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Mallory Haig, a Structural MEng student. (Photo courtesy of Galina Nikitina)

Introducing Mallory Haig, Structural MEng student

By Galina Nikitina | May 13, 2026

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‘I’m deeply grateful’: How a gift from CivMin alumnus Paul Cadario is catalyzing experiential learning with impact

By Phill Snel | May 13, 2026

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Third time’s a charm for Embodied GHG Symposium at U of T

By Phill Snel | May 8, 2026

NOVEMBER 25, 2025 — DONOVAN POLLITT — Alumnus Donovan Pollitt (MinE 0T4) poses for a photo at the University of Toronto on November 25, 2025. Pollitt is an alumni member of the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering (CivMin) at the University of Toronto and has funded as a donor a memorial scholarship. (Photo by Phill Snel / CivMin - University of Toronto)

An engineer’s legacy: How Murray Pollitt’s belief in Canadian industry inspired a scholarship

By Phill Snel | May 7, 2026

Why these 5T6 grads are still paying it forward, 70 years after graduation

By Phill Snel | May 7, 2026

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CivMin’s new arm in the robotics game

By Phill Snel | May 5, 2026

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Prof. Daniel Posen | Data Centers Are Driving Up Power Bills. A New Study Looks at How Bad It Could Get

NC State University | May 18, 2026

Prof. Daniel Posen | Study: Data Centers May Boost Power Bills Up to 57% By 2030

NewsWise | May 18, 2026

Prof. Lesley Warren | Drilling for grade – or drilling for closure?

Australasian Drilling Magazine (pp. 96-97) | April-May 2026

Prof. Aryan Rezaei Rad | Toronto Robot Mills Mass Timber to within 0.06-Millimetre Precision

Wood Central | May 6, 2026

Prof. Marianne Hatzopoulou | These Toronto residents say there’s already too much plane exhaust. Doug Ford wants to bring in bigger jets

CBC News online | April 21, 2026

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CivMin’s MIMP receives nearly $1M for global online project in mining education

By Phill Snel | March 18, 2026

Alumni Updates

NOVEMBER 25, 2025 — DONOVAN POLLITT — Alumnus Donovan Pollitt (MinE 0T4) poses for a photo at the University of Toronto on November 25, 2025. Pollitt is an alumni member of the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering (CivMin) at the University of Toronto and has funded as a donor a memorial scholarship. (Photo by Phill Snel / CivMin - University of Toronto)

An engineer’s legacy: How Murray Pollitt’s belief in Canadian industry inspired a scholarship

By Phill Snel | May 7, 2026

Awards & Recognition

CivMin Professor Emeritus Doug Hooton recognized by ACI for 50 years of membership

CivMin Professor Evan Bentz recognized with Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award

CivMin alumnus named Mentor of the Year by the ECC

CivMin staff among winners of Engineering administrative staff awards

Israel Castro receives the 2026 Donald Tong Graduate Scholarship in Structural Engineering from DIALOG

UT-ITE graduate and undergraduate winners at student competition

Prof. John Harrison awarded Canadian Geotechnical Society’s Thomas Roy Award

Yu-Jen Yu (Year 4 MinE) wins SAG Undergraduate Award

CivMin student, Fiona Higham, is first Canadian winner of a Sustainability in Concrete Scholarship

Min students bring home hardware from 2026 Canadian Mining Games

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