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Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) who holds the Canada Research Chair in Functional Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering, has been named a YWCA Woman of Distinction for 2018. (Photo: NSERC)

Professor Milica Radisic named a YWCA Toronto Woman of Distinction

March 8, 2018

Award honours those who work to improve the lives of women and girls in their community

Meghan Wright, a PhD student in the U of T Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), spent six months at Harvard Medical School on a federal government scholarship where she learned a new microscopy technique that validated her research strategy. (Photo courtesy Meghan Wright)

Federal government scholarship helps U of T Engineering PhD student gain international research experience

March 6, 2018

Meghan Wright received a Canada Graduate Scholarship and Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement to spend six months at Harvard Medical School for research exchange

How U of T Engineering startup Nymi found an unexpected business niche

February 27, 2018

Founded by U of T Engineering researchers in 2011, Nymi uses people’s heartbeats as biometric identifiers to log them into iPhones, iPads — and now industrial equipment.

Professor Paul Santerre (Dentistry, IBBME), at left, has been named the Baxter Chair of Health Technology and Commercialization by the University Health Network. (Credit: Neil Ta).

Paul Santerre named Baxter Chair of Health Technology and Commercialization

February 22, 2018

Biomedical engineering professor receives UHN support to drive commercialization and entrepreneurship opportunities for students and hospital trainees

Professors Rita Kandel and Robert Pilliar (IBBME), at right, are working on a promising new treatment that could see diseased joints replaced with new tissue-engineered joints developed at U of T Engineering. (Credit: Jennifer Robinson)

New joints for arthritis sufferers among U of T Engineering research projects receiving Connaught Innovation Award support

February 2, 2018

The five funded projects address pressing challenges in fields from machine learning to micro-surgery

Professor Ben Hatton (MSE), Professor Yoav Finer (Dentistry) and PhD candidate Cameron Stewart (IBBME) (Photo Credit: Faculty of Dentistry Yodit Tedla)

The fight against tooth decay gets help with a new smart material from U of T researchers

January 30, 2018

Multidisciplinary collaboration between U of T Engineering and Faculty of Dentistry designs new antimicrobial materials to prevent recurrent cavities under fillings

IBBME Professor Tom Chau has been awarded the Order of Ontario for his contributions to the province in the field of paediatric rehabilitation engineering. (Photo: Christina Gapic/Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital).

U of T Engineering professor Tom Chau awarded Order of Ontario

January 29, 2018

World leader in paediatric rehabilitation recognized for research and leadership contributions to the province

Professor Milos Popovic, at right, speaks with a U of T Engineering alumnus about his research. Popovic has been named research director of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. (Credit: Jonathan Sabeniano)

Milos Popovic appointed research director of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

January 11, 2018

IBBME professor is a world-renowned researcher in the field of rehabilitation engineering

Michael Sefton (ChemE, IBBME) has been inducted into the Order of Canada. (Photo: Neil Ta).

Professor Michael Sefton inducted into the Order of Canada

December 29, 2017

Award recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation

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