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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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IBBME alumnus develops new anti-inflammatory biomaterial for medical implants

Professors Kamran Behdinan, Doug Hooton, Hugh Liu, and Heather MacLean, along with alumnus Marc Rosen have been recognized by the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) for their distinguished engineering achievements.

Engineering professors and alumnus honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada

From nutrient rich particles to a litmus test for soil, the new Food &amp; Nutrition Security Engineering Initiative (FaNSEI) is researching new methods for combatting global hunger and malnutrition. (Litmus paper photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/communityeyehealth/5726488676/sizes/l" target="_blank">Community Eye Health</a>)

Three ways U of T engineers are addressing food and nutrition issues around the world

A stone lion in front of Peking University

Designing across cultures: MIE’s international capstone course