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Henry Vehovec to Teach Global Energy Systems Course at UofT

admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:09:54 +0000

Toronto, ON – August 30, 2011 - Mindfirst President, Henry Vehovec, will teach a course as Session Lecturer at University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering this fall. The Master’s level course, APS 510 Innovative Technologies and Organizations in [...]

UofT CGEN Group awarded Gates Foundation grant

Editor — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:40:32 +0000

TORONTO— From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail, Published Tuesday, Jul. 19, 2011 8:30AM EDT Article by KIM MACKRAEL

The project sounds simple enough: design a new toilet for use in developing countries, where access to running water, electricity and sewage is limited.

But the details are daunting. The human waste needs to be processed and sanitized, and it [...]

Henry Vehovec Kicks Off Engineering Science Education Conference

Henry Vehovec — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:21:37 +0000

On January 15, 2010, Mindfirst President Henry Vehovec spoke to 250 students and faculty on the topic Energy Systems Design kicking off the 2010 University of Toronto Engineering Science Education Conference. Hilary Inyang, originally scheduled to speak was unable to travel to Toronto. Prof Hilary Inyang is the Duke Energy Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering [...]

Coca-Cola, University of Toronto, Olympic Torch Relay & Sustainability

Henry Vehovec — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:08:14 +0000

Part of me was wondering how I could be so incredibly flattered and lucky to be asked by the University of Toronto (U of T) to run a segment of the Olympic Torch Relay in a spot sponsored by Coca-Cola. Perhaps U of T was aware of Coca-Cola’s commitment to sustainability and the environment and [...]