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Professor Chirag Variawa (ISTEP) teaching in the classroom. (photo by Matt Volpe)

Professor Chirag Variawa recognized as a Fellow of the Canadian Engineering Education Association

Jash Rana (MIE MASc 2T6) says that the willingness to learn and work on projects outside of his area of expertise helped him grow faster and open up new opportunities. (photo courtesy of Jash Rana)

An internship at Tesla led to a full-time job in robotics for this new MASc grad

University of Toronto researchers Karl Wagner (ChemE PhD candidate), left, and Professor Milica Radisic (ChemE, BME) found that tiny particles released by immune cells help blood vessels form in lab‑grown human heart tissue. (photo courtesy of BME)

Tiny immune cell particles help blood vessels grow in lab-made human heart tissue

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How a life-altering brain surgery inspired Nilou Hashemi’s research into new techniques that could enhance neurological recovery

four people stand in front of a research poster. One holds a bowl containing pieces of cacti.

This cactus-based material could help improve rainwater harvesting for communities across rural Mexico

Students in Professor Karl Peterson’s lab examine concrete samples from the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Left to right: Wisdom Okoh, Katia Ossetchkina, Professor Karl Peterson and Amy Montgomery. (photo by Phill Snel)

This team of CivMin researchers is studying the Gordie Howe International Bridge — down to the microscopic level

Alex Kurk (MechE 2T6), left, is the 2026 winner of the Troost ILead Difference Maker Award. Sanjay Malaviya, right, is the donor for this award. Malaviya holds one of the 3D-printed interfaces designed by Kurk to help people with low vision navigate software user interfaces. (photo by Tyler Irving)

Solutions for people with low vision helped Alex Kurk earn the 2026 Troost ILead Difference Maker Award