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.
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.
Over $12 million in federal funding awarded to UBC Applied Science researchers
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53 Applied Science-led projects received funds from the NSERC Discovery Research Program, which supports transformative projects that creatively address complex problems across disciplines
New study finds clear-cut logging can dramatically increase flood risk
The Conversation | | Media coverage
UBC led research finds that in mountainous environments, human activity that changes landscapes can hasten snowmelt, leading to larger floods.
One World Lithium Taps UBC Team to Advance Local Cleantech Innovation
techcouver | | Media coverage
One World Lithium is collaborating with UBC Mechanical Engineering's Alex Tavasoli to accelerate research and development of the firm’s single-step Direct Lithium Carbonation Extraction Technology.
UBC Applied Science researchers receive investment from New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration competition
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This funding supports researchers to conduct innovative high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary research.