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Transforming access to clean water through decentralized treatment solutions

| Announcement

Dr. Sara Beck, an assistant professor at UBC Civil Engineering, is advancing research aimed at removing microbial and chemical contaminants from water and wastewater in decentralized settings.

Teck announces $1M endowment for UBC mining engineering scholarships

| Announcement

Teck Resources Limited and the UBC Faculty of Applied Science are launching the Don Lindsay Teck Award in Mining Engineering.

UBC program strengthening STEM pathways for Indigenous youth

Education News Canada | | Media coverage

UBC's seed2STEM program offers paid summer internships, integrating Indigenous knowledge with research innovation. Noah Kaiser, a second-year student in civil engineering at UBC Okanagan, spoke about his experience.

Can open dialogue with people we disagree with limit the spread of misinformation?

CBC News | | Media coverage

School of community and regional planning PhD candidate Wes Regan said democracy is threatened if we can't have open conversations with people who hold opposing views. 

SCARP Planning Studio's 2024 Presentation

Apr 2, 2024 | 3:30pm - 7:00pm | Event

After months of research, community engagement, partnerships, and planning, our Planning Studio student teams present their final project findings and formal proposals to our community partners across BC.

Five UBC engineering experts named Canada Research Chairs

| Announcement

Dr. Anna Blakney, Dr. Amanda Giang, Dr. Ali G. Madiseh, Dr. Will Hughes and Dr. Carolina Tropini are among this year's new and renewed Canada Research Chairs.

UBC Applied Science research awarded over $22M from CFI, NSERC and SSHRC

| Announcement

Thirty-nine UBC-led engineering and nursing research projects have received federal funding on work to understand develop solutions to the challenges that Canadians face.

Concrete toboggan earns UBC Okanagan engineering students top honours in race

Global News | | Media coverage

A team of 28 UBC Okanagan engineering students won this year's Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race in Newfoundland. Each team designed and built a toboggan with concrete sliding surfaces, a safety roll cage and a mechanical steering and…

"Replicating What Happens in Real Life"

| Spotlight

UBC Alum Harold Cunliffe and his partner Karen recently donated $500K to Applied One, UBC Applied Science's critical new fundraising campaign.

Can you save money driving an electric vehicle? UBC researchers crunched the numbers

The Province | | Media coverage

A new study led by professor Dr. Amanda Giang (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability; mechanical engineering) and PhD student Bassam Javed (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability) explored electric vehicle costs…

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UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next.

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