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Our tires shed toxins that kill fish. Here's a partial fix

National Observer | | Media coverage

CIVL researchers Drs. Rachel Scholes and Timothy Rodgers are studying how rain gardens can help prevent a toxic tire chemical from entering our waterways. 

UBC Applied Science appoints Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion pro tem

| Announcement

Dr. Agnes d’Entremont enters a leadership role in the Faculty of Applied Science, bringing extensive experience in promoting EDI.I in STEM at UBC and beyond.

After the fires, mudslides come

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Dr. Dwayne Tannant's expertise on debris flows was discussed.

Carbon capture: Where is it working?

Yahoo Finance | | Media coverage

CHBE Professor Dr. Naoko Ellis commented on carbon capture, use and storage.  

Five Applied Science members receive Sustainability Education Fellows Grants

UBC Sustainability | | Media coverage

Drs. Sara Jacobs, Tamara Etmannski, Paul Lusina, Christoph Sielmann and James Connolly received the grant for incorporating sustainability content in their teaching.

BC smart-glass developer Miru lands $27M Series A financing

Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage

CHBE Professor Dr. Curtis Berlinguette founded Miru, which came out of the Creative Destruction Lab.

UBC students compete to build best burger-serving robots

CTV News Vancouver | | Media coverage

UBC Engineering Physics students took part in a cooking competition using autonomous robots inspired by the video game Overcooked. 

UBC engineering students’ robots cook up a storm at annual competition

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Engineering Physics students faced off in an autonomous robot cooking challenge, using pairs of bots they built this summer.

Construction tech adoption ‘more visionary than realistic’ without necessary advancements

Journal of Commerce | | Media coverage

SOE's Dr. Qian Chen discusses the future of technology in construction.

Ticketmaster privacy breach raises question of identity monitoring services: Are they worth it?

The Globe and Mail (Subscription) | | Media coverage

ECE professor Konstantin Beznosov discussed the usefulness of identity monitoring services. 

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