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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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Incoming Engineering Society (EngSoc) president Laura Berneaga wears the symbolic firefighter hat that is passed down from president to president. (Photo: Pam Walls)

Meet Engineering Society president, Laura Berneaga

September 18, 2019

Professor Oya Mercan (CivMin) is one of seven U of T Engineering early-career faculty members receiving the the Percy Edward Hart and Erwin Edward Hart professorships. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Hart professorships boost research into medical diagnostics, smart cities and more

September 18, 2019

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) and his team have conducted a ‘virtual clinical trial’ to show that optimizing the locations of defibrillators does increase the rate at which they are used, as well predicted patient survival. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Study: Better-placed AEDs could save more lives

September 16, 2019

U of T Engineering's newest building, the Myhal Centre is located at the heart of the University of Toronto's downtown campus.

Myhal Centre wins Toronto Urban Design Award

September 11, 2019

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