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Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon (MIE) draws inspiration from nature to design robots that fly, hop, crawl or seamlessly combine multiple modes of locomotion. (photo courtesy of Pakpong Chirarattananon)

‘Simplicity wins when designing bio-inspired robots’: Meet MIE Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon

An AI model segments flames and smoke in aerial footage, helping researchers track wildfire growth and build more accurate predictions. (photo courtesy of Steven Waslander)

New AI prediction model could transform how Canada fights wildfires

Four people stand together with their pinky fingers raised.

Ask Alan: Capstone team creates AI tool to help students study

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Khadija Rana is the 2022 winner of the Troost ILead Difference Maker Award. (Photo: Negar Balaghi)

Compassion in action: Meet 2022 Troost ILead Difference Maker Award winner Khadija Rana

April 6, 2022

Professor Alex Mihailidis (BME, Medicine) was the principal applicant for a federally funded training platform that aims to accelerate digital health solutions for older adults. (Photo: Nick Iwanyshyn)

National platform to prepare researchers to lead digital health solutions for older adults

April 5, 2022

Some call the digital market the Wild, Wild West. It has evolved so fast that government lawmakers don’t know what to do with it. (Photo: Tezos on Unsplash)

Explainer: Professor Andreas Veneris on digital assets, blockchain and the new ‘Wild, Wild West’

April 5, 2022

Professor Levente Diosady (ChemE) has developed novel technologies to fortify staple foods, which has helped improve the health of millions of people in developing countries. (Photo: Submitted)

Professor Levente Diosady Receives U of T President’s Impact Award

April 1, 2022

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