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MIE PhD candidate Arman Arezoomand in the Decisionics Lab of Professor Fae Azhari (MIE, CivMin). Thanks to the Data Sciences Institute (DSI) Doctoral Student Fellowship, Arezoomand is advancing research on robotic skin for prosthetics and other robotic applications. (photo by Sarah Yuan)

Research into ‘robotic skin’ could help restore a sense of touch for those with prosthetic digits

Milos Stojadinovic explains how banks safeguard themselves and their customers from cyber threats at the inaugural Tech@RBC Insider session. (photo by Neil Ta)

Generous RBC gift creates transformative scholarships, sets students up for careers in tech

Left to right: Computer Science student Vishwa Dave and Hudson Jantzi (Year 1 CompE) both received a 2025 Schulich Leader Scholarship. (photos courtesy of students)

2025 Schulich Leaders grateful for ‘life-changing’ scholarship to study STEM at U of T

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As part of the Climate Positive Campus initiative, the area beneath Front Campus will be used for a large-scale ground source heat pump — a technology pioneered in part by Professor Frank Hooper (MIE). (Illustration: Nicolas Demers, courtesy of U of T Facilities & Services)

Canada’s largest urban geoexchange system builds on legacy of Professor Frank Hooper

January 26, 2022

Left: A map of Toronto showing 17 of the TTC’s 75 stations. Right: A sample network connecting those 17 nodes, created by a computer model of a slime mould, Physarum polycephalum. (Images courtesy: Raphael Kay)

Could a ‘virtual slime mould’ design a better subway system?

January 25, 2022

A new study of zebra mussels, like this one growing in a tank in the lab of Professor Eli Sone (BME, MSE), could offer insights into new medical adhesives as well as ways to prevent fouling of water intake pipes. (Photo: Angelico Obille)

Zebra mussels could point the way toward non-stick surfaces and medical adhesives

January 13, 2022

University Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME, Donnelly) part of Mend the Gap, an international collaboration developing new ways to treat spinal cord injuries. (Photo: NSERC/CRSNG – Sylvie Li)

Mending the Gap: Professor Molly Shoichet joins multidisciplinary team working to develop new treatments for spinal cord injuries

January 12, 2022

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