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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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U of T Engineering alumnus Jason Yakimovich (CompE 1T3+PEY) is the inventor of Sola, a personal and controllable heating device worn on the upper arm. (Courtesy: Jason Yakimovich, Sola)

U of T Engineering alumnus wants to keep you warm through Canadian winters

Professor Kamran Behdinan (MIE) hopes to improve the design of aircraft landing gear. He was recently awarded a $900,000, three-year NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) grant to make it happen. (Credit: kov-A-c via Flickr).

Kamran Behdinan looks to design the next generation of aircraft landing gear

U-Haul: Members of U of T Engineering’s Blue & Gold Committee and Outreach Office on their way to Nathan Phillips Square (Photo: Kyle Coulter)

#UofTGrad16: Engineering students put the “U” in U of Toronto

U of T biomedical engineer Tom Chau (left) pictured with his research students, is this year’s recipient of the March of Dimes Canada’s Jonas Salk Pioneer Award, recognizing his sustained scientific contributions to improving the lives of people with physical disabilities. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Tom Chau receives March of Dimes Canada lifetime achievement award