Topics: Research Excellence
Canada’s largest residential Passive House is at UBC and tenants just moved in
Vancouver Is Awesome | | Media coverage
Residents of UBC Vancouver's first residential Passive House, called Evolve, have just moved in. School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Dr. Adam Rysanek will lead the research phase on this project.
New non-polluting plastics developed in Canada
Forbes (Mexico) | | Media coverage
UBC researchers have come up with two ideas to reduce plastic waste - compostable bioplastics and a self-repairing coating, which prolongs the shelf life of products. Engineering professors Dr. Mark Martinez and …
UBC Engineering deploys mobile air pollution laboratory
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An “air pollution lab on wheels”, PLUME will be used to measure air pollutants across Vancouver including carbon monoxide, ground-level ozone, black carbon, methane, volatile organic compounds, and various sizes of ultrafine particles.
UBC Engineers develop nano-copper to quickly kill superbugs
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A team of UBC researchers led by Dr. Amanda Clifford (she/her), an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering, have designed a nano-copper coating that includes bacteria-killing nanoscale features and zinc.
Planetary Health
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Climate change is undeniably one of the largest impacts of human behaviour and may be humankind’s greatest challenge.
Thriving Cities + Communities
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Cities are drivers of the global economy and face some of the world’s greatest challenges across health, climate, social well-being and prosperity.
Solutions for People
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People are at the centre of everything we do. As trusted professionals: engineers, nurses, planners and architects, we provide the foundation for a safe, secure, healthy, high-quality life.
Future of Work
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The nature of work is changing as new models such as gig and informal economies emerge, and there is a shift to a more data driven, digitally collaborative, global society.
University for the Future
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Our core mission to inspire learning, lead research and develop tomorrow’s citizens will not change. What will change is how we achieve this mission.
BC invests $25M into new School of Biomedical Engineering facility
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UBC is building a new purpose-built facility for the school, aided by this $25 million grant from the Government of British Columbia. The province’s investment will result in better health care for all British Columbians.