In the Media
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CastanetUBCO unveils art installation on day of action for violence against women
UBCO students gathered to unveil an art installation that remembers the 14 women that were killed at a school in Montreal in 1989. The art piece, titled For Future Matriarchs, was created by Syilx artist Krista-Belle Stewart and Secwépemc artist Tania Willard.
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Ubyssey
Engineering students and faculty honour École Polytechnique victims at 14 Not Forgotten ceremony
Applied science students and faculty members held a memorial on December 5 to honor the victims of the École Polytechnique mass shooting.
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Today in BC
‘It was transformative’: Nelson residents reflect on attending COP27
Electrical and computer engineering graduate student Gideon Berry discussed their "transformative" experience at COP27.
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Journal of Commerce
‘I basically live in a construction site’: UBC scientist leads research on disaster-resilient building
Dr. Lisa Tobber, a civil engineering professor, is the head of a research project that will test new building materials for disaster resilience and try to create the perfect equation for construction optimization.
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Nutra Ingredients USA
Microencapsulation research is focused on scaling up feeding into space
Dr. John Frostad, an assistant professor in chemical and biological engineering, leads a team that is creating new ways of encapsulating omega-3 fatty acids so that they can extend its shelf life.
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Research2Reality
Solving problems with a little bit of everything
The UBC School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) is the first inter-faculty school at the UBC, acting as a hub between experts from many fields. SBME director Peter Zandstra and students discussed the benefits of the interdisciplinarity of the program.
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InfoTel
UBCO study tracking travel through COVID needs your help
Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi, assistant professor of civil engineering at UBCO, is leading a study that is looking into how travel patterns changed through the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers are offering a chance to win gift cards for people willing to fill out a survey.
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InfoTel
Kelowna protest against Iranian regime will release balloons with victims' names
Ray Taheri, professor of manufacturing and materials engineering, will co-organize rallies in Kelowna for those suffering from human rights abuses in Iran.
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Kelowna Capital News
UBC Okanagan working with Lululemon to create next-generation fabric
Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Farzan Gholamreza from UBCO’s Cluster of Research Excellence in Comfort Enhancing Technologies discussed developing next-generation fabric to keep people warm, dry and comfortable, no matter the temperature or level of exertion.
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University of British Columbia Magazine
This Black Friday, consider curbing your consumption
Dr. Maria Holuszko, assistant professor at UBC’s Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, acknowledges that the lives of electronics are getting shorter and urges people to keep their electronics as long as they’re functional.