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CIM Magazine
Mining for talent

Should the decline in students in mining engineering programs be a cause for concern in the age of the green economy? UBC Civil engineering professor David Elmo weighs in.

July 20, 2023
Tech Times
Wearable screens? Researchers develop stretchy, color-changing display

Electrical and computer engineering researchers Dr. John Madden and Claire Preston have developed a flexible display that promises to be a game-changer in industries from healthcare to packaging.

July 11, 2023
Penticton Herald
Recycling project gains momentum thanks to UBCO

UBCO engineering professor Dr. Abbas Milani and a Penticton-based recycling project have jointly sponsored a symposium to raise funds for research promising to help the environment.

July 7, 2023
Canadian Architect
ḴELOŦEN ȻE S,ISTEW̱ Education Fund awarded to three recipients

Three UBC Okanagan engineering students were awarded the Ḵeloten Ȼe Sistew̱ education fund for re-defining engineering design, inclusion and professionalism in Canada by through Indigenous practices and ideals.

July 7, 2023
Elko Daily Free Press
Montana’s tailings storage regulations informing global efforts

Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining professor emeritus Dr. Dirk Van Zyl commented on Montana’s tailings storage regulations.

July 6, 2023
City News Vancouver
What areas of Metro Vancouver are the smelliest? UBC researchers want to know

Mechanical engineering researcher Sahil Bhandari and collaborators have launched “Smell Vancouver” app to track the weirdest odours around Metro Vancouver.

July 3, 2023
JEC Composites
UBC researchers turn black bitumen into green carbon fibres

Materials engineer Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her colleagues have developed a way to convert bitumen into commercial-grade carbon fibres.

July 2, 2023
Business in Vancouver
Can infrastructure keep pace with immigration?

Civil engineering professor Dr. Nemkumar Banthia commented on the ability of B.C.’s infrastructure to support newcomers.

June 30, 2023
Composites World
UBC engineers successfully develop carbon fiber from bitumen

Materials engineering assistant professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her collaborators have turned bitumen into carbon fiber, a crucial product for the energy transition.

June 30, 2023
CBC Planet Wonder (TV)
How is going back to natural fabrics the way to be fashion forward?

Materials engineering student Rynn Zhang discussed the impact of textiles on climate change and the environment (6:33 mark).

June 29, 2023

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.