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Fungi could one day make up the walls of our homes
CBC | | Media coverage
Joe Dahmen, associate professor at UBC SALA and Dr. Nicholas Lin, postdoctoral fellow, talked about their research into engineered living materials and the potential of mycelium to reduce the environmental impact of construction materials. The team…
Here are 16 positive environmental stories from 2023
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
The top 16 environmental stories include researchers at UBC who discovered how to filter microplastics from water using biodegradable forest byproducts such as bark and wood dust.
Energizing Sustainability
| Spotlight
Kaiser Foundation for Higher Education donates $10M to the future of sustainable energy at UBC Engineering.
Meet the recipients of the 2023 Personnel Awards for Black Scholars
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | | Media coverage
UBC School of Nursing's doctoral candidate Ismália De Sousa was one of 19 people to receive the 2023 Personnel Awards for Black Scholars.
Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge selects successful projects
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
A UBC project led by materials engineering expert Dr. Yasmine Abdin is one of five to enter Phase III of Alberta Innovates' Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge.
UBC engineers develop breakthrough ‘robot skin’ in collaboration with Honda researchers
| Announcement
UBC engineers created the sensor in collaboration with Frontier Robotics, Honda’s research institute. The smart soft sensor can improve prosthetics and enhance human-robot interaction.
New provincial funding will advance research by the UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network
| Announcement
Twelve different projects across UBC, including nine at the Faculty of Applied Science, are part of a $450,000 funding boost from the Province to help advance approaches in disaster and climate risk assessment and management in B.C.
Can social robots be used in elder care? UBC Nursing study aims to find out
| Announcement
Meet Kiwi and Mango - cute, cuddly robots powered by AI that can learn, speak, recognize faces and voices, and even offer hugs. They're on loan for a School of Nursing study exploring how social robots can help build connections in elder care.
Two UBC Engineering faculty members elected to Royal Society of Canada
| Announcement
Dr. Emily Cranston, a professor in chemical and biological engineering and wood science, and Dr. Jian Liu, an associate professor at the UBC Okanagan School of Engineering, are two of the Royal Society of Canada's newest Members.
UBC electrical and computer engineering expert named Canada Research Chair
| Announcement
Dr. Olivia Di Matteo, a new Canada Research Chair in Quantum Software and Algorithms, shares what her current and future research looks like.