Topics: Entrepreneurship
New stir stick detects drink spiking in seconds
| Announcement
The Spikeless device prototype changes colour when exposed to harmful drug concentrations in any drink.
BC researchers are turning oil sands waste into carbon fibres
BC Business | | Media coverage
Producing large quantities of the usable green carbon fibres could prove challenging, says Material Engineering's Dr. Yasmine Abdin
Innovation UBC announces 10 startup ventures joining HATCH Venture Builder Winter 2025
T-Net British Columbia | | Media coverage
Two early-stage ventures co-founded by electrical and computer engineers Lukas Chrostowski and Sudip Shekhar, and mechanical engineer Hongshen Ma, are part of the new HATCH cohort.
Railway workers locked out across Canada
CTV News | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering professor Dr. Gord Lovegrove discussed the railway shutdown across Canada.
Student ingenuity abuzz on Design and Innovation Day 2024
| Announcement
From addressing environmental challenges to enhancing human well-being, the 201 capstone projects on display at the 2024 Design and Innovation Day showcase were a testament to the ingenuity and commitment of UBC’s aspiring engineers.
Three APSC-led community-university projects supported by UBC 2023-24 CUES Fund
Community Engagement | | Media coverage
Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch and Dr. Victoria (Vicky) Bungay from the School of Nursing, and Dr. Ryan Ziels from Civil Engineering are among the faculty partners who've been awarded over $700,000 through the 2023-24 Community-University Engagement…
Energizing Sustainability
| Spotlight
Kaiser Foundation for Higher Education donates $10M to the future of sustainable energy at UBC Engineering.
Vancouver-based UVX sweeps in to fight infections in senior care homes
BC Business | | Media coverage
Recent engineering alumni Saimir Sulaj and Kunal Sethi have developed a UV light device to safely disinfect air and surfaces in their new tech startup.
A global tech journey that led me to Silicon Valley
| Spotlight
Throughout my time studying mechanical and biomedical engineering at UBC, I tried my best to fill my days with travel and building. I lived in Germany for a year to work in the automotive industry and learn a new language. During my time in Germany…
When the chips are up
| Spotlight
Few people can claim, as Colin Harris can, to have been part of a team that contributed, in the 1990s, to the evolution of the Internet. But given the complexity of his company’s innovation, many of us may need Google to understand it. While any…