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Left to right: Rahim Rezaie (U of T Engineering), Erastus M. Mwanaumo (Assistant Dean, School of Engineering, University of Zambia) and Professor Murray Metcalfe (U of T Engineering) at the University of Zambia. A partnership between U of T Engineering and various institutions in Africa aims to prepare the engineering leaders who will build the world’s fastest-growing cities.

Preparing the next generation of engineering leaders to grow Africa’s megacities sustainably

Anna Jiang (MIE MASc candidate) demonstrates her passive water controller for community members in Pedro Arauz, Nicaragua. The device could help farmers make more efficient use of irrigation water. (Photo: Anna Jiang)

U of T Engineering invention could help Nicaraguan farmers save water

Professor Baher Abdulhai, seen here with civil engineering undergraduate students Andrew Lau and Marie-Sophie Wint, has created a new research centre dedicated to studying the impact of transformative transportation systems, from car sharing to self-driving vehicles. (Photo: Neil Ta).

Driverless cars, artificial intelligence and e-sharing are transforming transportation. Are our cities ready?

Kevin Wang, Haroon Dawood, Stephanie Gaglione, Kate Lonergan, Jason Martins and Madhushan Perera visited a NASA facility in Mountain View, Calif. after researching a process for making acetic acid on Mars (photo courtesy Stephanie Gaglione)

One small step for man, one giant leap for these U of T Engineering students