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Driving
1999 Harley-Davidson is powered by a Kubota tractor engine
UBC Engineering student Alexandre Jennison built a biodiesel-powered motorcycle and plans on riding it 1,200 miles across the West Coast to prove that clean fuels aren’t just the future. They’re ready right now.

How lessons can be learned from B.C.‘s Red Chris mine to help future rescues
Dwayne Tannant, a professor of geotechnical engineering at UBC Okanagan, comments on the culture of the mining industry as it expands beyond BC and the demand for critical minerals rises.

Homeowners question government over PFAS contamination cleanup
Johan Foster, an associate professor at UBC chemical and biological engineering discusses the chemical contamination in communities surrounding airports.

UBC Applied Science researchers receive over $9.7M in federal funding
49 Applied Science-led projects receive support from NSERC, SSHRC and NFRF.
July 9, 2025
Recent News
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UBC Engineering
UBC students build robots to save pets in peril at annual competition
August 12, 2025
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UBC Applied Science
UBC-led international team proposes global framework to tackle toxic tire pollution crisis
July 29, 2025
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Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund
Harnessing GenAI in Teaching and Learning with TLEF Support
July 17, 2025