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Resources Magazine
Adding equity to environmental models, with Amanda Giang

MECH's Dr. Amanda Giang discusses considering equity in computational models of systems that are at the interface of people and the environment.

September 17, 2024
Business in Vancouver
Made-in-BC breakthrough a game changer for heart valve tech, say researchers

Dr. Hadi Mohammadi and a team of UBC Okanagan researchers have developed a mechanical heart valve that lasts a lifetime without the need for blood thinners.

September 16, 2024
Techcouver
UBC cleantech startup Fibernx recognized in BC and Alberta for carbon fibre innovation

UBC Materials Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin was recognized for their carbon fibre innovation at startup Fibernx Technologies.

September 13, 2024
Times Colonist
Salish Sea too noisy for endangered resident orcas to hunt successfully, according to new research

A MECH study found that the sound of a shipping freighter’s propeller at close range can lead to stress, hearing loss and feeding problems for mammals.

September 12, 2024
Daily Hive
Free money from e-bike incentives not just great for our wallets: UBC study

CIVL Associate Professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that the Saanich e-bike pilot program led to a decrease in car travel and carbon emissions.

September 2, 2024
National Observer
UBC engineers may have the solution to 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

CHBE Associate Professor Dr. Johan Foster and his research team have created a method that both catches and destroys PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals."

August 29, 2024
National Observer
Will you be in the carbon capture ‘kill zone’?

MECH Assistant Professor Dr. Alex Tavasoli discussed the safety of carbon dioxide pipeline infrastructure.

August 29, 2024
Canadian Consulting Engineer
CCE’s Top 10 Under 40: Sameer Hasham

CIVL alumnus and P. Eng. Sameer Hasham was recognized for his work in designing enclosures for buildings with consideration for both structural and thermal engineering.

August 28, 2024
Canadian Consulting Engineer
CCE’s Top 10 Under 40: Jonathan Palmer

ECE alumnus and P. Eng. Jonathan Palmer was recognized for his work developing electrical master plans and modelling growth for campuses, communities and cities.

August 28, 2024
Canadian Consulting Engineer
CCE's Top 10 Under 40: Felicia Crozier

CHBE alumnus and P. Eng. Felicia Crozier was recognized for her work in converting organic waste.

August 27, 2024

UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.