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Left to right: Co-leads on the study, Professor Caitlin Maikawa (BME) and Lucia Huang (BME MSc student), say the technology could make monitoring and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases easier and accessible. (Photo by KITE Studio/UHN)

Researchers develop swallowable sensor that offers simpler way to monitor gut inflammation

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New modelling tool for intermittent water distribution systems could improve service for over a billion people

Bertrand Neyhouse smiles at the camera, in front of a U of T building

‘Electrochemistry for a sustainable future’: Meet new ChemE professor Bertrand Neyhouse

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A new analysis by U of T Engineering researchers shows that concrete basements are the top driver of material intensity for new single-family homes. (Photo: twenty20photos, via Envato Elements)

Large carbon footprint of new house construction mostly due to concrete basements

Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, BME) currently serves as the Scientific Director of the Translational Biology and Engineering Program. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Professor Craig Simmons named 2021 Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow

Alumnus Lyndon Chan hopes to boost political engagement with Parlawatch, an online tool that scrapes official transcripts from Question Period and uses natural language processing to generate daily summaries. (Photo courtesy: Lyndon Chan)

Startup led by U of T alumni uses AI to help Canadians track parliamentary proceedings

Nightingale.ai, an AI-enabled platform that enables physiotherapists and their patients to connect remotely, is one of five winners of Hatchery Demo Day 2021. (Photo courtesy: Nightingale.ai)

Five startups to watch from U of T Engineering’s virtual Hatchery Demo Day 2021