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Left to right: Dr. Monica Regalbuto, Vice-President of Science and Technology, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Fred Dermarkar, President and CEO, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited; Prof. Leah Cowen, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives, U of T. (photo by Aaron Demeter)

Strengthening Canada’s nuclear talent pipeline: U of T joins Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ Academic Partnership Program

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) applies a people-centred approach towards teaching and mentorship in operations research. (photo by Aaron Demeter)

‘You have to get along as people first’: Tim Chan on graduate mentorship and student success

NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassador Shilo Chislett (ChemE MEng student) in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. (photo by Shilo Chislett)

ChemE grad student Shilo Chislett brings STEM outreach to Nunavut youth

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In March 2026, Sushant Singh (MSE MEng 1T9, MIE PhD 2T6) won the top overall prize at  U of T’s Desjardins Startup Prize competition. (photo by Tim Fraser, KITE Studio)

The future of wound healing: Desjardins Prize supports U of T bioprinting startup

Drawing on experience in athletics, marketing, behavioural science and industry, Professor Alex Kaju (ISTEP) brings a practical approach to engineering education. (photo courtesy of Alex Kaju)

‘The goal is to bring the outside world into the classroom’: Meet Professor Alex Kaju

Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon (MIE) draws inspiration from nature to design robots that fly, hop, crawl or seamlessly combine multiple modes of locomotion. (photo courtesy of Pakpong Chirarattananon)

‘Simplicity wins when designing bio-inspired robots’: Meet MIE Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon

An AI model segments flames and smoke in aerial footage, helping researchers track wildfire growth and build more accurate predictions. (photo courtesy of Steven Waslander)

New AI prediction model could transform how Canada fights wildfires