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How a life-altering brain surgery inspired Nilou Hashemi’s research into new techniques that could enhance neurological recovery

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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

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Past and present NSBE U of T presidents reflect on the legacies they’ve left behind and the impact the chapter has had in improving Black inclusion at U of T Engineering. (From top left, clockwise: Iyiope Jibodu, Akira Neckles, Alana Bailey, Dimpho Radebe, Mikhail Burke and Kelly-Marie Melville.)

Black History Month: Presidents reflect on the impact of National Society of Black Engineers at U of T

Adriana Diaz Lozano Patino, a third-year engineering science student at U of T, is focused on finding innovative solutions to global water and energy needs (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

U of T Engineering student has a message for women and girls considering STEM fields: ‘You can’

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Black History Month: Celebrating Black women in STEM

The Bank of Canada is formulating a contingency plan for a Central Bank Digital Currency — a “digital loonie.” A team of researchers from U of T and York University was one of three selected to submit a proposal on its implementation. Photo composition created via Envato and Creative Commons (S. Rae).

Multidisciplinary team lays groundwork for a Central Bank-backed “digital loonie”