In the Media
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CIM MagazineUpskilling without borders
UBC's Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining (BRIMM) microcredential programs are helping mining professionals around the world to build critical sustainability and leadership skills.
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CBC NewsSkwah First Nation powers the community with solar energy
UBC chemical engineering professor Naoko Ellis has been mapping out renewable energy options for B.C. communities with Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET).
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Radio-CanadaWhen the world is built for men
UBC Mechanical Engineering Professor Dr. Agnes D'Entremont comments on how safety testing equipment designed for the average man can leave women at risk.
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CIM MagazineUBC mining students three-peat at 2026 Canadian Mining Games
The UBC Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering team faced off against nine other universities across 27 events to once again bring home first place at this year’s games.
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Vancouver SunB.C.'s booming mine industry is scrambling to recruit more workers
UBC Mining Engineering Professor Tonia Welch discusses how Canada’s push to develop critical minerals is driving new momentum across the sector.
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The Edge MalaysiaCleantech: Building blocks of the hydrogen economy
UBC Mechanical Engineering professor Dr. Walter Mérida and his research team collaborate with industry leaders on a three-year project exploring whether The UBC Campus Energy Centre (CEC) could one day run entirely on hydrogen, a zero-carbon-emission fuel.
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CBC NewsBlack Excellence in STEM speaker and SBME alum Coralie Tcheune talks rule-breaking and building bold futures
UBC is spotlighting Black History Month with its Black Excellence in STEM series. The CBC’s Stephen Quinn spoke with the first session speaker, UBC medical school student and SBME alum Coralie Tcheune, about her talk “How to Build Cool Things, Break the Rules, and Stay Audacious.”
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The Cool DownResearchers make breakthrough in fight against hazard lurking in US waterways: 'Silent threats'
UBCO Engineering professor Sumi Siddiqua and her team of researchers developed a two-layer membrane that can significantly prevent landfill plastic from leaking into local waterways.
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The GuardianGoogle DeepMind launches AI tool to help identify genetic drivers of disease
UBC Biomedical Engineering Professor Carl de Boer comments on Google DeepMind's latest AI tool which claims to help scientists identify the genetic drivers of disease and ultimately pave the way for new treatments.
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Vancouver SunRichmond-based pilot using Fraser River sediment to protect communities from flooding
The pilot — led by Ducks Unlimited Canada and UBC engineers — aims to rebuild eroding tidal marshes that once protected the shoreline.