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Training for the future: Meet Vice-Dean, Undergraduate Evan Bentz

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CivMin remembers Dr. Evert Hoek (1933-2024), a founding father of rock mechanics and rock engineering

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One-day Crash Course: Building Information Modelling

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How to build more with less: New model shows how Canada can reconcile its housing and climate targets by adopting established sustainable construction practices

TORONTO: JUY 8 , 2024 — NEW PROFESSOR — Prof. Trevor Carey, the newest professor in U of T’s Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, poses for a photo on campus Monday, July 8, 2024 (Photo by Phill Snel, CivMin/University of Toronto)

Meet Trevor Carey: CivMin’s newest professor

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Paul Young elected as ARMA Fellow

A new study shows that without significant changes to our patterns of housing construction — for example, choosing to build with greater density — Canada will not be able to meet its targets for both new housing and emissions reduction. (Composite image by Adrian So / elxeneize / edb3_6 / Envato Elements)

U of T Engineering study highlights the tension between Canada’s climate and housing goals

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Top U of T undergraduate Jeff Chen fell in love with the process of learning

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CivMin Grads to Watch 2024

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Growing beef fat in the lab: Biotech startup for CivMin’s Emily Farrar 

TORONTO: JUNE 11, 2024 — MOBILITY NETWORK 5MT WINNERS — A photo of CivMin graduate students who were presented awards for their Five-Minute Thesis Presentations by the Mobility Network at a ceremony on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. 
In full group photo (L to R): Alex Ariza (EngSci 0T9, CivE MASc 1T1), Mwendwa Kiko (PhD student - first place award), Farah Ghizzawi (PhD student - second place), Weaam Jaafar (PhD student - third place) 
and Professor Eric Miller (Director, Mobility Network). (Photo by Phill Snel, CivMin/University of Toronto)

Winners of the 2024 Mobility Network 5MT Competition

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CivMin grad students win at the third annual symposium for City Logistics for the Urban Economy