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
- New UBC clinic to provide team-based care for up to 4,450 BC patients lillienne.zen Fri, 09/25/2026 – 09:16 Nursing Student Experience The team-based teaching clinic at the newly named MacIsaac Health Building is the first of its kind in BC. Students from multiple health disciplines will learn alongside licensed health professionals to care for people […]
- Dream Photonics wins the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition lillienne.zen Mon, 09/21/2026 – 14:35 AI Engineering Entrepreneurship Research Excellence External This article originally appeared on Vancouver Tech Journal. The UBC spin-off co-founded by Drs. Lukas Chrostowski and Sudip Shekha aims to enable chipmakers to build faster, cheaper hardware to power the global AI boom. Mentioned […]
- Three weeks, five tests: ALEASAT one step closer to space lillienne.zen Thu, 09/17/2026 – 15:43 Engineering Student Experience External This article originally appeared on European Space Agency. Engineering design students from the ALEASAT team conducted an extensive environmental test campaign at a European Space Agency facility, as part of ESA's Fly Your Satellite! programme. Strategic […]
- Mari Fujita and Ouri Scott awarded 2026 Margolese Design for Living Prize lillienne.zen Thu, 09/17/2026 – 12:09 Awards SALA External This article originally appeared on SALA. One of the highest design accolades in Canada, the $50,000 Margolese Prize spotlights designers whose work encourages a greater understanding of the built environment. Mentioned in this Article: Mari […]
- Help change the face of men's health lillienne.zen Wed, 09/16/2026 – 14:16 Nursing Research Excellence External This article originally appeared on MacIsaac School of Nursing. Dr. John Oliffe guides the Movember launch of Discovery Research Program Fellowships in Canada. Applications are now open. Mentioned in this Article: John Oliffe MacIsaac School of Nursing Strategic Priority […]