Strategic Priority Areas: Planetary Health

UBC engineering researchers investigate new use for plastic bottles

| Announcement

What if plastic bottles could find a second life in the landfill - to stabilize earth walls? New research from UBC Okanagan School of Engineering is looking at how we can divert plastic waste.

A Career That Offers A Healthy Work-Life Balance

| Spotlight

Erin's decision of choosing chemical engineering and combining it with sustainability. She moved on to incorporate both in her career.

Environmental Engineering: A Degree With Endless Opportunities

| Spotlight

Mark's journey in environmental engineering: his involvement in clubs, his co-op experience and plans for the future.

From waste to want: Converting carbon dioxide to liquid fuels and carbon fibres

| Announcement

Is it possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while creating useful products? UBC researchers are exploring how to transform carbon dioxide into liquid fuels and carbon fibres.

Recycling project gains momentum thanks to UBCO

Penticton Herald | | Media coverage

UBCO engineering professor Dr. Abbas Milani and a Penticton-based recycling project have jointly sponsored a symposium to raise funds for research promising to help the environment. 

How is going back to natural fabrics the way to be fashion forward?

CBC Planet Wonder (TV) | | Media coverage

Materials engineering student Rynn Zhang discussed the impact of textiles on climate change and the environment (6:33 mark).

Professor: Impact of forever chemicals on the environment

NTD | | Media coverage

Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni discussed the dangers of forever chemicals.

Rain gardens filter out tire toxin lethal to salmon, B.C. study shows

Vancouver is Awesome | | Media coverage

A study co-authored by civil engineering researchers found that specially designed gardens could reduce  toxic chemicals associated with tires entering our waterways by more than 90 per cent.

Rowing Through Environmental Engineering: Elizabeth's Experience

| Spotlight

Elizabeth's experience in engineering; from choosing her specialization in environmental engineering to courses she liked and her plans for the future.

Making An Impact: The Reason Tuugu Chose Engineering

| Spotlight

Tuugu's experience as an international student in engineering and his plans post graduation.

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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.

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