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A photo of Beirut’s harbour taken in 2013. (Photo: Rachid H, via <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/9335102510/">Flickr</a>)

Forensic engineering expert on what happens next in Beirut

What investigators will be looking for in order to determine the causes of the blast on August 4, 2020

Left to right: Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE) and Arthur Chan (ChemE) have both been awarded new Canada Research Chairs. (Photo credits, from left: Roberta Baker; courtesy of Arthur Chan)

New Canada Research Chairs boost research into clean air and sustainable resource extraction

Professors Gisele Azimi and Arthur Chan are among the U of T researchers awarded chairs in the latest round

Juliana Gomez is among this year’s recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. Gomez is researching the maturation of engrafted pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac muscle cells (Photo courtesy of Juliana Gomez)

Five U of T Engineering grad students awarded Vanier Scholarships in recognition of research impact and leadership

Students will each receive $150,000 in support of their doctoral research in areas such as carbon capture and tissue engineering

Honeybee Hub co-founders Weiwei Li (left) and Catherine Chan (right).

New web portal by U of T alumni connects study participants to COVID-19 research

Honeybee Hub, created by graduates from U of T Engineering and U of T Medicine, has more than 770 COVID-19 studies posted on their portal so far

Professor Benjamin Hatton (MSE). (Photo: U of T Engineering)

Smart finger pads for robots among six U of T Engineering projects awarded with Connaught Innovation funding

Emerging technologies in areas such as human health and advanced manufacturing receive funding boost

Teng Cui (MIE PhD candidate) holds up a silicon chip with half a million embedded tiny holes. By stretching graphene across the holes, Cui was able to measure its resistance to mechanical fatigue. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Won’t crack under pressure: stress test reveals graphene can withstand more than one billion cycles before breaking

U of T Engineering researchers have discovered that the carbon-based material is highly resistant to mechanical fatigue

Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) is among the four U of T Engineering professors and one alumnus to be inducted into the Engineering Institute of Canada for 2019. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Professors and alumnus elected Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada

Five members of the U of T Engineering community were honoured for their contributions to Canada and to their chosen fields

EAN Awards - all 2019 winners

13 U of T Engineering alumni and students honoured at 2019 EAN Awards

Thirteen accomplished members of U of T Engineering’s alumni community were recognized on Nov. 7 at the annual Engineering Alumni Network (EAN) Awards

Co-founders Weiwei Li (left) and Catherine Chan (right) poses in front of a mural in Toronto depicting participation and volunteerism. Honeybee Hub provides the general public the opportunity to participate and volunteer in research studies to advance knowledge. (Photo: Honeybee Hub, Inc.)

Honeybee Hub has researchers buzzing

Two U of T alumni — one from Engineering, one from Arts & Science — have developed an app to help researchers find study participants faster