Topics: Research Excellence
UBC lab spins nanofibre "gold" from waste fabrics
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In the materials engineering labs at UBC, surrounded by Bunsen burners, microscopes and spinning machines, professor Frank Ko and research scientist Addie Bahi have developed a simple process for converting waste cotton into much higher-…
UBC student becomes inventor to help brother with muscular dystrophy
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In response, Michael, currently in his fourth year in UBC’s engineering physics program, turned to technology and his knack for invention to help his brother do simple tasks and find a measure of enjoyment in life.Daniel, now 28, was diagnosed with…
UBC T-cell therapy research gets boost from Collaborative Health Research Projects grant
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The article below originally appeared on the website of UBC's Michael Smith Laboratories.
UBC researchers design roadmap for hydrogen supply network across B.C.
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Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in British Columbia. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a hydrogen supply chain model that can enable the adoption of zero-emission, hydrogen-powered cars…
Tropini named Cifar Azrieli Global Scholar
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UBC’s Carolina Tropini, an Assistant Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, has been named as one of fourteen inspiring early-career researchers named across five CIFAR research programs.
Projects co-led by APSC researchers to receive nearly 2M in federal health research funding
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UBC Engineering researchers and their collaborators in the UBC Faculty of Medicine will receive almost $2 million in funding from the Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) program, a Government of Canada initiative…
UBC, U Paris researchers discover new way to recycle CO2
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University of British Columbia (UBC) and University of Paris researchers have used an abundant and low-cost catalyst to efficiently transform carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, a stable, industrial gas. The research — published in Science —…
NRCan invests $5.8M for future of green infrastructure projects at UBC Applied Science
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Two UBC Faculty of Applied Science projects aimed at delivering innovative energy solutions will receive support from Natural Resources Canada, the Government of Canada announced today.
John MacDonald receives alumni UBC Research and Innovation Award
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APSC alumnus John MacDonald has been named the recipient of alumni UBC’s Research and Innovation Award, one of the alumni UBC Achievement Awards. The Research and Innovation Award recognizes UBC or honorary alumni whose outstanding research or…
Understanding the building blocks of life
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of California, Santa Barbara have developed a mathematical theory which accurately describes certain mechanical behavior of the cell skeleton (the "cytoskeleton") — a complex…