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Professor Alberto Leon-Garcia faces the camera, smiling, with arms crossed. Behind him is a bookshelf with stacks of paperwork in files.

ECE professor’s data-driven platform aims to predict occurrences of emergency events

In a project with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services and TELUS, Professor Alberto Leon-Garcia (ECE) uses advanced analytics to support first responders’ decision-making

Professor Alison McGuigan stands smiling with her arms behind her back.

New Canada Research Chairs advance research in regenerative medicine, sustainable housing and more

Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE, BME) is among the three award recipients from U of T Engineering

Professor Yu Zou and a graduate student with a metal 3D printer (Photo: Neil Ta)

New U of T Engineering facility will enable multidisciplinary researchers to test materials under extreme conditions

U of T Engineering researchers receive $2.8M to build the Toronto Integrated Platform for Materials under Extreme Conditions

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U of T researchers are developing a chatbot to help people stop smoking

Professor Jonathan Rose (ECE) is working on the chatbot with a diverse team that includes addiction experts, computer engineers and social scientists

Pratish Gawand pipettes a coloured liquid in a beaker. Gaward, who appears to be in a lab setting, is dressed in a white lab coat.

From nature to the lab: U of T Engineering startup brews more sustainable food ingredients

Ardra Inc., a startup founded at U of T Engineering, aims to replace natural flavour ingredients in food with more sustainable alternatives

Professor Myrtede Alfred is pictured smiling outdoors wearing a black coat and red scarf.

U of T Engineering professor addresses maternal care disparities for racialized patients in U.S. health care systems

Study led by Professor Myrtede Alfred (MIE) analyzed incident reports to measure outcomes among racialized groups

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

Twelve research projects, from across U of T, will leverage or drive the development of self-driving labs

A flat-bed truck holding passenger vehicles drives on a lane highway. The right lane shows a line up of passenger vehicles.

How the CLUE research group is rethinking urban freight logistics

Professor Matthew Roorda (CivMin) is leading the group of researchers from U of T, McMaster University and York University

Hai-Ling Cheng is wearing a lab coat and pipetting a solution into a dish. Cheng appears to be in a lab setting. Pipettes and boxes are visible.

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

New technique captures high spatial resolution concurrently with temporal resolution, something that has eluded the field for decades