Topics: Engineering
Blockchain technology improves supply chain performance: UBCO
North Shore News | | Media coverage
Dr. Babak Tosarkani, a UBCO engineering professor, discusses new research which show how new technology could improve the sustainability and efficiency of supply chains.
Abbotsford will soon be home to the first supercapacitor manufacturing facility in the country
BC Business | | Media coverage
BC Business mentioned UBCO engineering professor Dr. Jian Liu's involvement with the clean energy startup Atlas Power Technologies. The company makes supercapacitors, a battery alternative that can charge and discharge energy…
B.C. emission reduction targets ‘based on a fantasy,’ say energy experts
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
UBC professors at the department of chemical and biological engineering, Dr. Xiaotao Bi and Dr. Roland Clift, discussed their new report on how prepared B.C. is to meet its emissions reduction target for 2030.
Geering Up's people-focused workshops
| Announcement
Solutions that work for a diverse group of people require a diverse set of perspectives in the design process. At Geering Up, we strive to remove barriers to STEM and empower all to tackle the complexities of finding solutions that work for everyone.
UBC Engineering set record high for student work placements in 2021
| Announcement
In 2021, UBC Engineering students secured the highest number of work terms in the co-op program's history. The achievement suggests that UBC continues to be a top choice for employers seeking engineering talent.
Accelerating towards net zero emissions: how to mobilize your university on climate action
Times Higher Education | | Media coverage
John Madden, UBC director of sustainability and engineering, campus and community planning, discussed how universities can mobilize their intellectual and institutional capacities to accelerate towards net zero emissions…
Mining would see financial boon under global carbon tax – so why is industry fighting it?
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
When the mining industry fights carbon taxes, it is arguing against its own economic interests, suggests new research from UBC's Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and school of public policy and global affairs. Study…
Two UBC Engineering students named 2022 Cansbridge Fellows
| Announcement
The Cansbridge Fellowship program has named Coralie Tcheune, a fourth-year UBC biomedical engineering student, and Callum Woznow, a fourth-year UBC mechanical engineering student, as two of its newest fellows.
UBC spin-off secures $10M investment from Bill Gates-led fund
| Announcement
A University of British Columbia spin-off company that has found a sustainable way to boost the global supply of battery-grade lithium has received $10 million in funding from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the investment fund founded by Bill Gates…
Mining would see financial boon under global carbon tax — so why is industry fighting it?
North Shore News | | Media coverage
When the mining industry fights carbon taxes, it is arguing against its own economic interests, suggests new research from UBC's Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. Study…