Topics: Research Excellence
Players get ‘sleepy’ brainwaves after soccer headers, UBC study finds
Global News | | Media coverage
Dr. Lyndia Wu's research revealed that impacts from heading a ball slows brain activity and produce brain waves associated with sleep and drowsiness.
Soccer headers briefly slow brain activity, UBC engineering study shows
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Even mild heading has some measurable effects on the brain, finds lead researcher Dr. Lyndia Wu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
Made-in-BC breakthrough a game changer for heart valve tech, say researchers
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
Dr. Hadi Mohammadi and a team of UBC Okanagan researchers have developed a mechanical heart valve that lasts a lifetime without the need for blood thinners.
Made-in-Canada engineering breakthrough is a game changer in heart valve technology
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Canadian engineers have developed an artificial heart valve that can last a lifetime without needing blood thinners.
Free money from e-bike incentives not just great for our wallets: UBC study
Daily Hive | | Media coverage
CIVL Associate Professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that the Saanich e-bike pilot program led to a decrease in car travel and carbon emissions.
UBC engineers may have the solution to 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
National Observer | | Media coverage
CHBE Associate Professor Dr. Johan Foster and his research team have created a method that both catches and destroys PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals."
UBC engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy “forever chemicals”
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Researchers from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering have developed a new treatment that traps and treats PFAS substances, known as “forever chemicals,” in a single, integrated system.
After wildfires, mudslides come: Fighting the impact of climate change on rural communities
Phys.org | | Media coverage
SOE Professor Dr. Dwayne Tannant's industry-leading expertise on managing debris flows was outlined in detail.
School of Biomedical Engineering awarded $5 million for a new Biodevice Foundry
UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | | Media coverage
SBME received $5 million from PacifiCan to launch the new Biodevice Foundry, a state-of-the-art facility for designing and testing biodevices to help accelerate biomedical innovation.
From glowing bacteria to fruit: Unusual sources for innovative solutions
UBC Magazine | | Media coverage
APSC members Dr. Orlando Rojas, Dr. Hirra Zafar and Joseph Dahmen had their respective projects highlighted as unusual sources for innovative solutions.