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In March 2026, Sushant Singh (MSE MEng 1T9, MIE PhD 2T6) won the top overall prize at  U of T’s Desjardins Startup Prize competition. (photo by Tim Fraser, KITE Studio)

The future of wound healing: Desjardins Prize supports U of T bioprinting startup

Drawing on experience in athletics, marketing, behavioural science and industry, Professor Alex Kaju (ISTEP) brings a practical approach to engineering education. (photo courtesy of Alex Kaju)

‘The goal is to bring the outside world into the classroom’: Meet Professor Alex Kaju

Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon (MIE) draws inspiration from nature to design robots that fly, hop, crawl or seamlessly combine multiple modes of locomotion. (photo courtesy of Pakpong Chirarattananon)

‘Simplicity wins when designing bio-inspired robots’: Meet MIE Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon

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A new study from U of T Engineering Professor David Meyer (CivMin, ISTEP) shows that between the cities of Delhi and Bengaluru, customers are supplied water on 3,278 different schedules, ranging from nearly continuous to only about 30 minutes per week. (Photo: wirestock, via Envato Elements)

Why do Delhi and Bengaluru supply water according to 3,278 different schedules?

At 76, John Bond (CivE 6T8, MASc 6T9) is the oldest U of T Mississauga grad this spring. This is his third U of T degree. (Photo: Johnny Guatto)

Advice to ‘read with purpose’ set 76-year-old engineering alumnus on path to history degree

Joseph Sebastian (BME PhD candidate) is one of 15 students from across U of T selected for the second-ever round of the Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowship Program. (Photo: Leanna Lui)

Listen to your heart: New ultrasound technique earns PhD candidate Joseph Sebastian a Connaught PhD for Public Impact Fellowship

Clockwise from top left: Professors Ning Yan (ChemE), Baochun Li (ECE), Ali Dolatabadi (MIE), Xinyu Liu (MIE) and George Eleftheriades (ECE) are among 11 members of the U of T Engineering community elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering. (Photos: submitted)

U of T Engineering professors and alumni elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering