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German President's visit to UBC highlights clean energy and climate change solutions
| Announcement
UBC Applied Science research is making waves - with the President of Germany visiting UBC to see the practical solutions that Applied Science researchers are developing to address complex challenges like climate change and clean energy.
Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Engineering receive GCRC funding
| Announcement
Four Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Engineering faculty members will receive funding through UBC's Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition.
Helping hands: UBCO research team develops brace to reduce tremors
| Announcement
UBCO engineers test a lightweight, wearable unit to inhibit involuntary movement.
UBC Applied Science leads $2.5M project to explore hydrogen heating for Vancouver campus
| Announcement
A three-year project led by Applied Science in collaboration with UBC Facilities, FortisBC and Elomatic is exploring whether campus boilers could one day run entirely on hydrogen, a zero-carbon-emission fuel.
UBC Engineering researchers receive over $2.2 million in funding from B.C. Knowledge Development Fund
| Announcement
The cutting-edge labs and equipment supported by the BCKDF help UBC Applied Science attract top researchers and innovators and help build impactful partnerships with industry.
Zinc-ion batteries get a boost from cross-campus research team
| Announcement
New research leads to a more sustainable, economical option to lithium-ion technology
Massive wind farms change wind patterns
Earth.com | | Media coverage
Research by UBCO School of Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Joshua Brinkerhoff identifies a critical flaw in how the wind energy industry forecasts wind farm performance.
Beyond AlphaFold: how AI is decoding the grammar of the genome
Nature | | Media coverage
UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Carl de Boer discusses the nuances of biochemical mechanisms on DNA in the pursuit of deciphering the role of non-coding DNA in the human genome.