Topics: Engineering
UBC Applied Science appoints Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion pro tem
| Announcement
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont enters a leadership role in the Faculty of Applied Science, bringing extensive experience in promoting EDI.I in STEM at UBC and beyond.
After the fires, mudslides come
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Dr. Dwayne Tannant's expertise on debris flows was discussed.
Carbon capture: Where is it working?
Yahoo Finance | | Media coverage
CHBE Professor Dr. Naoko Ellis commented on carbon capture, use and storage.
Five Applied Science members receive Sustainability Education Fellows Grants
UBC Sustainability | | Media coverage
Drs. Sara Jacobs, Tamara Etmannski, Paul Lusina, Christoph Sielmann and James Connolly received the grant for incorporating sustainability content in their teaching.
BC smart-glass developer Miru lands $27M Series A financing
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
CHBE Professor Dr. Curtis Berlinguette founded Miru, which came out of the Creative Destruction Lab.
UBC students compete to build best burger-serving robots
CTV News Vancouver | | Media coverage
UBC Engineering Physics students took part in a cooking competition using autonomous robots inspired by the video game Overcooked.
Construction tech adoption ‘more visionary than realistic’ without necessary advancements
Journal of Commerce | | Media coverage
SOE's Dr. Qian Chen discusses the future of technology in construction.
Ticketmaster privacy breach raises question of identity monitoring services: Are they worth it?
The Globe and Mail (Subscription) | | Media coverage
ECE professor Konstantin Beznosov discussed the usefulness of identity monitoring services.
UBC researchers run bad smell test on Metro Vancouverites
Vancouver Is Awesome | | Media coverage
Engineering researchers have released the first results of their Smell Vancouver app, which highlighted how collecting odour data can inform air quality management policies.
Smell reports reveal the need to expand urban air quality monitoring, say engineering researchers
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Engineering researchers analyzed data reported to the Smell Vancouver app to understand how different odours can affect your wellbeing.