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four people stand in front of a research poster. One holds a bowl containing pieces of cacti.

This cactus-based material could help improve rainwater harvesting for communities across rural Mexico

Students in Professor Karl Peterson’s lab examine concrete samples from the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Left to right: Wisdom Okoh, Katia Ossetchkina, Professor Karl Peterson and Amy Montgomery. (photo by Phill Snel)

This team of CivMin researchers is studying the Gordie Howe International Bridge — down to the microscopic level

Alex Kurk (MechE 2T6), left, is the 2026 winner of the Troost ILead Difference Maker Award. Sanjay Malaviya, right, is the donor for this award. Malaviya holds one of the 3D-printed interfaces designed by Kurk to help people with low vision navigate software user interfaces. (photo by Tyler Irving)

Solutions for people with low vision helped Alex Kurk earn the 2026 Troost ILead Difference Maker Award

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Olugbenga Olubanjo (CivE MASc 1T9), Founder and CEO of Reeddi Inc with a Reeddi Energy Capusule. (Photo: Ian Willms / Panos Pictures)

CivMin alumnus is finalist for £1-million Earthshot Prize

October 14, 2021

The carbon footprint of concrete is mainly due to the chemistry of Portland cement, one of its key ingredients. Research by U of T engineering professor Doug Hooton (CivMin) shows that a few simple substitutions can cut this carbon footprint in half. (Photo: twenty20photos, via Envato Elements)

U of T Engineering professor on a mission to lower concrete’s carbon footprint

October 14, 2021

2021 Schulich Leader Kevin Qu (Year 1 EngSci) wants to launch a startup that builds sustainable tech, with a focus on assistive technology for people with developmental disabilities. (Photo courtesy: Kevin Qu)

Building tech solutions for an inclusive future: Meet U of T Engineering’s 2021 Schulich Leaders

October 8, 2021

Sadegh Davoudi (left), a post-doctoral fellow, and Bella (Bin) Xu (right), a PhD student, both in the labs of Professor Alison McGuigan and Associate Professor Penney Gilbert, are lead authors on a new paper that details their work creating a regenerative micro-environment in a dish. (Photo: Ting Yin)

New method for testing muscle repair in a dish to impact development of stem cell-based therapies

October 7, 2021

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