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
- SBME welcomes Dr. Govind Kaigala as Director pro tem of the School of Biomedical Engineering suhani.syal Mon, 05/04/2026 – 10:49 Engineering External This article originally appeared on UBC School of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Govind Kaigala has been appointed as Director pro tem, School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME). His work has opened new avenues for research and industry to have an […]
- Are you addicted to your AI chatbot? It might be by design suhani.syal Tue, 04/28/2026 – 10:59 AI Engineering Research Excellence New research shows some people are developing addictive patterns of AI chatbot use—and it’s affecting their daily lives. Photo by l ch on Unsplash This article originally appeared on UBC News. AI chatbots can […]
- 2025/26 Killam teaching awards recognize UBC Applied Science faculty and grad students emma.fennell Tue, 04/14/2026 – 12:36 Engineering From left: S. Alireza Bagherzadeh, Gabrielle Lam, Heather Trajano This article originally appeared on UBC Applied Science is well-represented among the winners of the 2025/26 Killam Teaching Prize and Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. The recipients of the […]
- Bridges, roadways threatened by changes in weather patterns emma.fennell Tue, 04/14/2026 – 10:00 Engineering The Coquihalla highway was severely damaged after an historic atmospheric river in November 2021. Photo: BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit. This article originally appeared on UBC Okanagan News. The combination of extreme weather conditions, like atmospheric rivers, and aging infrastructure […]
- UBC appoints Dr. Peter Zandstra as Vice-President, Research and Innovation emma.fennell Wed, 04/08/2026 – 12:23 Engineering External This article originally appeared on UBC Today. Mentioned in this Article: Peter Zandstra School of Biomedical Engineering Strategic Priority Areas: University for the FutureUniversity for the Future UBC Biomedical Engineering logo