of T’s vice-president and provost, are immediately to her right, while Shannon Simpson, senior director of Indigenous initiatives, and Sheree Drummond, secretary of the Governing Council, can be seen near the back President Melanie Woodin signs the Distinguished Visitors Book on the day of her installation at Convocation Hall The installation ceremony at Convocation Hall was attended by U of T students, faculty, staff, librarians, alumni and dignitaries from across the academic and civic sectors The ceremony included a procession of students bearing U of T gonfalons
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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📣 NEW Master of Engineering (MEng) Co-op program at #UofTEngineering is opening big opportunities for graduate students to gain on-the-job experience, starting with 40 students this year and 120 more in 2026.

🔗 More on how it works: uofteng.ca/9d4je0 #UofT
U of T Engineering News: New MEng Co-op program expands opportunities for graduate students to gain on-the-job experience [photo of undergrad students doing PEY co-op]
October 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Some highlights from today’s visit to Mars, I mean @utias.bsky.social, lead by Professor Chris Damaren, Director 🚀 More to come. Thanks for the tour!

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October 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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This afternoon, #UofT will celebrate a new chapter with the installation of Professor Melanie A. Woodin as the University’s 17th president. Join us for this historic milestone by tuning into the livestream at 3 p.m. ET.
Installation of Professor Melanie A. Woodin as the 17th President of the University of Toronto
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October 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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A graduation gift from Dean Yip! 🪙

Every new #UofTEngineering grad will receive the Skule™ Challenge Coin — a symbol of achievement, tenacity, and your enduring connection to the Skule™ community. 💙

🔗 Learn more: uofteng.ca/newgrad
Dog wearing a Versace sweater sitting beside a Skule coin, in front of Convocation Hall Skule coin - close-up of Skule logo on one side of the coin, next to pamphlets that read: "Engineering the 21st-Century Engineer" and "Welcome to your alumni community" Skule coin - close-up of U of T Engineering logo on one side of the coin, next to pamphlets that read: "Engineering the 21st-Century Engineer" and "Welcome to your alumni community"
October 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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#UofT is bringing its central steam plant on the St. George campus to the forefront of technology again – part of a bold step toward a cleaner, more sustainable future. 🌱 uoft.me/csp
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM