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From here to Tesla - how UBC's Formula Electric Team builds the EV experts of the future!

UBC’s Formula Electric Team, including engineering students, built an electric vehicle that was showcased at Fully Charged Live, a home energy and electric vehicle show.

September 18, 2023
UBC Focus on People
Three Applied Science staff receive 2023 President’s Awards

Applied Science staff members Sara Buse, Sean Buxton and Jennifer Pelletier receive the 2023 President's Staff Awards for Leadership, Creativity and Innovation, and Advancing Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence, respectively.

September 18, 2023
CTV News
Meet a UBC student trying to make Vancouver more sustainable and accessible

Electrical engineering student Stephanie Quon has spearheaded dozens of projects and raised thousands of dollars in funding for community programs.

September 18, 2023
The Globe and Mail
Emergency care for self-harm, suicidal thoughts increased during pandemic for young Canadians

Nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc said the COVID-19 pandemic led to isolation and upheaval, and death and illness, which are likely contributors to the problems experienced by young people.

September 17, 2023
Yahoo News
Scientists develop unreal solution to get toxic microplastics out of our drinking water: ‘[They] pose a growing threat’

Dr. Orlando Rojas, Director of UBC’s BioProducts Institute, developed a device that uses wood dust to trap up to 99.9 per cent of microplastics in water with forestry and chemical and biological engineering researchers.

September 16, 2023
CBC
No more soft plastics as Yukon recyclers brace for major changes

UBCO engineering professor Dr. Mohammad Arjmand is leading research on how to manipulate the properties of recycled plastics, making them more resistant to heat or corrosion, or conductive to electricity.

September 16, 2023
CTV Morning Live
New Action Guide Empowers People with Dementia

UBC researchers collaborated with a group of people living with dementia to develop an anti-stigma toolkit, offering an action guide to bolster community engagement and bridge healthcare support gaps. Nursing professor Dr. Alison Phinney was interviewed.

September 15, 2023
Curiocity
9 ways to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in and around Vancouver

UBC Applied Science and Land and Food Systems are hosting an intergenerational march on Sep 30 to mark Orange Shirt Day.

September 13, 2023
Pulp and Paper Canada
Top 10 under 40: Meet Heather Trajano from University of British Columbia

Chemical and Biological Engineering associate professor Heather Trajano named to Top 10 Under 40 by Pulp & Paper Canada.

September 13, 2023
Architectural Review
In practice: Architects Against Housing Alienation on building an equitable housing system

SALA faculty Sara Stevens, Matthew Soules and Tijana Vujosevic write about how to decommodify and decolonize housing in Canada.

September 12, 2023

UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.