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‘Engage with industry early’: Meet MSE professor Ali Asgarian

Guest lecturer Professor Justin Hess presenting at the 2026 Fred Kan Lecture. (photo by William Suarez)

Building a culture of ethical inquiry in engineering: The legacy of the Fred Kan Lecture Series

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Co-founders Weiwei Li (left) and Catherine Chan (right) poses in front of a mural in Toronto depicting participation and volunteerism. Honeybee Hub provides the general public the opportunity to participate and volunteer in research studies to advance knowledge. (Photo: Honeybee Hub, Inc.)

Honeybee Hub has researchers buzzing

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Soft robot programmed to move like an inchworm

CivE PhD Candidate Pedram Mortazavi, MASc, P.Eng, poses with a cast steel link in the Structures Lab at the University of Toronto’s Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering. Photo: Phill Snel, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering/ U of T

PhD candidate honoured by Canadian Institute of Steel Construction

Rob Brown (MechE 0T0), chief operating officer of Viryl Technologies, holds up a “splatter” record made on the company’s LiteTone vinyl press. Viryl Technologies is one of only two firms worldwide that produce such machines. (Photo: Doug Chappell)

This U of T Engineering grad is leading the ‘vinyl renaissance’