BRIC News
March 18, 2026
March 18, 2026 As a follow-up to his article entitled “Will 2026 Finally Be the Year of Biochar?“, Kamyar Razavi, a writer for The New Climate publication, published “From the Deep Fryer to Your Gas Tank“. A summary of the article is as follows: the author explores the potential of used cooking oil and other […]
BRIC researcher featured in a medium article “Will 2026 Finally Be the Year of Biochar?”
January 12, 2026
January 12, 2026 Kamyar Razavi, a writer for The New Climate publication, wrote an article entitled “Will 2026 Finally Be the Year of Biochar?“. A summary of the article is as follows: Biochar—produced by heating agricultural or woody biomass in low-oxygen conditions—is gaining renewed attention as a climate solution. Advocates argue it can lock carbon […]
CERC members won one of the three awards under Campus as a Living Lab ‘Grand Challenge’
March 5, 2024
March 5, 2024 The Campus as a Living Lab ‘Grand Challenge’ called for visionary approaches to how British Columbia and Canada can effectively respond and adapt to the climate emergency. This year’s competition, attracted faculty and staff from more than 22 academic departments and operational units across UBC Vancouver and Okanagan, resulting in three projects […]
Faculty of Applied Science News
- Billions of doses later: Global review confirms mRNA vaccines are safe, effective and full of promise emma.fennell Tue, 06/30/2026 – 10:17 Engineering Dr. Anna Blakney, assistant professor at UBC’s Michael Smith Laboratories and School of Biomedical Engineering. Photo credit: Paul Joseph/UBC Communications. This article originally appeared on UBC News. A sweeping global review led by […]
- UBC Faculty of Applied Science 2026 appointments emma.fennell Mon, 06/29/2026 – 14:48 Engineering Drs. Mark Martinez, Casey Keulen and Reza Vaziri have been appointed to leadership roles with the Faculty of Applied Science. This article originally appeared on The UBC Faculty of Applied Science has appointed two new, and one returning, leaders. Dr. Mark Martinez […]
- A made-in-BC heat pump with global impact emma.fennell Fri, 06/26/2026 – 11:38 Alumni Alumni Success Engineering External This article originally appeared on UBC News. Strategic Priority Areas: Future of WorkFuture of Work UBC School of Engineering (Okanagan)
- New national guidance targets substance-use prevention and response in Canadian schools suhani.syal Wed, 06/24/2026 – 11:14 Nursing A national coalition led by UBC’s Wellstream has released Canada’s new evidence-based standard for addressing student substance use in K–12 schools. This article originally appeared on UBC News. The new framework, part of an initiative called Anchoring Change, […]
- UBCO engineering researcher named an international leader in earthquake-resilient construction emma.fennell Wed, 06/17/2026 – 10:39 Engineering External This article originally appeared on UBC Okanagan School of Engineering. Mentioned in this Article: Lisa Tobber School of Engineering (Okanagan campus) Strategic Priority Areas: Thriving Cities + CommunitiesThriving Cities + Communities UBC School of Engineering (Okanagan)