Topics: Engineering

How to find the perfect T-shirt according to a designer and a fibre researcher

The Globe and Mail (subscription) | | Media coverage

CHBE Associate Professor Dr. E. Johan Foster explained how different fabrics can affect a shirt’s features, including its feel, durability and breathability. 

Tele-ultrasounds bring expert care to rural communities

Canadian Healthcare Technology | | Media coverage

A pilot study led by Dr. Tim Salcudean, professor of electrical and biomedical engineering at UBC, is the first to record the ability of non-expert volunteers to follow the virtual guidance of specialists to complete tasks using an ultrasound-like…

UBC Okanagan professor Lovegrove pushing for Kamloops-Osoyoos electric rail travel

CFJC Today | | Media coverage

UBCO engineering professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove studied the technical and economic feasibility of a hydrogen-fueled passenger train in the Okanagan.  

Breathing easier thanks to ART: Engineers take unique approach to tackle indoor air quality

Tech Xplore | | Media coverage

SOE Professor Dr. Sunny Li leads a research team that has developed a device that removes airborne particles and bacteria.

Breathing cleaner air thanks to works of ART

| Announcement

Dr. Sunny Li's ART is a low-cost, quiet alternative to filtering air.

School of Biomedical Engineering awarded $5 million for a new Biodevice Foundry

UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | | Media coverage

SBME received $5 million from PacifiCan to launch the new Biodevice Foundry, a state-of-the-art facility for designing and testing biodevices to help accelerate biomedical innovation.

Transit users frustrated with Surrey-Langley SkyTrain delay

CBC News | | Media coverage

SOE Associate Professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove commented on the increased cost of transit projects.  

From glowing bacteria to fruit: Unusual sources for innovative solutions

UBC Magazine | | Media coverage

APSC members Dr. Orlando Rojas, Dr. Hirra Zafar and Joseph Dahmen had their respective projects highlighted as unusual sources for innovative solutions. 

Our tires shed toxins that kill fish. Here's a partial fix

National Observer | | Media coverage

CIVL researchers Drs. Rachel Scholes and Timothy Rodgers are studying how rain gardens can help prevent a toxic tire chemical from entering our waterways. 

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.

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