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Though he didn’t know it at the time, Professor Evan Bentz (CivMin) was on his way to being an educator before he had even finished his undergraduate degree. “My friends would ask […]
Dr. Evert Hoek (1933-2024) Dr. Evert Hoek, considered one of the founding fathers of rock mechanics and rock engineering, passed away at his home in Vancouver on July 6, 2024, […]
The CivMin Construction Research Group offered an inaugural one-day training course on BIM (Building Information Modelling) on Friday, July, 26,2024. The course, organized by Professor Tamer El-Diraby with participation from […]
A new model designed by researchers from U of T Engineering’s Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment (CSBE) finds that adopting the right mix of sustainable construction practices could enable Canada to […]
Prof. Trevor Carey, the newest professor in U of T’s Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, poses for a photo on campus. (Photo by Phill Snel, CivMin/University of Toronto) Professor Trevor […]
Professor Emeritus Paul Young has been elected as a Fellow of the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA). He was inducted at ARMA’s Annual Symposium held in Golden at the Colorado […]
A new study from U of T Engineering shows that unless construction practices change, Canada cannot simultaneously meet its targets for both new housing and emissions reductions. “Our analysis shows […]
Jeff Chen (CivE 2T4) works hard to get excellent grades — but being at the top of the class is not his main motivator. Instead, over the past four years, he’s […]
With U of T Engineering’s convocation ceremonies on June 18, 2024, our students mark the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Having enriched the U of T […]
CivMin PhD student Emily Farrar, an admitted foodie, is finding a way to introduce flavour to alternative meat using cultivated beef fat from a lab. The astounding process is recreating […]
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