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It may make you squirm to think about it, but your insides are home to trillions of organisms from hundreds of different species. Scientists are studying this “gut microbiome” as a factor in a range of human health conditions, but…

Many buildings in Las Arrugas, Guatemala are supplied with water pipes. The challenge is that most of the time, they are empty.  “Each house only has about three hours of water being supplied to their faucet, every two days,” says Kejdi Kola (Year 4 ChemE). “Families collect as…

How do you possibly balance the demands of an engineering degree while doing sports at U of T? On a windy yet pleasant Thursday afternoon, I sat down with my teammate, Rena Nakajima, to chat about it. Growing up in…

The heat engines lab in MC120 is a unique space in the Mechanical Engineering building. Jason Chan and Raymond Guan, lead teaching assistants for the Fall 2020 MIE303 and Winter 2021 MIE311 course on thermal energy conversion taught by Professor…

U of T Engineering remains Canada’s top-ranked engineering school and is now in the global top 20, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2021.  The rankings, released March 4, placed U of T Engineering 18th globally in the category of Engineering &…

During the pandemic, Marie Floryan (MechE 1T9 + PEY) has been analyzing and comparing COVID-19 mitigation strategies in different countries around the world. She worked on the side project while pursuing her master’s in mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Floryan…

The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine published a list of entrepreneurs, academics and executives who are working towards finding solutions for the world’s problems. Kristina Menton(MechE 1T5) is featured on this impressive list of changemakers. Menton is currently…

Ali Dolatabadi is joining the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering as a Professor in Mechanical Engineering.  Professor Dolatabadi received a BASc from University of Science and Technology, MASc from University of Tehran, and PhD from the University of Toronto…

Professor Goldie Nejat is featured in the March 2021 issue of Reader’s Digest Canada. The article titled Should R2-D2 Replace My Caregiver? explores Nejat’s work on socially assistive robots that help seniors with the activities of daily living. A subscription…