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A new study by ݮƵ Engineering researchers found that targeting wetland restoration in heavily farmed areas would dramatically reduce the amount of nitrogen polluting rivers, lakes and coastal areas.

The researchers, who collaborated with a University of ݮƵ alumnus who is now a professor at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), examined detailed data on wetland locations and nitrogen loads from fertilizer on farm fields throughout the United States.

Students at ݮƵ Engineering had another strong showing at the recent pitch competition.

Two of four teams that earned $5,000 prizes at the virtual event, which is staged three times a year, featured engineering members.

Ayush Bhargava, a first-year management engineering student, and Raymond Wu, a first-year biomedical engineering student, are members of ChangeRoom.

The University community continues to share memories and acknowledge the impact of Pearl Sullivan at ݮƵ in the wake of her passing two weeks ago. A champion for ݮƵ and for Engineering, Pearl made an incredible impact on this institution, our people and partners during her service as a professor, department chair and dean as shown by the continued outpouring of support and tributes from her students, colleagues, and members of the community.

Two Canadian engineering deans wrote a powerful opinion piece for the CBC mourning the École Polytechnique's victims and reflecting on the trailblazing women in engineering since December 6, 1989.

Mary Wells, dean of ݮƵ Engineering, and Suzanne Kresta, dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, shared their thoughts on the tragic loss of engineering talent and the “engineering superheroes” who have worked towards the goal of equal representation in the profession.

Alison Brooks has been honoured as , an influential architecture and design online magazine based in London, England.

Brooks, a 1988 ݮƵ architecture alumnus, received the recognition from Dezeen’s international jury.Alison Brooks

A student design team at the University of ݮƵ recently earned a gold medal at an international competition involving synthetic biology.

 was one of almost 250 teams from around the world competing at the contest, which was held virtually due to the COVID-19 crisis.

It wasn’t until the December 6 killing of 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal that Mary Wells realized the significance of her gender in the profession.

“I consciously remember thinking that I was also a woman in engineering and could have easily been one of those women in the room,” says Wells, dean of ݮƵ Engineering. “I was completely shocked and horrified by what had happened and it is etched in my mind forever.”