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Begum Yilmaz, Katarina Poffley and Emre Yilmaz hold their payload at the Canadian Space Agency’s Timmins stratospheric balloon base.

START1 takes flight: U of T Engineering student team explores radiation risks in space

Aniss Zaoui

How a recent grad’s second PhD prepared him to develop next-generation sustainable materials

Yu Zou and team

New metal matrix composites — made with 3D printing — could lead to light, yet strong components for aerospace and other industries

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Michael Acquaviva is one of six students named a top scholar this year by the Toronto District School Board and one of three who will be attending U of T this fall (photo by Johnny Guatto)

Meet two top students from Toronto high schools who are attending U of T Engineering this fall

August 27, 2020

For alumnus Dan Chan (IndE 9T0), vice president of supply chain strategy at Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC), the pandemic tested his expertise in industrial engineering as he moved to solve rapidly shifting operational challenges. (Photo: Open Grid Scheduler via Flickr)

Resiliency during COVID-19: How one Canadian supply chain is adapting to serve its customers

August 26, 2020

Miss Purity — pictured here next to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge — is a hybrid propane/electric car built by a team of U of T Engineering students for the Clear Air Car Race of 1970. The car is being restored for the 50th anniversary of the race. (Photo courtesy Juri Otsason)

Miss Purity turns 50: Celebrating U of T’s entry into the Clean Air Car Race of 1970

August 24, 2020

In this rendering of the enzyme chondroitinase ABC, point mutations are represented by red balls. This re-engineered form of the enzyme is more stable and more active than the wild type and could be used to help reverse nerve damage caused by spinal cord injury or stroke. (From Hettiaratchi, O’Meara et al., 2020. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc6378 This work is licensed under CC BY-NC)

Re-engineered enzyme could help reverse damage from spinal cord injury and stroke

August 24, 2020

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