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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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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with elementary school students who spent the day designing the neighbourhood of the future at a workshop held by U of T Engineering Outreach. The project was part of an announcement by Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk Labs to design a new kind of mixed-use, complete community on Toronto's Eastern Waterfront. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

Toronto to host living laboratory for urban innovation

October 17, 2017

Milica Radisic, whose research focuses on growing 3D models of human organs, is one of four U of T Engineering researchers awarded funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation in the latest round. (Photo: Caz Zyvatkauskas)

From lab-grown organs to smart cities: U of T Engineering researchers receive support from CFI

October 16, 2017

Each fall, students in the University of Toronto's Institute for Multidisciplinary Design and Innovation (UT-IMDI) share the results of their industry-sponsored projects at an evening reception. (Photo: George Almaria)

Industry looks to U of T Engineering students to address challenges

October 13, 2017

U of T President Meric Gertler presents Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei with a gift during his visit to the University. (Photo: Tristan Cannon-Sherlock)

Huawei CEO visits U of T to explore ways to further strategic partnership

October 4, 2017

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