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
- UBC Applied Science welcomes three world-leading researchers through Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program (Phase 1) emma.fennell Thu, 08/27/2026 – 08:54 Engineering Research Excellence From left: Dr. Curtis Huttenhower, Dr. Kazuhiro Saitou and Dr. Kathryn Whitehead A version of this article originally appeared on UBC News. Three world-leading researchers will join UBC Faculty of […]
- APSC researchers study microplastics in the Fraser River with Ocean Diagnostics' technology emma.fennell Mon, 08/24/2026 – 11:11 Engineering External This article originally appeared on Ocean Diagnostics. The University of British Columbia and Ocean Diagnostics bring together innovative technologies to track microplastic pollution in the Fraser River. Mentioned in this Article: E. Johan Foster Department of Chemical […]
- Four UBC Applied Science projects receive funding through CFI JELF competition emma.fennell Thu, 08/20/2026 – 12:56 Engineering Nursing Research Excellence External From left: Karthik Akkiraju, Adam Clare, Scott Ramsay and Zhi Jin (Justin) Zhang This article originally appeared on UBC Research + Innovation. Mentioned in this Article: Karthik Akkiraju Department of Materials Engineering Adam Clare […]
- APSC researchers awarded over $4 million in CIHR funding for healthcare projects emma.fennell Wed, 08/19/2026 – 13:21 Engineering Research Excellence External Clockwise from top left: Carl de Boer, Megan K. Levings, Lyndia Wu and Michael Underhill This article originally appeared on UBC Research + Innovation. Mentioned in this Article: Lyndia Wu Department of Mechanical Engineering […]
- UBC researchers building foundations for research impact through Health Research BC's Engage Award suhani.syal Wed, 08/05/2026 – 10:49 Awards Nursing Research Excellence External This article originally appeared on UBC Research + Innovation. Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC) announced the inaugural recipients of the Engage Award, supporting 50 teams across BC to strengthen collaboration, shared […]