In the Media
- UBC School of Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering awarded $5 million for a new Biodevice Foundry
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.
- UBC Sustainability
Five Applied Science members receive Sustainability Education Fellows Grants
Drs. Sara Jacobs, Tamara Etmannski, Paul Lusina, Christoph Sielmann and James Connolly received the grant for incorporating sustainability content in their teaching.
- Business in Vancouver
BC smart-glass developer Miru lands $27M Series A financing
CHBE Professor Dr. Curtis Berlinguette founded Miru, which came out of the Creative Destruction Lab.
- CTV News Vancouver
UBC students compete to build best burger-serving robots
UBC Engineering Physics students took part in a cooking competition using autonomous robots inspired by the video game Overcooked.
- CTV News Vancouver
Province funds battery research centre at UBC
UBC Okanagan received a $2 million investment from the BC government for the Battery Innovation Centre led by engineering prof Dr. Jian Liu.
- Tech and Science Post
New concept explains how tiny particles navigate water layers
Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Gwynn Elfring found that density layers influence the swimming direction of tiny particles.
- Labiotech
Universities in Canada to build a career in biotech in 2024
UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering was recognized for its convergent research and education, as well as its interdisciplinary collaboration.
- The Canadian Press
A look at the newest Order of Canada appointments
MECH's Dr. Yusuf Altintas has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.
- International Water Association
Dr. Ryan Ziels wins a 2024 ISME/IWA BioCluster Award
Civil Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Ryan Ziels has been awarded the Rising Star Prize.
- Yahoo Finance
School of Biomedical Engineering wins 2024 Life Sciences BC Award
The School of Biomedical Engineering has won the Strategic Partner of the Year award.