Strategic Priority Areas:
Solutions for People
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.
Canada Research Chair awarded to UBC Nursing associate professor
| Announcement
Dr. Emily Jenkins, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, has been awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Socioecological Approaches to Mental Health and Substance Use. She is one of 15 UBC researchers appointed to a new chair.
B.C. researchers on mission to prevent malnutrition in space
CTV News | | Media coverage
Food scientist Dr. John Frostad, an assistant professor in chemical and biological engineering, is spearheading efforts at UBC to develop techniques to keep Omega-3 fatty acids in astronauts during future space missions.
UBC research could help astronauts eat well on future Mars missions
| Announcement
Dr. John Frostad, an assistant professor in chemical and biological engineering who studies the science of food, leads a team that is creating new ways of encapsulating omega-3 fatty acids so that they can go the distance.
Daylight Time ends Sunday. Here are some tips to deal with the time change
The Province | | Media coverage
Nursing professor emeritus Dr. Wendy Hall noted the drawbacks of falling back to Standard Time in the fall.
Ionic skin: The revolution of touch (in French)
France TV | | Media coverage
Electrical and computer engineering professor Dr. John Madden discussed working on creating smart skin that mimics the sensing capabilities of natural skin using ionic skins.
Dr. Margaret Moss named National Academy of Medicine member
| Announcement
UBC School of Nursing professor Dr. Margaret Moss is one of 100 new members to the US National Academy of Medicine. She is also recognized by BIV BC 500 as one of BC's top 500 most influential leaders.
Smart skin mimics the sensing capabilities of natural skin
Tech Briefs | | Media coverage
Dr. John Madden, professor of electrical and computer engineering, explains the way that hydrogels work in a similar way to how humans detect pressure and discusses possible applications.
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.
Drug overdoses in public bathrooms are common: new tools could prevent harm and improve response
The Conversation | | Media coverage
Nursing PhD candidate Trevor Goodyear co-wrote about preventing harm and improving response to substance overdoses.