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Rayla Myhal receives Honorary Alumni Award

In this prototype carbon capture apparatus, a solution of potassium hydroxide is wicked up into polypropylene fibres; circulating air evaporates the water in the solution, concentrating it to very high levels. The white crystals are nearly pure potassium carbonate, formed from carbon removed directly from air. (photo by Dongha Kim)

New ‘rock candy’ technique offers a simpler, less costly way to capture carbon directly from air

Guests at partnerships reception

Industry Partners’ reception showcases new pathways for collaboration

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Data analytics expert and tennis fan Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) is building a multidisciplinary hub of sports analytics research at U of T. (Photo courtesy Timothy Chan)

Connaught Global Challenge: How big data can help athletes and sports teams play smarter

October 5, 2020

Zeus, shown here outside the Myhal Centre in October 2019, is a self-driving car designed and built by aUToronto, a student-led team from U of T Engineering. This week, aUToronto placed first overall in the three-year AutoDrive Challenge, an intercollegiate competition between eight top engineering schools across North America. (Photo: Liz Do)

Three-peat victory: U of T Engineering team wins AutoDrive Challenge, Year Three

October 2, 2020

After graduating from U of T Engineering in 1927, Elsie MacGill went on to become an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War, earning the nickname “Queen of the Hurricanes.” (photo courtesy University of Toronto Archives)

The Rise of Elsie MacGill

October 1, 2020

Historica Canada has launched a new Heritage Minute celebrating ECE alumna Elsie MacGill (ElecE 2T7), the world’s first female aeronautical engineer (Image courtesy of Historica Canada)

“Queen of the Hurricanes”: U of T Engineering alumna featured in new Heritage Minute

October 1, 2020

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