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Professor Milica Radisic receives a Governor General’s Innovation Award

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U of T Engineering professor and alumni receive Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

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UV treatment is widely used to disinfect drinking water and wastewater. Now, hospitals are considering its role in disinfecting masks and other personal protective equipment (Photo: Dimitri Karastelev via Unsplash)

Can ultraviolet light help hospitals disinfect their supply of masks and gowns? U of T Engineering UV expert explains

U of T Engineering graduate students Kramay Patel (pictured) and Chaim Katz are leading a volunteer effort to stitch homemade masks for the Toronto community. (Photo courtesy of Kramay Patel and Chaim Katz)

As COVID-19 protective supplies dwindle, U of T Engineering grad students are stitching face masks for Toronto

Professor David Taylor’s (CivMin) setup at home as he delivers his Municipal Engineering class to students online. (Photo: Kirsten Meyer)

Teaching virtually during COVID-19: U of T Engineering professors share how they’re adapting

Nanoleaf co-founder and CEO Gimmy Chu (ElecE 0T6) announced last week that the company is shifting its operations to providing masks, goggles and gloves to address shortages in Canadian and U.S. hospitals. (Photo courtesy of Nanoleaf)

Engineering alumni startup Nanoleaf to source more than one million masks amid COVID-19 shortages