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Tower cranes and high residential apartment buildings under construction on lake shore.

Taller doesn’t mean terrible: How smart design can lower carbon emissions for residential buildings

The study was led by Professor Milica Radisic (BME), left, and Mary Chuan Liu (BME PhD student). (photo courtesy of BME)

U of T study shows that fractal geometry can help kidney cells grow in a more mature form

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ISTEP semiconductor industry panel highlights career opportunities for Canadian graduates

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Polaris, a solar vehicle constructed by the Blue Sky Solar Team, sits on display in the Bahen Centre for Information Technology, one of many buildings occupied by U of T Engineering faculty, staff and students. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

U of T Engineering rises two spots in THE’s World University Rankings 2022

Samin Aref. (Photo: M. Rezapour)

Meet new MIE professor Samin Aref

Professor Chris Lawson (ChemE). (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

ChemE welcomes new faculty member Chris Lawson

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