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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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Lembit Maimets (CivE 5T6) displays his recent awards while posing for a photo at his home in Toronto. (photo by Phill Snel, CivMin/University of Toronto)

U of T Engineering alumnus wins innovation award for sci-fi design

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Researchers are working to enable the design of faster-degrading drug delivery systems

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Members of the UTAT Rocketry division pose with their rocket, Defiance Mk. IV, at Launch Canada 2024. (photo courtesy of UTAT Rocketry)

UTAT team set amateur rocketry altitude record at Launch Canada 2024

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Machine learning analysis sheds light on who benefits from protected bike lanes

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