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Researchers working to develop device to detect, treat brain cancer
CBC News | | Media coverage
ECE professor Dr. Konrad Walus is part of the research team that received a two-year grant from the Tri-Agency New Frontiers in Research Fund.
School of Engineering graduates remember the COVID years
Daily Courier | | Media coverage
SOE graduate Liam Krebbers comments on his high-school graduation during COVID-19 compared to his recent graduation from UBCO.
UBC Applied Science-led research receives over $2 million in funding from NFRF
UBC Research + Innovation | | Media coverage
Researchers from UBC Engineering, SALA and SCARP are leading interdisciplinary teams tackling climate change mitigation and community solutions.
Okanagan university students build autobot to sniff out ‘zombie’ fires
Kelowna Capital News | | Media coverage
UBCO School of Engineering students have created an autobot that can detect underground wildfires that can smoulder unnoticed for months.
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…
Blusson QMI receives $3.2M to boost tech development and partnerships
Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute | | Media coverage
ECE Assistant Professor Dr. Joseph Salfi is Lead Investigator of UBC Blusson QMI, which has been awarded $3.2 million to ramp up partnerships with tech companies. Utilizing its Advanced Nanofabrication Facility (ANF), quantum device measurement…
The best architecture design studios for international students
Study International | | Media coverage
UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture listed as one of the best options for international students.
Engineers Canada awards UBC engineer for educational excellence
| Announcement
Dr. Gabriel Potvin, Associate Professor of Teaching in UBC's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has received the 2024 Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education from Engineers Canada.
Feds lean on BC to produce more critical minerals
The Province | | Media coverage
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering Professor Dr. John Steen said UBC is graduating world-class experts in mineral processing as demand for minerals grows.