Topics: Research Excellence
German President's visit to UBC highlights clean energy and climate change solutions
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UBC Applied Science research is making waves - with the President of Germany visiting UBC to see the practical solutions that Applied Science researchers are developing to address complex challenges like climate change and clean energy.
Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Engineering receive GCRC funding
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Four Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Engineering faculty members will receive funding through UBC's Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition.
16 Applied Science teams join UBC's flagship entrepreneurial program
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This September, 16 new teams from Applied Science are joining UBC's Venture Founder program, building companies across health, biotechnology, advanced engineering, agriculture, fintech, sustainability, accessibility, and AI.
Dr. Rachel Scholes awarded $1M Wall Fellowship to advance protection of waterways
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UBC Applied Science researcher will develop new ways to keep toxic tire chemicals out of salmon-bearing streams.
Study confirms permanent loss of Canada’s last Arctic epishelf lake
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Loss of the millennia-old ecosystem shows that even the Arctic’s Last Ice Area is vulnerable to rapid change, say engineering researchers.
Dr. Tarek Sayed elected a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada
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Dr. Tarek Sayed, a professor of civil engineering, has received Canada's highest honour in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
UBC Applied Science welcomes three world-leading researchers through Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program (Phase 1)
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Dr. Curtis Huttenhower, Dr. Kazuhiro Saitou and Dr. Kathryn Whitehead are among the nine UBC chairs appointed to lead transformational research projects to address critical national and global challenges.
Four UBC Applied Science projects receive funding through CFI JELF competition
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Projects led by researchers in Engineering and Nursing received grants from the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund to help propel innovation and build a resilient Canada.
APSC researchers awarded over $4 million in CIHR funding for healthcare projects
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The projects, led by researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, are among 51 UBC projects to receive funding through the Canadian Institutes for Health Research Project Grants.
UBC-developed placental monitoring technology receives ARPA-H funding
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A technology co-invented by Dr. Farah Deeba and UBC Applied Science Professor Dr. Robert Rohling has received significant funding for expanded clinic studies.