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UBC Applied Science-led research receives over $2 million in funding from NFRF

UBC Research + Innovation | | Media coverage

Researchers from UBC Engineering, SALA and SCARP are leading interdisciplinary teams tackling climate change mitigation and community solutions.

Okanagan university students build autobot to sniff out ‘zombie’ fires

Kelowna Capital News | | Media coverage

UBCO School of Engineering students have created an autobot that can detect underground wildfires that can smoulder unnoticed for months.

BC drug developers get boost with government funding for new manufacturing facility

The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage

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…

$140 million for UBC-led research hub to accelerate drug development and biomanufacturing

UBC News | | Media coverage

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…

Blusson QMI receives $3.2M to boost tech development and partnerships

Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute | | Media coverage

ECE Assistant Professor Dr. Joseph Salfi is Lead Investigator of UBC Blusson QMI, which has been awarded $3.2 million to ramp up partnerships with tech companies. Utilizing its Advanced Nanofabrication Facility (ANF), quantum device measurement…

Being Part Of An Engineering Consulting Firm Is A Non-Stop Learning Experience

| Spotlight

Pavni's decision of choosing engineering and how that has shaped her career.

Two UBC engineering graduates tackling equity locally and globally

| Announcement

Here are two graduating students whose efforts to build more inclusive places and solutions for people are improving lives around the world.

UBCO engineering team triumphs at international robotics competition

UBC Okanagan News | | Media coverage

Engineering and science students from UBC Okanagan and Okanagan College recently returned from Boston where they demonstrated the autobot they specifically designed to detect “zombie” or underground wildfires that can smoulder months after the…

New members appointed to BC Climate Solutions Council

Education News Canada | | Media coverage

School of Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi will support the Province's work to transition to a clean economy with good, sustainable jobs for British Columbians.

Building better infrastructure for climate resilience

UBC Okanagan News | | Media coverage

UBC Okanagan School of Engineering's Dr. Shahria Alam and his team of researchers are exploring sustainable solutions for more resilient buildings and bridges.

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