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BC drug developers get boost with government funding for new manufacturing facility

The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage

SBME Assistant Professor Dr. Anna Blakney co-leads the project AVENGER, an end-to-end drug development platform for RNA vaccines, based at UBC. The AVENGER team will create a library of vaccine formulations that can be custom designed and rapidly…

$140 million for UBC-led research hub to accelerate drug development and biomanufacturing

UBC News | | Media coverage

SBME Assistant Professor Dr. Anna Blakney co-leads the project AVENGER, an end-to-end drug development platform for RNA vaccines, based at UBC. The AVENGER team will create a library of vaccine formulations that can be custom designed and rapidly…

Being Part Of An Engineering Consulting Firm Is A Non-Stop Learning Experience

| Spotlight

Pavni's decision of choosing engineering and how that has shaped her career.

How scams can negatively affect your health

CBC | | Media coverage

Nursing professor Dr. Bernie Garrett discussed how to identify and avoid health scams.

Five UBC Applied Science graduates tackling equity locally and globally

| Announcement

Here are five of these graduating students and Rising Stars of 2024, whose efforts to build more inclusive places and solutions for people are improving lives around the world.

New members appointed to BC Climate Solutions Council

Education News Canada | | Media coverage

School of Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi will support the Province's work to transition to a clean economy with good, sustainable jobs for British Columbians.

Rising housing costs boost health of rich, worsen health of poor, finds BC study

Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage

SCARP Professor Emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein highlights how these results line up with a longitudinal study she co-authored over a decade ago. 

Should London Drugs give in to ransom demand after cyberattack?

The Province | | Media coverage

UBCO mechanical engineering affiliate professor Dr. Apurva Narayan said London Drugs customers are very likely to be impacted by the recent security breach.

How cuddly robots could change dementia care

MIT Technology Review | | Media coverage

School of Nursing's Dr. Lillian Hung comments on research using AI robots to help individuals with Dementia.

UBCO researchers receive funding to incorporate human comfort into product design

UBC Okanagan School of Engineering | | Media coverage

A multidisciplinary team with School of Engineering's Dr. Sepideh Pakpour has been awarded $1.65M toward their research in product design that incorporates human comfort and environmental sustainability.

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