Topics: Women in Engineering
UBC Engineering research projects awarded nearly $1M by New Frontiers in Research Fund
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The Government of Canada has awarded almost $1 million to research projects that are led by, co-led by or otherwise involve UBC Engineering faculty members through two competition streams of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF…
UBC Engineering grad students receive Killam teaching awards
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Two teaching assistants in UBC Engineering received Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards.
UBC Engineering profs receive UBC Faculty Research Awards
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Three UBC Engineering researchers received 2021 UBC Faculty Research Awards.
UBC Applied Science and Teck install antimicrobial copper on campus
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UBC Applied Science and Teck have installed more than 400 antimicrobial patches on high-touch surfaces in Applied Science buildings, and are partnering on research that will further the development of advanced copper coating technology.
UBC Engineering students awarded UBC Premier Undergraduate and Wesbrook Scholarships
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Four UBC Engineering students — Phoebe Cheung, Tyler Lum, Cailin Ringstrom and Coralie Tcheune — have been named recipients of UBC Premier Undergraduate and Wesbrook Scholarships.
High-tech mouthguard tracks head impacts during varsity hockey playoffs
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A high-tech mouthguard worn by Thunderbird hockey players is recording impacts, capturing data for UBC researchers who study concussions. The study is led by Dr. Lyndia Wu, an expert in brain injury biomechanics at UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science.
UBC Applied Science-led Research Excellence Clusters announced
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UBC’s Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition awards funding to seven Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Applied Science faculty members.
UBC Engineering-led Research Excellence Clusters announced
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Five Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Engineering faculty members have been awarded funding through UBC’s Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition.
New wearable technology can measure blood sugar using sweat
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Safoora Khosravi, a PhD student in UBC's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has developed an advanced wearable glucose sensor that could reduce the need for painful finger pricks by people living with diabetes.
Dr. Sheryl Staub-French receives UBC Envisioning Equality award
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UBC civil engineering professor Dr. Sheryl Staub-French has been named a recipient of the UBC Envisioning Equality award.