Topics: Engineering
German President's visit to UBC highlights clean energy and climate change solutions
| Announcement
UBC Applied Science research is making waves - with the President of Germany visiting UBC to see the practical solutions that Applied Science researchers are developing to address complex challenges like climate change and clean energy.
16 Applied Science teams join UBC's flagship entrepreneurial program
| Announcement
This September, 16 new teams from Applied Science are joining UBC's Venture Founder program, building companies across health, biotechnology, advanced engineering, agriculture, fintech, sustainability, accessibility, and AI.
Mining a more sustainable future
| Announcement
How one donor's vision is helping BRIMM unite UBC researchers to tackle mining's biggest sustainability challenges.
Dr. Rachel Scholes awarded $1M Wall Fellowship to advance protection of waterways
| Announcement
UBC Applied Science researcher will develop new ways to keep toxic tire chemicals out of salmon-bearing streams.
Study confirms permanent loss of Canada’s last Arctic epishelf lake
| Announcement
Loss of the millennia-old ecosystem shows that even the Arctic’s Last Ice Area is vulnerable to rapid change, say engineering researchers.
UBC’s AI air hockey robot takes on world champions and wins
CTV News | | Media coverage
Students and researchers in UBC's Engineering Physics Department have created an AI-powered air hockey robot, dubbed Puck Pilot.
A merger of titans: What the Anglo-Teck deal means for the future of Canadian mining
BC Business | | Media coverage
UBC Applied Science welcomes three world-leading researchers through Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program (Phase 1)
| Announcement
Dr. Curtis Huttenhower, Dr. Kazuhiro Saitou and Dr. Kathryn Whitehead are among the nine UBC chairs appointed to lead transformational research projects to address critical national and global challenges.
Six Flags rollercoaster lands two women in hospital with alarmingly similar brain injury
CNN | | Media coverage
Crossing continents to build a future in engineering
| Spotlight
Why did you want to study engineering? I’ve always been curious about how things around us work – from something as simple as taking an elevator to the complex systems behind it. That curiosity led to my interest in engineering. I find it…