Strategic Priority Areas:
Planetary Health
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.
UBC and Clear Seas Study to provide path to zero-impact marine shipping
The Maritime Executive | | Media coverage
Dr. Terre Satterfield, mechanical engineering professor, will be leading a joint research project that aims to play a key role in reducing the environmental footprint of shipping.
UBC Nursing, SALA and Engineering top Canadian university rankings
| Announcement
Three disciplines in the Faculty of Applied Science ranked first across the country in recently published university rankings.
BC art group to build 'breathing' sculpture to highlight air quality
CityNews Vancouver | | Media coverage
UBC engineering student Chloe Benko-Prieur and mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman are leading a project to develop a large-scale moving art piece to shed light on air pollution around the world.
The science of a city's summer smells
CBC Quirks and Quarks | | Media coverage
Davi de Ferreyro Monticelli, a PhD student working with mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman, discussed driving a mobile air pollution lab around the city as part of UBC's "Smell Vancouver" program.
UBC Applied Science projects receive $3M in research infrastructure investment
| Announcement
Twenty Applied Science-led research projects receive $3M in funding for research infrastructure and innovation from BC Knowledge Development Fund and the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund.