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German President’s visit to UBC highlights clean energy and climate change solutions
The University of British Columbia today hosted Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the President of Germany, as part of his first official visit to Canada.$83.6M to Accelerate Community Energy Transformation
The University of Victoria will lead a national, multi-partner research initiative that will help get Canada to net zero—one community at a time—with thanks to an $83.6-million investment from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF). Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) is a collaborative initiative that brings together over 40 partners, including Indigenous knowledge keepers and community leaders,…
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UBC Engineering deploys mobile air pollution laboratory
PLUME, which stands for Portable Laboratory for Understanding Human-Made Emissions was developed by Dr. Naomi Zimmerman, a professor of Mechanical Engineering who studies air quality and its impacts on health and the environment. -
UBC Engineers develop nano-copper to quickly kill superbugs
A team of UBC researchers led by Dr. Amanda Clifford (she/her), an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering, have designed a nano-copper coating that includes bacteria-killing nanoscale features and zinc. “Use of our coating could significantly reduce the incidence of contracting bacterial infections from high-touch surfaces in healthcare facilities, such as doorknobs and elevator buttons, since it kills bacteria using multiple approaches,” says Dr. Clifford -
UBC’s Smart Energy District
If you happen to pass the block bounded by Thunderbird Boulevard and Wesbrook Mall on UBC’s Vancouver campus, take note: you are experiencing history being made. -
BC invests $25M into new School of Biomedical Engineering facility
Government of BC has invested $25 million into the construction of a new building for the SBE. -
Canada Research Chair awarded to UBC SCARP Assistant Professor
Dr. Julia Gabriele Harten, Assistant Professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning awarded $20,000 research stipend. -
Shaping water
Having the ability to shape water into any structure you want would open up a new world of technological possibilities. Engineering researchers at the UBC are one step closer. -
How to build better health care technology
UBC Nursing professor and Canada Research Chair in Senior Care Dr. Lillian Hung create affordable ventilation device that costs only $100 to produce and weighs in at just six kg. -
Engineers at UBC get under the skin of ionic skin
A team of researchers at UBC devised a unique experiment, published today in Science. The study's lead author Yuta Dobashi, started the work as part of his master's in biomedical engineering at UBC. -
UBC Applied Science research projects awarded nearly $1.5M by New Frontiers in Research Fund
The Government of Canada has awarded almost $1.5 million to research projects that are led by, co-led by or otherwise involve UBC Applied Science faculty members through two competition streams of the NFRF. -
UBC Applied Science-led Research Excellence Clusters announced
Seven Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Applied Science faculty members have been awarded funding through UBC’s Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition. -
UBC spin-off secures $10M investment from Bill Gates-led fund
A UBC spin-off company that has found a sustainable way to boost the global supply of battery-grade lithium has received $10 million from Breakthrough Energy Ventures. -
Mining industry would boom under a new global carbon tax, research shows
New research suggests when the mining industry fights carbon taxes, it is arguing against its own economic interests
