Posts Categorized: News 2020
Story by Tim Lougheed, Chemical Institute of Canada It has been almost a decade since Gisele Azimi was pursuing post-doctoral work at MIT, where she realized just how dependent our technology was becoming on rare earth elements, which pose significant…
Story by Tyler Irving & Liz Do, U of T Engineering News With the University’s virtual Convocation ceremony on June 2, 2020 U of T Engineering students mark the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Graduating in…
Story by Marit Mitchell, U of T Engineering News U of T Engineering is launching a new program designed to give incoming students all the material they need to shine in their first-year courses. The University of Toronto Engineering Academy is an…
Professor Arthur Chan (ChemE) and Samantha Cheung (ChemE PhD candidate) are among eight organizers of the first-ever U of T Engineering Research Conference (UTERC). Nearly 100 undergraduate and graduate students will be taking part in the inaugural conference happening June…
Story by Chris Sasaki, Faculty of Arts & Science As the outbreak of COVID-19 grew into a global pandemic earlier this year, countries attempted to stem the spread by restricting travel and issuing shelter-in-place orders. At the same time, economic…
Prof. Omar F. Khan (ChemE MASc 0T6, PhD 1T0) officially joined the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) as an assistant professor on May 1, 2020. After receiving his doctoral degree from U of T Engineering, he began his…
Story by Qin Dai, Institute of Biomaterials & Bimolecular Engineering A group of researchers from U of T and SickKids Hospital have developed a new way to deliver molecules that target specific genes within cells. Their platform, which uses a modified form…
By Liz Do, U of T Engineering News The structure of SARS-CoV-2 is now all too recognizable, resembling a soccer ball covered in spiky protrusions. A team of U of T researchers are replicating these spikes — and all the…
Story by Tyler Irving, U of T Engineering News 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…
Story by Jessica MacInnis, The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering A U of T Engineering team has created a simple, scalable solution to remotely monitor the vital signs of COVID-19 patients, while preserving vital personal…
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