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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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Meet U of T Engineering’s six inaugural Hart Teaching Innovation Professors.

Hart Teaching Innovation Professorships: Six innovative ways U of T Engineering enriches the student experience

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Meet five students going global with international exchanges

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