Strategic Priority Areas: Future of Work
Powerful answers to energy questions may be blowing in the wind
| Announcement
UBC Okanagan researchers, along with a team from Delft University of Technology, have been looking at the placement of wind turbines and at how large wind farms can alter natural wind patterns.
BC’s first seniors advocate steps down
The Tyee | | Media coverage
Nursing adjunct professor Dan Levitt has been appointed as B.C.’s new seniors advocate.
The next generation of mRNA vaccines is on its way
MIT Technology Review | | Media coverage
Dr. Anna Blakney (biomedical engineering; Michael Smith Laboratories) was quoted about self-amplifying RNA vaccines.
Keep An Open Mind And Trust Things Will Work Out
| Spotlight
Declan's experience in computer engineering and studying for a semester abroad.
War, peace and a changing climate
CBC What On Earth | | Media coverage
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Alex Tavasoli commented on the use of carbon dioxide to cure concrete.
Proposed critical-mineral mines in B.C. could each make $1B per year revenue if approved: industry association
CBC | | Media coverage
Professor Dr. John Steen (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering; Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining) commented on a study by the Mining Association of B.C. which claimed some minerals have the potential to be a major…
UBC’s Engineering Transfer Program Was A Pathway To Success
| Spotlight
Mikah's experience in engineering, co-op and the engineering transfer program.
How AI-powered robots can help B.C.'s construction industry
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
Structural engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang and his team at the Smart Structures Lab developed AI robots that can perform basic construction tasks on site.
Fast Forward: Will cars always need batteries?
Science World | | Media coverage
Dr. Yasmine Abdin, materials engineering assistant professor at UBC, and her team have discovered a way to make carbon fibres out of a by-product of the oil and gas industry called asphaltenes.
Shaping tomorrow's cities: SCARP and Geography introduce an innovative Major in Urban Studies
| Announcement
The School of Community and Regional Planning and the Department of Geography at UBC have introduced a Major in Urban Studies — the first of its kind in British Columbia.