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‘An exciting, inspirational and team-focused community’: Professor Lindsey Fiddes joins BME

Professor Craig Simmons (BME, MIE), left, and his collaborators have developed a new way to mature lab-grown heart cells so that they more closely mimic adult human heart tissue. (photo by Tim Fraser, KITE Studio)

U of T researchers improve maturity of lab-grown heart cells for disease modelling

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Freshwater mussel protein offers new source of inspiration for medical-grade glues

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Professor Jennifer Drake (CivMin) received the Young Engineer Achievement Award, which recognizes an engineer under 36 years of age for outstanding contributions. (Photo credit: Tyler Irving)

CivMin professor and alumna receive Engineers Canada Awards

March 29, 2019

In March 2019, Professor Jonathan Kelly (UTIAS) visited Yangon, Myanmar to teach a week-long course to 25 engineering, computer science and physics university students. (Photo courtesy of Jonathan Kelly)

‘Knowledge is transformative’: UTIAS professor teaches robotics in Myanmar

March 27, 2019

Engineering Science student Christopher Alexiev (Year 2) spent the summer of 2018 working at the Optical Materials and Devices Lab at the physics department of the National University of Singapore. (Photo: Shuvan Prashant)

Why more U of T Engineering students than ever are going global

March 27, 2019

These prosthetic devices to improve mobility were created using 3D PrintAbility, an end-to-end fabrication toolchain developed by not-for-profit social enterprise Nia Technologies. (Photo courtesy Nia Technologies)

How 3D printing has sped up prosthetic development for people around the world

March 27, 2019

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