
Planetary Health
UBC Applied Science Strategic Priority Area
Climate change may be humankind’s greatest challenge.
It is already having a profound impact on human inequity, by negatively impacting food production, biodiversity, migration and human disease patterns. There is an urgent need for action. As a Faculty, we are passionate about finding solutions to the climate crisis and creating leaders who are taking action in the areas of climate, sustainability and planetary health.
Browse the latest articles for updates on our impact.
Biomedical engineering professor Rashmi Prakash and her team are learning to create compostable period products.
Mining engineering professor Dr. Bern Klein noted that success rate for exploration companies to convert a deposit into an operating mine is very low.
Chemical and biological engineering adjunct professor Dr. Roland Clift argued that businesses need to think about what they can contribute to achieving net-zero.
Davide Elmo, professor in the Department of Mining Engineering, offered his expertise on the Snowpatch landslide.