In the Media
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Tech XploreBreathing easier thanks to ART: Engineers take unique approach to tackle indoor air quality
SOE Professor Dr. Sunny Li leads a research team that has developed a device that removes airborne particles and bacteria.
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UBC School of Biomedical EngineeringSchool 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.
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Daily HiveOpinion: Some novel ideas for Vancouver's mayor and City Council
SCARP Professor Emerit Dr. Penny Gurstein wrote about how Vancouver’s mayor and city council can work together for the betterment of the city.
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CBC NewsTransit users frustrated with Surrey-Langley SkyTrain delay
SOE Associate Professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove commented on the increased cost of transit projects.
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UBC MagazineFrom glowing bacteria to fruit: Unusual sources for innovative solutions
APSC members Dr. Orlando Rojas, Dr. Hirra Zafar and Joseph Dahmen had their respective projects highlighted as unusual sources for innovative solutions.
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GristPoliticians don’t get how popular climate action is. That’s a problem
SCARP Assistant Professor Dr. Holly Caggiano's research suggests officials tend to underestimate support for renewable energy projects.
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National ObserverOur tires shed toxins that kill fish. Here's a partial fix
CIVL researchers Drs. Rachel Scholes and Timothy Rodgers are studying how rain gardens can help prevent a toxic tire chemical from entering our waterways.
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GristWe're in debt to the Earth. How can we repay it?
SCARP researchers Drs. Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees created a metric called the ecological footprint in the early 1990s.
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Yahoo FinanceCarbon capture: Where is it working?
CHBE Professor Dr. Naoko Ellis commented on carbon capture, use and storage.
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UBC SustainabilityFive 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.