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Cleantech startup launches out of UBC with specialized carbon fibre innovation

Techcouver.com | | Media coverage

Materials Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin and Bioproducts Institute (BPI)'s Dr. Frank Ko are deploying techniques to create sub-micron fibres.

Applied Science-led projects awarded over $8.7M from NSERC 2024 Discovery Research Program

UBC Research + Innovation | | Media coverage

Forty faculty members from SCARP and Engineering received funding on 41 different projects on transportation planning, the clean energy transition, and more.

Bringing Together A Passion For Physics And Art

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Emma's job at Microsoft and how her degree has helped her in her career.

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…

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