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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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A scientist (Professor Yu Zou) is smiling at the camera. Professor Zou appears to be standing in a lab. He is surrounded by computer and laboratory equipment.

Acceleration Consortium announces $1.2 million in funding for projects that accelerate scientific discovery

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How the CLUE research group is rethinking urban freight logistics

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‘Images every second’: U of T Engineering researchers develop rapid MRI technique for better cancer detection and therapy

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U of T Engineering students are incorporating AI in treating certain mental health conditions

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