Posts Categorized: News 2021

This story originally appeared in the Globe and Mail One of Canada’s most celebrated scientists, Molly Shoichet, is stepping up plans to take a key discovery out of her lab and into the marketplace. On Monday, AmacaThera Inc., the third…

Story by Liz Do, U of T Engineering News Kelly-Marie Melville (ChemE 1T2 + PEY) was in her dorm room, just two weeks into her studies at U of T Engineering, when a fellow student Korede Owolabi (CompE 1T5 + PEY) and member…

In celebration of Black History Month, U of T Engineering invited students and alumni who identify as Black (including African, African-Canadian, African-Caribbean ancestry) and women to reflect on their experiences in STEM, the barriers they’ve faced in their career journeys, their inspirations, and the advice that they have for young…

Story originally published by U of T News A University of Toronto startup is looking to improve the nutrition of dogs and cats while protecting the environment. Working with U of T Mississauga’s ICUBE accelerator, HOPE Pet Foods bills itself as both meat-free…

Story originally published by the Institute for Biomedical Engineering Dr. Locke Davenport-Huyer graduated in 2019 with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. During his time at the University of Toronto, Locke has authored over 30 publications…

Story by Dalla Lana School of Public Health U of T researchers are developing an app allowing anyone to learn about air quality, greenery, walkability, and other factors contributing to the environmental health of their neighborhoods. Tentatively named “Good Score,”…

Story by Rebecca Logan, CivMin Tell us about yourself. My name is Stella Gregorski (ChemE Year 3). I’ve been involved with Concrete Canoe for three years now. I started out as a general member, then a concrete technical lead last…

Story by Linda Quattrin, Temerty Faculty of Medicine Signalling that science is firmly back on the U.S. agenda, President Joe Biden has named high-profile scientist Eric Lander as his nominee to be both science advisor and head of the White…

BioZone researchers are among key collaborators in the development of what is said to be the quickest, most accurate and most affordable COVID-19 antibody test currently available. Supported by funding from the Toronto COVID-19 Action Initiative (TCAI), BioZone supplied purified nucleocapsid…

Story by Liz Do, U of T Engineering News For more than 70 years, the Unit Ops Lab has been a cornerstone for undergraduate training in chemical engineering. Now, Professor Ariel Chan (ChemE) is using virtual reality and 3D simulations to make…