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four people stand in front of a research poster. One holds a bowl containing pieces of cacti.

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

Alex Kurk (MechE 2T6), left, is the 2026 winner of the Troost ILead Difference Maker Award. Sanjay Malaviya, right, is the donor for this award. Malaviya holds one of the 3D-printed interfaces designed by Kurk to help people with low vision navigate software user interfaces. (photo by Tyler Irving)

Solutions for people with low vision helped Alex Kurk earn the 2026 Troost ILead Difference Maker Award

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Dr. Emily Moore, centre, speaks with students at Troost ILead’s ‘The Power of Story’ event on March 5, 2020. (Credit: Daria Perevezentsev)

Five U of T engineers elected into the Canadian Academy of Engineering

June 15, 2020

In this prototype electrolyzer, 97% of the ethylene that undergoes the conversion reaction is transformed to ethylene oxide. The electrochemical process provides a low-emission alternative to established industrial methods, which normally generate about 1 tonne of CO2 per tonne of ethylene oxide. (Photo courtesy Wan Ru Leow)

Reducing the carbon footprint of the chemicals industry

June 11, 2020

Dean Emerita Cristina Amon has been recognized with Engineers Canada's most prestigious honour, recognizing outstanding engineering achievements and leadership in the Canadian engineering community. (Photo: Daniel Ehrenworth)

Professor Cristina Amon receives Engineers Canada Gold Medal Award

June 11, 2020

Professor Micah Stickel (ECE), Vice-Dean, First Year for U of T Engineering, has received U of T’s highest honour for teaching. (Photo: Laura Pedersen)

Micah Stickel receives University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award

June 5, 2020

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