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‘Fight for your dreams and be kind to yourself’: Meet Professor Georgia Pierrou

Left to right: Dr. Monica Regalbuto, Vice-President of Science and Technology, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Fred Dermarkar, President and CEO, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited; Prof. Leah Cowen, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives, U of T. (photo by Aaron Demeter)

Strengthening Canada’s nuclear talent pipeline: U of T joins Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ Academic Partnership Program

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) applies a people-centred approach towards teaching and mentorship in operations research. (photo by Aaron Demeter)

‘You have to get along as people first’: Tim Chan on graduate mentorship and student success

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One of the Undu team members holds up its first product, an ultra-thin heating pad. The new startup, led by U of T Engineering grad student Charlie Katrycz is developing new ways to relieve menstrual pain. (Photo courtesy of Undu)

This ultra-thin hot water bottle could help ease menstrual pain

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Using augmented reality to make community spaces accessible for children with autism spectrum disorder

“It has been a completely surreal experience, I’m surrounded by some of the greatest minds in the field,” says Saanjali Maharaj (Year 3 EngSci), pictured here with astronaut Yvonne Cagle. (Photo courtesy of Saanjali Maharaj)

This U of T Engineering student is developing fire-fighting drones at NASA

Lyndia Wu (EngSci 1T2) did her PEY Co-op placement at Sentinelle Medical. Now a professor at UBC, Wu researches the biomechanical mechanisms of concussions. (Photo: Clare Kiernan)

From PEY to prof: How this alumna’s Co-op paved a path to an academic career in biomedical engineering