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In March 2026, Sushant Singh (MSE MEng 1T9, MIE PhD 2T6) won the top overall prize at U of T’s Desjardins Startup Prize competition. (photo by Tim Fraser, KITE Studio)

The future of wound healing: Desjardins Prize supports U of T bioprinting startup

Drawing on experience in athletics, marketing, behavioural science and industry, Professor Alex Kaju (ISTEP) brings a practical approach to engineering education. (photo courtesy of Alex Kaju)

‘The goal is to bring the outside world into the classroom’: Meet Professor Alex Kaju

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

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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

Left to right: Nelson Lee and Ethan Hugh (both Year 2 CompE) are the founders of Haven. (Photo: Lumuat Dinder)

Student-built Haven app aims to help prevent sexual assault

October 7, 2021

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