Strategic Priority Areas: Planetary Health
Hauling freight trains with electric locomotives is now starting to happen
CBC | | Media coverage
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Gord Lovegrove said given climate and pollution concerns, rail companies need to electrify "because diesel is going to be regulated out of existence."
BRIMM webinar series: The future of biotechnology in mining
May 17, 2022 | 10:00am - 11:30am | Event
BRIMM is excited to partner with the MICA network (Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator) to deliver a 2-day webinar series: The Future of Biotechnology in Mining.
Why carbon capture and storage is key to avoiding the worst effects of the climate emergency
| Announcement
UBC chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Naoko Ellis offers an incisive look at CCUS: what they are, how they have been unfairly criticized — and why they are technologies "we can't ignore" in the ongoing fight…
New UBC Nursing toolkit helps tackle climate anxiety
| Announcement
Eco-anxiety, eco-paralysis and ecological grief are covered in a new toolkit from UBC graduate student Natania Abebe, a registered nurse and mental health advocate. The toolkit aims to help educators and the public navigate climate change issues.
New report shows improvements in LGBTQ youth lives and health, but more work needed
| Announcement
Edited: July 6, 2022 Most of B.C.'s LGBTQ teens experience safer environments and fewer health risks than previous generations, but more work is still needed to get them to where their straight peers are, according to a new report by UBC'…
UBC Applied Science-led Research Excellence Clusters announced
| Announcement
UBC’s Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition awards funding to seven Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Applied Science faculty members.
British Columbians worried pandemic will never end, and climate change is only adding to the fear
| Announcement
Sixty-four per cent of British Columbians are worried the COVID-19 pandemic will be around for years to come, with concerns about climate change adding fuel to the fire.
The National Research Council of Canada and the University of British Columbia launch new Collaboration Centre for clean energy transition
Business Insider | | Media coverage