# Meet Giuliano Pretti:CivMin’s newest faculty member
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# Meet Giuliano Pretti: CivMin’s newest faculty member
[Read full story here](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/meet-giuliano-pretti-civmins-newest-faculty-member/)
## [CivMin News](http://civmin.utoronto.ca/home/about-us/news/ "CivMin News")
### Min students bring home hardware from 2026 Canadian Mining Games
By [Phill Snel](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/author/phill-snelutoronto-ca/)
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February 25, 2026
### The Air We Share: How Cleaner Indoor Air Helps Prevent Infectious Disease
By [Phill Snel](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/author/phill-snelutoronto-ca/)
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February 23, 2026
### Meet Giuliano Pretti: CivMin’s newest faculty member
By [Phill Snel](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/author/phill-snelutoronto-ca/)
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February 16, 2026
### Improved estimates of storm water in sewers could help reduce flooding
By [Dept. of Civil + Mineral Engineering](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/author/civ-communicationsutoronto-ca/)
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February 10, 2026
### New MEng emphasis prepares graduate students for the ‘nuclear renaissance’ in Canada and around the world
By [Dept. of Civil + Mineral Engineering](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/author/civ-communicationsutoronto-ca/)
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February 9, 2026
### Taller doesn’t mean terrible: How smart design can lower carbon emissions for residential buildings
By [Phill Snel](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/author/phill-snelutoronto-ca/)
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February 5, 2026
## Upcoming Events
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## [CivMin Experts In The News](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/page/in-the-news/ "CivMin Experts In The News")
###### [Prof. Eric Miller | Downtown Toronto could see up to 15% more cars during FIFA World Cup, city says](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/prof-eric-miller-downtown-toronto-could-see-up-to-15-more-cars-during-fifa-world-cup-city-says/ "Prof. Eric Miller | Downtown Toronto could see up to 15% more cars during FIFA World Cup, city says")
March 7, 2026 | CBC News
###### [Prof. David Meyer & Jennifer Drake | Improved estimates of storm water in sewers could help reduce flooding](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/prof-david-meyer-jennifer-drake-improved-estimates-of-storm-water-in-sewers-could-help-reduce-flooding/ "Prof. David Meyer & Jennifer Drake | Improved estimates of storm water in sewers could help reduce flooding")
March 5, 2026 | Phys Org
###### [Prof. Shamim Sheikh | Gardiner Expressway undergoing emergency repairs after sections of decay discovered](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/prof-shamim-sheikh-gardiner-expressway-undergoing-emergency-repairs-after-sections-of-decay-discovered/ "Prof. Shamim Sheikh | Gardiner Expressway undergoing emergency repairs after sections of decay discovered")
CityNews | March 2, 2026
###### [Prof. Shoshanna Saxe | Urban Construction Boom Threatens Climate Goals](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/prof-shoshanna-saxe-urban-construction-boom-threatens-climate-goals/ "Prof. Shoshanna Saxe | Urban Construction Boom Threatens Climate Goals")
Forbes | February 15, 2026
###### [Prof. Marianne Hatzopoulou & Prof. Daniel Posen | When some people drive EVs, entire communities can benefit](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/prof-marianne-hatzopoulou-prof-daniel-posen-when-some-people-drive-evs-entire-communities-can-benefit/ "Prof. Marianne Hatzopoulou & Prof. Daniel Posen | When some people drive EVs, entire communities can benefit")
CBC | February 12, 2026
## [Featured](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/page/featured/ "Featured")
### World’s first adjustable multidimensional structural testing system coming to CivMin’s Structural Testing Facilities
By [Phill Snel](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/author/phill-snelutoronto-ca/)
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July 25, 2023
## [Alumni Updates](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/page/people/alumni/ "Alumni Updates")
### CivMin alumnus Pino Mancina (CivE 9T3) honoured with Arbor Award
By [Phill Snel](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/author/phill-snelutoronto-ca/)
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December 8, 2025
## [Awards & Recognition](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/page/awards/ "Awards & Recognition")
###### [CivMin student, Fiona Higham, is first Canadian winner of a Sustainability in Concrete Scholarship](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/civmin-student-fiona-higham-is-first-canadian-winner-of-a-sustainability-in-concrete-scholarship/ "CivMin student, Fiona Higham, is first Canadian winner of a Sustainability in Concrete Scholarship")
###### [Min students bring home hardware from 2026 Canadian Mining Games](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/min-students-bring-home-hardware-from-2026-canadian-mining-games/ "Min students bring home hardware from 2026 Canadian Mining Games")
###### [CivMin PhD student Cristo Facundo Pérez receives SDGs@UofT Student Award](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/civmin-phd-student-receives-sdgsuoft-student-award/ "CivMin PhD student Cristo Facundo Pérez receives SDGs@UofT Student Award")
###### [PhD candidate Henri Monette receives Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarship](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/phd-candidate-henri-monette-receives-catherine-lalonde-memorial-scholarship/ "PhD candidate Henri Monette receives Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarship")
###### [PhD candidate, Mohi Abdolhosseini, wins Hatch Graduate Scholarship for Sustainable Energy Research](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/mohi-abdolhosseini-wins-hatch-graduate-scholarship-for-sustainable-energy-research/ "PhD candidate, Mohi Abdolhosseini, wins Hatch Graduate Scholarship for Sustainable Energy Research")
###### [UTERC 2025 awards for CivMin PhD student Wisdom Okoh](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/uterc-awards-for-civmin-phd-student-wisdom-okoh/ "UTERC 2025 awards for CivMin PhD student Wisdom Okoh")
###### [CivMin trio receive 2025 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Scholarships](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/transportation-association-of-canada-tac-scholarships/ "CivMin trio receive 2025 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Scholarships")
###### [Professor Aryan Rezaei Rad wins Connaught New Researcher Award](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/professor-aryan-rezaei-rad-wins-connaught-new-researcher-award/ "Professor Aryan Rezaei Rad wins Connaught New Researcher Award")
###### [Professor Barry J. Adams Graduate Fellowship 2025 awarded to PhD student Omar Abdelazeem](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/professor-barry-j-adams-graduate-fellowship-2025-awarded-to-omar-abdelazeem/ "Professor Barry J. Adams Graduate Fellowship 2025 awarded to PhD student Omar Abdelazeem")
###### [Shuoyan Xu (CivMin PhD Student) awarded Roschlau Graduate Fellowship in Sustainable Urban Mobility](https://civmin.utoronto.ca/shuoyan-xu-civmin-phd-student-awarded-roschlau-graduate-fellowship-in-sustainable-urban-mobility/ "Shuoyan Xu (CivMin PhD Student) awarded Roschlau Graduate Fellowship in Sustainable Urban Mobility")
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