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A new paper by Professor Isabelle Rao in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE) uses mathematical modelling to show the impact of providing stable housing to people experiencing homelessness and opioid addiction. The paper published in JAMA Network Open shows that a ‘housing…
Professors Craig Simmons (MIE, BME) and Julie Audet (BME), in collaboration with boutIQ solutions Inc., a University of Toronto spinout company specializing in AI-driven media optimization, has been awarded a $421,000 research grant through the Stem Cell Network’s 2025 Research Funding Competition. The award will support…
A startup powered by technology developed at U of T Engineering aims to offer compact and sustainable power solutions for grid resilience and more, using a new fuel cell design. Serenity Power was founded in 2023 by a team of…
At the University of Toronto and elsewhere, self-driving labs are promising to dramatically speed up the search for new materials. Now, a new robotic system designed and built by U of T Engineering undergraduate students could help lower the barriers to this…
When it came time for Mitchell Souliere-Lamb (MechE 2T4 + PEY) to apply to university, he thought of his mother and grandmother. “That side of my family is Ojibwe, from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory,” says Souliere-Lamb. “My grandmother was the first in her…
A couple of years into their PhD program, Jay Gordon (CivMin PhD student) found themselves going through a tough time. “To get support with my mental health, I realized I needed to connect more with people, to build more community,” they say. …
Pursuing graduate studies in microfluidics in the lab of Professors Edmond Young (MIE) and Eugenia Kumacheva (Department of Chemistry) gave alumnus Sina Kheiri (MIE PhD 2T4) more than just a degree. His research led to a new platform that provides…
A new commercial product, developed from U of T Engineering research, is poised to enhance durability and efficiency in battery casing for both electric and internal combustion vehicles. Having just defended his PhD thesis, Nello D. Sansone (MIE PhD candidate)…
Seven members of the U of T Engineering community have been elected as 2025 fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). Professors Aimy Bazylak (MIE), Paul Chow (ECE), Constantin Christopoulos (CivMin), and Amer Shalaby (CivMin), along with alumni Philip Ferguson (EngSci 0T0), Ming Hou (IndE PhD 0T2), and Winnie Ye (ElecE MASc. 2T2) are…
A new online tool launched in Scotland — based in part on research from the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering — aims to improve survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests by improving the placement of public access defibrillators (PADs).…
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