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Professor Milica Radisic elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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These tiny robotic tools powered by magnetic fields could enable minimally invasive brain surgery

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Austin Mclean (MechEng 1T5+PEY, MEng 1T9) and Rashmi Satharakulasinghe (ChemE 1T7) demonstrate the electricity-free irrigation controller they developed to help farmers in developing countries make more efficient use of water in agriculture. (Photo: Corridor Water Technologies).

Social enterprise aims to bring smarter irrigation to areas without electricity

A pharmacist preps a COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Steven Cornfield / Unsplash)

Explainer: U of T Engineering professor Omar F. Khan on COVID-19 vaccination efficacy, misconceptions and Canada’s rollout

A Reeddi power capsule, shown at right, provides affordable and sustainable electricity for short-term needs. A startup created by Olugbenga Olubanjo (CivE MASc 1T9) is piloting the technology in Nigeria. (Photo: Leke Alabi Isama/GGImages/Proof Africa)

Reeddi powers up: Startup brings portable, renewable electricity to rural areas

Professor Lydia Wilkinson joined ISTEP as a faculty member in January 2021 after nearly 15 years of teaching at U of T Engineering. (Photo courtesy Lydia Wilkinson)

ISTEP welcomes new faculty member Lydia Wilkinson