Topics: Research Excellence
Canada Research Chair awarded to UBC SCARP Assistant Professor
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Dr. Julia Gabriele Harten, Assistant Professor in the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning, has been awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Data Innovation for Housing and Inclusive Urbanization.
Shaping water
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Engineering researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a simple way to create soft structures of various shapes and sizes using oil and water.
How to build better health care technology
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One of the many challenges faced by hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a shortage of ventilators. Health care facilities in low- and middle-income countries have struggled especially hard to procure the life-saving machines, which can…
Engineers at UBC get under the skin of ionic skin
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In the quest to build smart skin that mimics the sensing capabilities of natural skin, ionic skins have shown significant advantages. They're made of flexible, biocompatible hydrogels that use ions to carry an electrical charge. In contrast to…
More copper, less infection
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More than 400 antimicrobial copper patches have been installed on door handles and railings in UBC buildings including the Chemical and Biological Engineering building, the Pulp and Paper Centre, and the School of Nursing.
UBC Applied Science research projects awarded nearly $1.5M by New Frontiers in Research Fund
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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 …
UBC Engineering profs receive UBC Faculty Research Awards
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Three UBC Engineering researchers received 2021 UBC Faculty Research Awards.
UBC Applied Science and Teck install antimicrobial copper on campus
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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.
UBC Applied Science-led Research Excellence Clusters announced
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UBC’s Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition awards funding to seven Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Applied Science faculty members.
New wearable technology can measure blood sugar using sweat
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Safoora Khosravi, a PhD student in UBC's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has developed an advanced wearable glucose sensor that could reduce the need for painful finger pricks by people living with diabetes.