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Engineering
BC MLA pitches Starlink satellite internet for rural communities
Vancouver Is Awesome | | Media coverage
Dr. David Michelson, Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, discussed improving high-speed internet infrastructure in Canada’s remote communities.
UBC report looks at e-bike speed risks
Global News Hour at 6 | | Media coverage
Dr. Alex Bigazzi, a professor in civil engineering and planning in the Faculty of Applied Science, is leading research into the speed of e-bikes.
UBC Okanagan partnerships fuel energy efficiency research for BC and beyond
| Announcement
SOE's Dr. Kasun Hewage was appointed the Smart Energy Research Chair position to help optimize provincial energy and reduce BC’s greenhouse gas footprint.
Skyrocketing e-bike use drives speed increase on Metro Vancouver pathways
| Announcement
UBC engineering researchers found that e-bike usage increased fourfold from 2019, and suggest changes to keep shared paths safe and accessible.
UBC Okanagan engineering professor bringing comfort and joy to children impacted by conflict
| Announcement
Ahead of Orthodox Christmas, Dr. Ray Taheri will travel to Moldova, Romania and Ukraine, where he will donate gifts of toys to schools, orphanages and churches. These include toys made by UBC engineering students.
Four UBC professors named Engineering Institute of Canada Fellows
| Announcement
Four leading UBC engineers are being recognized for excellence in engineering and their services to the profession and society by the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC).
AI-based tool offers highly accurate pancreatic cancer diagnostics
Clinical Lab Products | | Media coverage
SBME's Dr. Ali Bashashati co-led a project using AI to detect pancreatic cancer.
Imperial Metals facing 15 charges under federal Fisheries Act stemming from 2014 tailings dam spill in BC
The Globe and Mail (subscription) | | Media coverage
Dr. Scott Dunbar, a professor with the department of mining engineering, commented on the damage from a tailings dam spill.
Researchers use heat to recycle CO2 (French)
ICI Radio-Canada | | Media coverage
CHBE Dr. Curtis Berlinguette are leading research into recycling carbon dioxide as a way to tackle the climate and energy crises.
Living the institutions: The École Polytechnique Montréal massacre anniversary compels action from us as individuals
The Ubyssey | | Media coverage
UBC Vancouver remembered 14 women who lost their lives at École Polytechnique Montréal on December 6, 1989.