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A new way to deliver therapeutic proteins to the body, developed at U of T Engineering, could help treat degenerative eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration. (Photo: Mark_Kuiken, via iStock)

New strategy for delivery of therapeutic proteins could help treat degenerative eye diseases

Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME, Donnelly) and her team have created a hydrogel that slowly releases multiple therapeutic proteins at independently controlled rates

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‘Ask again later’: Why some first-year students keep their options open with TrackOne

TrackOne program introduces students to each of the Core 8 undergraduate engineering disciplines

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This grad student is developing solar-powered bioreactors to clean water and produce sustainable products

Oseremen Ebewele is one of two recipients of this year’s IBET Momentum Fellowships

Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME), Laura Bahlmann (BME PhD candidate) and Dr. Alexander Baker (ChemE, BME) stand together at the Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research. (Photo: Safa Jinje)

U of T Engineering team designs new hydrogel that opens pathways to more targeted cancer treatments

The bio-inspired material enables lab-grown cells to emulate the complex processes found in the human body

The e-Parali team shares their slide deck during a meeting. From top to bottom: Satya Sathwik Juttada (Year 2 ChemE), Advait Iyer, Richmond Theophilus Ghanney and Karthi Hari Krishnan. (Screenshot: Submitted)

App for empowering farmers in India propels ChemE student to first-place finish at international hackathon

Satya Sathwik Juttada (Year 2 ChemE) and teammates won the Global Challenge Lab 2022 with e-Parali, an app that enables farmers in India to pool access to farming equipment

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Mosquito-repellent paint among five projects funded by CGEN seed grant program

Global Engineering Seed (GESeed) supports engineering projects that address major challenges to Indigenous populations and marginalized communities in the Global South

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U of T Engineering professors and alumni elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering

The eight members of the U of T Engineering community are among 47 new Canadian Academy of Engineering fellows

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U of T Engineering alumna receives Engineers Canada award for community service

Sandra Odendahl (ChemE MASc 9T0) currently serves as a board director for the Ontario Clean Water Agency, the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices and NEXT Canada

Smiling students wearing black t-shirts stand outside a building with their model-sized car powered by chemical energy sources

U of T Engineering student team wins first place at regional Chem-E-Car competition

The University of Toronto Chemical Vehicles (UTCV) team advances to the 2022 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) National Chem-E-Car Competition