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‘If we in academia don’t go after the hardest challenges, nobody else will’: U of T researcher aims to do it all

U of T Engineering professor Nicolas Papernot (ECE) also holds a Canada CIFAR AI Chair at the Vector Institute, and is a faculty affiliate at the Schwartz Reisman Institute. (photo by Matthew Tierney)

Professor Nicolas Papernot wins the 2025 Steacie Prize

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Left to right: John Desjarlais, P.Eng. and Matthew Dunn, P.Eng. will be giving a talk on Indigenous Engineering Design, Ethics and Role Models at U of T Engineering on November 12.

‘Engineering is not a western construct’: Lecture examines the role of Indigenous design and ethics in the profession

Professor Edmond Young (MIE, BME) and his research team have developed a microfluidic lung-on-a-chip that mimics breathing in human lungs. (Photo courtesy: Edmond Young)

New microfluidic device could help track the health effects of air pollution

Stephanie Obeta (Year 4 ChemE) is one of two inaugural recipients of the CGI Scholarship for the Advancement of Black Women in Engineering. (Photo courtesy: Stephanie Obeta)

New scholarships support underrepresented groups in Engineering

U of T researchers Penney Gilbert (BME) and Bryan Stewart (Biology) obtained cells from people living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy to grow miniature muscles that are being used to develop new treatments for the genetic disorder. (Photo: Johnny Guatto)

U of T researchers’ lab-grown muscles used to study Duchenne muscular dystrophy, develop treatments