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Celebrating more than 40 years of giving: Paul Cadario reflects on engineering and philanthropy

“The adaptability that an engineering education provides makes it a great way to open doors to countless opportunities.”

Professor Minghan Xu stands in front of the U of T gates by the Lassonde Mining Building.

‘Life is what you make it’: Meet Professor Minghan Xu

Professor Xu has joined the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto as an assistant professor

Emily Farrar

Student-led startup Genuine Taste wins national competition with alternative meat innovation

Co-founded by CivMin PhD student Emily Farrar, Genuine Taste produces cultivated fat in bioreactors

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U of T Engineering volunteers honoured at the 2024 Arbor Awards

Highest honour granted in recognition of extraordinary levels of commitment to the University of Toronto

Lembit Maimets (CivE 5T6) displays his recent awards while posing for a photo at his home in Toronto. (photo by Phill Snel, CivMin/University of Toronto)

U of T Engineering alumnus wins innovation award for sci-fi design

Lembit Maimets (CivE 5T6) earned the International Special Award from the World Invention Intellectual Property Association

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Machine learning analysis sheds light on who benefits from protected bike lanes

U of T Engineering analysis optimizes the placement of cycling infrastructure in Toronto according to different strategies — and finds a trade-off between equity and efficiency

Left to right: CivMin professors Kamran Esmaeili, Sebastian Goodfellow, CivMin Chair Professor Marianne Hatzopoulou, His Excellency Bandar Alkhorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, and Saudi Arabian officials. (photo by Phill Snel)

U of T Engineering welcomes Saudi delegation led by His Excellency Bandar Alkhorayef

The official visit to Canada aims to enhance industrial and mining cooperation between the two countries

From left to right: U of T Engineering professor Aryan Rezaei Rad, UBC professor AnnaLisa Meyboom and U of T Daniels Faculty's Nicholas Hoban stand in front of an installation of a pavilion at U of T.

Digital fabrication design course brings engineering and architecture students together

Robot Made 2024 enabled undergraduate and graduate participants to engage in computational design and digital fabrication of timber systems

Professor Aereas Aung's lab is developing new tools to study and manipulate immune cells and their reaction to vaccines. (photo by Tim Fraser)

Connaught New Researcher award supports research to create next generation vaccines against sexually transmitted infections

Professor Aereas Aung (BME) is developing a novel strategy to target the mucosal immune system