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Rayla Myhal receives Honorary Alumni Award

In this prototype carbon capture apparatus, a solution of potassium hydroxide is wicked up into polypropylene fibres; circulating air evaporates the water in the solution, concentrating it to very high levels. The white crystals are nearly pure potassium carbonate, formed from carbon removed directly from air. (photo by Dongha Kim)

New ‘rock candy’ technique offers a simpler, less costly way to capture carbon directly from air

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Industry Partners’ reception showcases new pathways for collaboration

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Pavani Cherukupally (MIE PhD candidate) has designed a system that uses ordinary sponges to remove droplets of oil or other contaminants dispersed in water. Her technology could help remediate of oil sands tailings ponds, a major environmental challenge for Canada. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

Sponging up oil from tailings ponds

A section of the Trans Alaska Pipeline near Fairbanks, AK. The policy implications of pipelines are one of the many topics being addressed in a new collaboration between undergraduate students at U of T Engineering and at the School of Public Policy &amp; Governance in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science. (Photo: Brian Cantoni, via <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cantoni/4426017757/">Flickr</a>)

New cross-Faculty collaboration engages engineering students in energy policy

Schematics of two reinforced concrete buildings designed according to current Indian standards. A collaboration between researchers at U of T Engineering and IIT Bombay aims to develop low-cost seismic isolation platforms that could enhance the ability of such buildings to resist earthquake damage. (Image: IIT Bombay/Farbod Pakpour)

Indo-Canadian partnerships advance research into safer, more sustainable buildings

Professor Chirag Variawa (centre) teaches both graduate and undergraduate students and is encouraging them to address educational challenges through engineering design. (Photo: Alan Yusheng Wu)

Engineering the educational experience