Topics: Engineering
AI Tackles Traffic Congestion, a Global Issue
| Announcement
UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Dave Michelson leads AURORA, a system that conducts research on the next generation of traffic cameras that incorporate AI technology, a part of an initiative in the City of Toronto to promote safe,…
Exploring Ingenuity in Mining Economics
| Spotlight
Long recognized for its innovative approach to mining finance, Wheaton Precious Metals has launched the Wheaton Professorship in Mine Economics and Innovation.
As Ottawa pushes prefab, B.C. experts say reality is more complex
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
UBC Civil Engineering Professor Tony Yang speaks on the practical hurdles of accelerating affordable housing construction such as gaps in supply chains, building codes and procurement practices.
Closing the Gap in Safety Research: A New UBC Course Explores Sex Differences in Injury Biomechanics
| Announcement
At the UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering, a new course is challenging long-standing assumptions in injury biomechanics and reshaping how future engineers think about safety through an inclusive and equitable lense.
UBC researchers to explore tech that generates speech from forearm muscle signals
| Announcement
The Brain2Speech research group, led by Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Dr. Sidney Fels, is one of six global teams to receive funding to develop optimal and responsible strategies for human-computer interaction.
UBC study links artificial turf fields to lethal chemical threat for salmon
| Announcement
UBC Civil Engineering researchers found Metro Vancouver’s artificial turf fields leach a tire chemical deadly to coho salmon into stormwater for years after installation, pointing to urgent needs for treatment and safer infills.
Sustainable power management project led by UBC Engineer receives Campus as a Living Lab funding
| Announcement
Dr. Mohammad Shahrad will explore intelligent distributed power management using smart plugs, improving power management, reducing the risk of outages, and enhancing resilience to extreme weather events.
UBCO Engineering battery research gets a boost from CFI
| Announcement
Many of the devices we rely on in our daily lives have one thing in common: the need for energy storage. Dr. Jian Liu and his team are now even better positioned to makes strides in designing, building and testing the next generation of batteries…
UBC Engineering projects receive investments from CFI Innovation Fund
| Announcement
Projects led by UBC Engineering researchers Govind Kaigala, Jian Lu and Robert Rohling received funding for cutting-edge tools and labs to accelerate discovery and economic growth.
Four UBC Engineering experts among 2025 Faculty Research Award recipients
| Announcement
Anas Chaaban and Mahmudur Fatmi of the UBC Okanagan School of Engineering, Xiaoxiao Li of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Carl de Boer of the School of Biomedical Engineering were recognized for their research excellence and scholarly…