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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

Bertrand Neyhouse smiles at the camera, in front of a U of T building

‘Electrochemistry for a sustainable future’: Meet new ChemE professor Bertrand Neyhouse

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Professor Rob Irish (left) was recently awarded the Ronald S. Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication Education from the IEEE Professional Communication Society. (Photo: Alan Chong)

U of T Engineering professor wins international award for innovation in technical communication education

Professor Amr Helmy (left) and ECE PhD candidate Han Liu (right) with a quantum imaging-enabled chip that was fabricated in-house in Helmy’s lab. The chip shown contains about 1,000 of such light sources. (Photo: Liz Do)

U of T Engineering researchers to harness quantum properties of light for biomedical imaging, security and more

Professor Alison Olechowski (MIE, ILead) is among seven U of T Engineering researchers who received infrastructure funding by the CFI JELF. (Photo: Josef Oehmen)

Infrastructure for innovation: Seven U of T Engineering researchers receive CFI funding for upgrades and equipment

Hydrogeological technicians collect core samples from a hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer near Barrie, Ont. Professor Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE) and her partners — including SiREM, a company that offers site remediation products and services — have developed bacterial cultures designed to clean up such sites by breaking down contaminants such as benzene, toluene and xylene. (Photo: Courtney Toth)

Contamination-eating microbes are ready for action