We spend approximately 90% of our lives indoors, making the quality of our indoor air crucial to our well-being. The indoor microbiome—comprising bacteria, fungi and viruses—plays a significant role in our health. Changing climate patterns, such as wet weather and flooding, along with materials like carpet and drywall, are creating mold growth and air quality challenges. These issues are […]

Learning How to Learn is a series of workshops hosted by the U of T Centre for Learning Strategy Support. Check out all upcoming sessions on the Centre for Learning Strategy Support event list on Folio or explore the Learning How to Learn at U of T Video Series on YouTube. Workshop Details: Your phone is essential, but […]

Abstract Formal methods - mathematical techniques for describing systems, capturing requirements, and providing guarantees - have been used to synthesize robot control from high-level specification, and to verify robot behavior. Given the recent advances in robot learning and data-driven models, what role can, and should, formal methods play in advancing robotics? In this talk Kress-Gazit […]

Learning How to Learn is a series of workshops hosted by the U of T Centre for Learning Strategy Support. Check out all upcoming sessions on the Centre for Learning Strategy Support event list on Folio or explore the Learning How to Learn at U of T Video Series on YouTube. Workshop Details: Struggling and encountering challenges is […]

Abstract The concept of oxy-fuel combustion involves using O2 separated from air to burn a fuel to generate a CO2 rich stream that can then be sequestered. However, if only O2 is fed into the boiler, the combustion temperature will be too high. In practice, flue gas would need to be cooled to condense out […]

As the global population ages, more of us are facing decisions about how and where to spend our later years or how to best care for our aging family. With workforce shortages, rising healthcare costs and a desire for independence, aging in place is becoming a preferred option.   Aging in place allows people to […]