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Why isn’t wired glass safe in schools?

Decades ago, schools across Canada installed wired glass as an effective fire barrier for students’ safety. But is it really all that safe? Sean Lloyd, a former student of Burlington’s Assumption Catholic Secondary School, thinks not, and he has the…

Creating a clean water supply, using light to save lives

An estimated 768 million people in the world – about one tenth of the world’s population – do not have access to safe water. In Canada alone, five million people lack access to a reliable source of safe drinking water,…

Three new innovative educational projects from U of T Engineering

Today’s assignment: design an outdoor, heated smoking area for a local women’s shelter. Do you take on the project, knowing it propagates a harmful, deadly habit? It’s dilemmas like this that engineers face in the real world, but not necessarily…

A glimpse into collaborative learning at the CEIE

In an early morning tutorial, students are racing to complete a daily challenge. But instead of working alone in a computer lab or in extended rows of lecture seating, they’re collaborating at six small tables, surrounded by the latest learning…

Award-winning chemical engineering student keeps it safe

Safety first! It’s a common refrain in research labs around the world, yet accidents stubbornly continue to happen – sometimes with deadly consequences. That’s why fourth-year engineering student Larissa Rodo (ChemE 1T3 + PEY) designed a new tool that helps…
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