Strategic Priority Areas: Planetary Health
Be Confident In Who You Are And Believe In Yourself: An Engineer's Key To Success
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Raeiti's experience in environmental engineering and how she has made the most of her opportunities through co-op, clubs and exchange.
Engineering, Exploration, and Expertise in Mining
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Howard's experiences as a student in mining engineering and how his co-op has been instrumental in his journey.
UBC researchers discover way to filter microplastics out of water using plants
The Province | | Media coverage
Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Orlando Rojas led BioProducts Institute researchers in developing a device that uses wood dust to trap up to 99.9 per cent of microplastics in water.
Microplastic pollution: Plants could be the answer
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A new device developed by UBC engineers uses wood dust to trap up to 99.9 per cent of microplastics in water.
Why action on the climate crisis is simply hot air
Middle East Eye | | Media coverage
School of community and regional planning professor emeritus Dr. William Rees was quoted in an opinion piece about climate change.
UBC explores hydrothermal liquefaction to extract phosphorous from municipal wastewater
Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine | | Media coverage
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Cigdem Eskicioglu led a study that investigated how to extract phosphorus from wastewater sludge.
Here’s how Vancouver rain gardens are giving salmon a boost
The Weather Network | | Media coverage
A study co-authored civil engineering researchers found that specially designed gardens could reduce the amount of a toxic car tire chemical entering our waterways by more than 90 per cent.
States siphoned away $750 million in infrastructure law climate funds
Washington Post | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi said congestion-reducing technology is not the most efficient way to cut emissions as unclogging roads encourages people to drive more.
UBCO researchers recover vital resources from wastewater sludge
Castanet | | Media coverage
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Cigdem Eskicioglu led a study that investigated how to extract phosphorus from wastewater sludge.
B.C. professor pushes to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth
CTV News | | Media coverage
Chemical and biological engineering professor emerita Dr. Royann Petrell and others are calling on the government to increase wildlife habitat areas in Vancouver Island old-growth forests to save the threatened marbled murrelet.