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Left to right: Alumnus Nan Ge (MechE 1T3, MIE MASc 1T6, PhD 1T9) and Professor Aimy Bazylak (MIE) are the co-founders of Cardinal Volta. (photo by Paola Varhen Pacheco)

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$U of T's Élyse Caron-Beaudoin and Marianne Hatzopoulou (CivMin) are working together to shed light on how fracking impacts air quality for B.C. communities and residents' exposure to contaminants. (Photo: Johnny Guatto)$

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Professor Dawn Kilkenny (BME, ISTEP) was recently appointed U of T Engineering’s Vice-Dean, First Year. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

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