Topics: Research Excellence
From glowing bacteria to fruit: Unusual sources for innovative solutions
UBC Magazine | | Media coverage
APSC members Dr. Orlando Rojas, Dr. Hirra Zafar and Joseph Dahmen had their respective projects highlighted as unusual sources for innovative solutions.
UBC researchers run bad smell test on Metro Vancouverites
Vancouver Is Awesome | | Media coverage
Engineering researchers have released the first results of their Smell Vancouver app, which highlighted how collecting odour data can inform air quality management policies.
33 plants that will shade you from BC's increasingly hot summers
Vancouver Is Awesome | | Media coverage
SALA Professor Susan Herrington co-authored a new BC Shade Lookbook that guides readers on the best trees and shrubs to ward off incoming heat.
School of Engineering professor to lead new Battery Innovation Centre at UBC Okanagan
| Announcement
UBC Okanagan to establish a new Battery Innovation Centre, led by Dr. Jian Liu, after Josie Osborne announced $2 million in funding from the provincial government.
Province funds battery research centre at UBC
CTV News Vancouver | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan received a $2 million investment from the BC government for the Battery Innovation Centre led by engineering prof Dr. Jian Liu.
New concept explains how tiny particles navigate water layers
Tech and Science Post | | Media coverage
Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Gwynn Elfring found that density layers influence the swimming direction of tiny particles.
Kelowna councillor pushing for electric light rail line linking Osoyoos and Kamloops
Kelowna Now | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove studied the technical and economic feasibility of a hydrogen-fueled passenger train in the Okanagan.
How AI is helping detect types of endometrial cancer
Healthing | | Media coverage
SBME's Dr. Ali Bashashati and his team developed a machine learning model to evaluate and understand sample images from patients with cervical cancer.
Advancing low-carbon building materials for construction
Tech Briefs | | Media coverage
School of Engineering Professor Dr. Sumi Siddiqua's research group is investigating low-carbon building materials for climate-resilient infrastructure.
UBC mechanical engineering professor appointed to Order of Canada
| Announcement
Dr. Yusuf Altintas, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UBC’s Vancouver campus, is one of four UBC community members to be named an Officer of the Order of Canada this week.