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Recent grad Akram Khan (MechE 2T2 + PEY, MIE MEng student) is using the part-time MEng program to upgrade his skills while keeping his full-time job. (photo by Tyler Irving)

AI and squash lessons: How the part-time MEng helps this working professional upgrade his skills — and keep active on the side

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Why does cancer rarely spread to the heart? U of T researchers develop organ-on-a-chip platform to find out

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It’s best to be curious and to always ask questions: Meet Professor Ali Bereyhi

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Before drilling underneath a city of skyscrapers, engineers such as Professor Giovanni Grasselli need sophisticated models of how the rock underneath might react to physical forces. (Credit: Jonathan Moore via Flickr)

Advanced imaging techniques let U of T engineers see inside rock

When seeded with heart cells, the flexible polymer scaffold contracts with a regular rhythm, just like real heart tissue. (Image: Boyang Zhang)

‘Person-on-a-chip’ — U of T engineers create lab-grown heart and liver tissue for drug testing and more

Shatha Abuelaish (CompE 1T5) and Rob D’Amico of the Hamilton Professional Firefighters Association demonstrate Xposure, a new app that helps firefighters track their exposure to hazardous chemicals. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Multidisciplinary capstone project: App helps firefighters track hazard exposure

Tangy the personal assistive robot (credit: Liz Do).

Meet three robots engineered at U of T that could improve — or save — your life