Topics: Research Excellence

This is the house that collaboration is building

Research2Reality | | Media coverage

The School of Biomedical Engineering is UBC's first inter-faculty school, forging a partnership between the Faculty of Applied Science and the Faculty of Medicine. SBME Director Dr. Peter Zandstra how the new, interdisciplinary facility will…

New tools from UBC Nursing aim to improve care for people experiencing substance use stigma

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UBC School of Nursing and Western University are offering a new suite of tools and strategies to ensure that people who experience substance use stigma can receive better care in the future.

Surrey mobile unit brings health care to 'unseen' homeless people affected by overdose crisis

Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage

UBC nursing assistant professor of teaching Ranjit Dhari commented on mobile health units that can help bring care to the community where the community is.

Another 'Dr. Copper'

MINING.com | | Media coverage

Materials engineering professor Amanda Clifford was interviewed about her work on formulating a copper coating that could kill COVID faster.

UBC team announces pollution-sniffing lab on wheels

Today in BC | | Media coverage

UBC researchers have developed a mobile lab to measure concentrations of air pollutants across the city. Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman was quoted. 

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.

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