In the Media
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UBC Research + InnovationApplied Science-led projects awarded over $8.7M from NSERC 2024 Discovery Research Program
Forty faculty members from SCARP and Engineering received funding on 41 different projects on transportation planning, the clean energy transition, and more.
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Radio-Canada (French)BC and Alberta agree to become leaders in the hydrogen sector
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Walter Mérida commented on different aspects of hydrogen production.
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CTV News VancouverUBC unveils new renewable energy district
The UBC Smart Hydrogen Energy District (SHED), Canada's first facility to combine hydro, solar and hydrogen energy at a single site, was unveiled on Wednesday.
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UBC Office of Global EngagementUBC & global experts grow ‘New Carbon Economy’ to combat climate emergency
A Q&A with Mechanical Engineering's Dr. Walter Mérida on the New Carbon Economy, featuring expert comment from Mechanical Engineering's Dr. Alex Tavasoli.
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ForbesNever rest on your ores: The road to restoring Canada’s mining industry
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering Professor Dr. Scott Dunbar said building a new mine in Canada may be more difficult in the future.
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CBC NewsResearchers working to develop device to detect, treat brain cancer
ECE professor Dr. Konrad Walus is part of the research team that received a two-year grant from the Tri-Agency New Frontiers in Research Fund.
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Daily CourierSchool of Engineering graduates remember the COVID years
SOE graduate Liam Krebbers comments on his high-school graduation during COVID-19 compared to his recent graduation from UBCO.
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UBC Research + InnovationUBC Applied Science-led research receives over $2 million in funding from NFRF
Researchers from UBC Engineering, SALA and SCARP are leading interdisciplinary teams tackling climate change mitigation and community solutions.
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Kelowna Capital NewsOkanagan university students build autobot to sniff out ‘zombie’ fires
UBCO School of Engineering students have created an autobot that can detect underground wildfires that can smoulder unnoticed for months.
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UBC News$140 million for UBC-led research hub to accelerate drug development and biomanufacturing
SBME Assistant Professor Dr. Anna Blakney co-leads the project AVENGER, an end-to-end drug development platform for RNA vaccines, based at UBC. The AVENGER team will create a library of vaccine formulations that can be custom designed and rapidly deployed against pandemic pathogens and other diseases.