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Techcouver.com
Cleantech startup launches out of UBC with specialized carbon fibre innovation

Materials Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin and Bioproducts Institute (BPI)'s Dr. Frank Ko are deploying techniques to create sub-micron fibres.

June 17, 2024
Vancouver Sun
Douglas Todd: Dramatic impact of Vancouver's Broadway Plan revealed by high technology

SCARP's Erick Villagomez and SALA Professor Partick Condon were quoted in op-eds about Vancouver’s Broadway Plan.

June 17, 2024
CKNW Weekends with Scott Shantz
How to prepare for "the big one"

Civil Engineering Research Associate and Sessional Lecturer Dr. Salman Soleimani-Dashtaki discusses earthquake preparation with CKNW's Scott Shantz.

June 16, 2024
Today in BC
UBC researchers launch new website focused on men's mental health

Nursing Professor Dr. John Oliffe is the founder and lead of UBC’s Men’s Health Research program, which created the app called In Good Company.

June 16, 2024
The Province
Could a Calgary-like water disaster happen in Metro Vancouver?

Civil Engineering Adjunct Professor Dr. Troy Vassos said Metro Vancouver can provide enough water if a major repair of a water main is needed.

June 16, 2024
UBC Research + Innovation
Applied Science-led projects awarded over $8.7M from NSERC 2024 Discovery Research Program

Forty faculty members from SCARP and Engineering received funding on 41 different projects on transportation planning, the clean energy transition, and more.

June 14, 2024
Radio-Canada (French)
BC and Alberta agree to become leaders in the hydrogen sector

Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Walter Mérida commented on different aspects of hydrogen production.

June 13, 2024
CTV News Vancouver
UBC unveils new renewable energy district

The UBC Smart Hydrogen Energy District (SHED), Canada's first facility to combine hydro, solar and hydrogen energy at a single site, was unveiled on Wednesday.

June 12, 2024
Forbes
Never rest on your ores: The road to restoring Canada’s mining industry

Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering Professor Dr. Scott Dunbar said building a new mine in Canada may be more difficult in the future.

June 12, 2024
UBC Office of Global Engagement
UBC & global experts grow ‘New Carbon Economy’ to combat climate emergency

A Q&A with Mechanical Engineering's Dr. Walter Mérida on the New Carbon Economy, featuring expert comment from Mechanical Engineering's Dr. Alex Tavasoli.

June 12, 2024

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