Strategic Priority Areas: Planetary Health
Landslide reshapes popular climbing spire in B.C.
Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
Davide Elmo, professor in the Department of Mining Engineering, offered his expertise on the Snowpatch landslide.
The future of nuclear fission
On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko | | Media coverage
Ben Britton, associate professor of materials engineering at UBC, joins us to discuss the promising future of nuclear fission.
UBC researchers studying AI to reduce sea noise for whales
CityNews | | Media coverage
Dr. Jasmin Jelovica and Dr. Rajeev Jaiman, professors of mechanical engineering, are studying solutions for reducing chronic ship noise that can lead to stress, hearing loss and feeding problems for marine mammals.
UBC engineers want to save whales from drowning… in noise
| Announcement
Chronic ship noise can lead to stress, hearing loss and feeding problems for marine mammals like whales, dolphins and porpoises. UBC Engineering researchers Dr. Rajeev Jaiman and Dr. Jasmin Jelovica are diving in to help address the issue.
'One piece of the puzzle': UBC Sustainability Hub and SFU Sustainability host post-COP27 discussion
Ubyssey | | Media coverage
Materials engineering student Rynn Zhang spoke to her experience at the UN Conference of the Parties 27 (COP27) and reflected on the urgency for action and bringing attention to Canada as a global emitter.
Over $5M awarded to UBC Engineering research advancing climate change mitigation
| Announcement
Two UBC Engineering research projects that aim to understand and quantify transportation emissions in Canada are receiving over $5 million in funding from the Government of Canada.
This Black Friday, consider curbing your consumption
University of British Columbia Magazine | | Media coverage
Dr. Maria Holuszko, assistant professor at UBC’s Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, acknowledges that the lives of electronics are getting shorter and urges people to keep their electronics as long as they’re functional.
Bike-share programs have been quietly polluting for years. Now companies like Lime and Lyft are improving design and operations to deliver on sustainability promises
Fortune | | Media coverage
Dr. Kelly Clifton, professor at the School of Community and Regional Planning, commented on the overall carbon emissions impact of micromobility devices.
Unlocking material solutions from nature
| Announcement
UBC's BioProducts Institute is a research centre dedicated to unlocking the full potential of nature-based materials like trees, plants, agricultural residuals and waste biomass, to engineer solutions for textiles and plastic alternatives.
Transportation and climate change take back seat to other municipal issues, B.C. prof says
CBC News | | Media coverage
Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi, UBCO civil engineering professor, discusses the critical role of transportation in a city's sustainability goals.