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A row of homes in Fort McMurray located just across from where the wildfire took place in May 2016. (Credit: Arthur Chan)

Fort McMurray homes have normal levels of indoor toxic substances, U of T Engineering study reveals

January 14, 2019

In the aftermath of the Fort McMurray wildfire, Professor Arthur Chan (ChemE) and his team reveal results from dust collected in more than 60 homes

“If this could obviate the need for people to take opioids in the first place, it would have a real societal benefit,” says University Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE). (Credit: Roberta Baker)

U of T startup raises $3.25 million to eliminate prescription opioids after surgery

January 11, 2019

Gel-based technology, developed in the lab of University Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) dramatically extends the duration of local anesthetics injected at the site of a surgical incision

Professor Levente Diosady (ChemE, at left) has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada. U of T Engineering alumnus Dr. Arthur Slutsky (EngSci 7T0, MASc MIE 7T2) was also named a Member of the Order of Canada. (Photo: Roberta Baker).

U of T Engineering professor and alumnus named to the Order of Canada

December 27, 2018

Recipients recognized for contributions to food engineering and pioneering new methods of mechanical ventilation in hospitals

Professor Frank Gu (ChemE), the new NSERC Senior Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in Nanotechnology Engineering, and his team are applying cutting-edge nanotechnology in health care.

New NSERC Industrial Research Chair leverages nanotechnology to enhance health care

December 14, 2018

Professor Frank Gu (ChemE) named NSERC Senior Industrial Research Chair in Nanotechnology Engineering

Axel Guenther, Associate Professor Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, November 23, 2018. (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

U of T Engineering partners with NRC to commercialize biomedical innovations

November 26, 2018

The Centre for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies (CRAFT) will bring new technologies to market in microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip and organ-on-a-chip engineering

Professor Michael Garton recently joined IBBME. (Credit: Jovana Drinjakovic)

How IBBME’s Michael Garton forged a career in research after being paralyzed in climbing accident

October 4, 2018

Professor Michael Garton (IBBME) is engineering human cells to mend throbbing pain in aging joints

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE), director of the Centre for Healthcare Engineering. (Credit: Brian Tran)

Centre for Healthcare Engineering celebrates 10 years of innovation

October 3, 2018

Alumni, students and faculty come together to honour the decade-long pioneering work of the Centre for Healthcare Engineering

Professor Michael Carter (MIE) has been elected Fellow of the country’s highest health-related scholarly body, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, the first industrial engineer to hold the rank. (Credit: Brian Tran)

Michael Carter elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

September 14, 2018

MIE professor honoured for his pioneering research in health care engineering, becomes first industrial engineer inducted into the CAHS

Left to right: Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE, IBBME), Jody Mou and chemical engineering PhD candidate Darren Rodenhizer. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Alison McGuigan elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

September 11, 2018

U of T Engineering researcher is a leading expert in tissue engineering and disease modelling

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