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New study finds ways to improve COVID-19 digital tracking tools
| Announcement
A new study by a team of UBC electrical and computer engineering researchers aims to remove barriers to the adoption of digital tracking tools for COVID-19.
UBC Applied Science research projects awarded nearly $1.5M by New Frontiers in Research Fund
| Announcement
The Government of Canada has awarded almost $1.5 million to research projects that are led by, co-led by or otherwise involve UBC Applied Science faculty members through two competition streams of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).
UBC Applied Science grad students receive Killam teaching awards
| Announcement
Three teaching assistants in UBC Applied Science received Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards.
UBC Engineering profs receive UBC Faculty Research Awards
| Announcement
Three UBC Engineering researchers received 2021 UBC Faculty Research Awards.
UBC Applied Science and Teck install antimicrobial copper on campus
| Announcement
UBC Applied Science and Teck have installed more than 400 antimicrobial patches on high-touch surfaces in Applied Science buildings, and are partnering on research that will further the development of advanced copper coating technology.
A kind of new plastic
BNN Bloomberg | | Media coverage
Dr. Emily Cranston, a UBC professor of wood science and chemical and biological engineering, discussed new research that uses leftover organic waste to develop bioplastics that can break down in the natural environment.
Mining should embrace carbon taxes. Out of self-interest
Conversation | | Media coverage
UBC mining engineering and school of public policy and global affairs researchers wrote about why mining companies would benefit from promoting the transition to less carbon-intensive energy sources.
BC LNG would take big bite out of Chinese emissions: study
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
Business in Vancouver mentioned a study co-written by UBC engineering and business researchers that looks to quantify the potential greenhouse gas reductions if China uses B.C. LNG to replace coal for district heating and industrial uses.
High-tech mouthguard tracks big hits to study head impacts during hockey games
CTV | | Media coverage
Dr. Lyndia Wu, a professor in the UBC's faculty of applied science, discussed her research which uses mouthguards to study head impacts during hockey games. Graham Thomas, the head of the UBC's women's hockey team, Dr. Alexander…
UBC Engineering students awarded UBC Premier Undergraduate and Wesbrook Scholarships
| Announcement
Four UBC Engineering students — Phoebe Cheung, Tyler Lum, Cailin Ringstrom and Coralie Tcheune — have been named recipients of UBC Premier Undergraduate and Wesbrook Scholarships.