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Katie Hung and Anastasia Polulyakhova in front of building on campus.

U of T Engineering students getting a leg up with Project Leap

Left to right: Co-leads on the study, Professor Caitlin Maikawa (BME) and Lucia Huang (BME MSc student), say the technology could make monitoring and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases easier and accessible. (Photo by KITE Studio/UHN)

Researchers develop swallowable sensor that offers simpler way to monitor gut inflammation

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New modelling tool for intermittent water distribution systems could improve service for over a billion people

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Researchers from U of T Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University are using electrolyzers like this one to convert waste CO2 into commercially valuable chemicals. Their latest catalyst, designed in part through the use of AI, is the most efficient in its class. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Artificial intelligence helps researchers up-cycle waste carbon

Professor Micah Stickel (ECE) has been named the next Acting Vice Provost, Students for the University of Toronto. (Photo: Laura Pedersen)

Micah Stickel appointed Acting Vice Provost, Students

Omar F. Khan (ChemE MASc 0T6, PhD 1T0) officially joined the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) as an assistant professor on May 1, 2020.

IBBME welcomes new faculty member Omar F. Khan

A team led by Professor Leo Chou (IBBME) is pursuing a non-traditional approach that could lead to simpler, faster COVID-19 tests.

New ‘rock candy’ approach could lead to simpler, faster tests for COVID-19