Unlocking Nature for a Sustainable Future
Bringing together state of the art research and resources in a unique innovative ecosystem, our aim is to unlock the power of nature to make a positive impact on all sectors from transportation to building to healthcare.
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AI isn’t just energy-hungry—it’s shaping how we see ClimateChallenges. Dr. Hamish van der Ven, featured in The Conversation, uncovers hidden biases in AI’s...
Genome BC, Rio Tinto, Koonkie, and BGC Engineering support Dr. Sue Baldwin and Dr. Steven Hallam in using microbial genomics to stabilize mine tailings and ..
Master’s student Camryn Collette and her supervisor Prof. Chunping Dai from UBC Forestry are featured in Vancouver Sun for their sustainable bamboo innovations.
Cellulose is the most abundant natural polymer, and the recycling and reusing of cellulosic waste have been attracting increasing attention. To relieve environm
Join us for an exciting opportunity to engage with world-leading experts in biobased materials, including partners from the Boreal Alliance network and beyond.
To control properties of paper in respect to tailor paper-water interactions, several different routes of physical and chemical modification have been used to d
UBC Vancouver is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations.
UBC Okanagan is situated on traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Coast Salish and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next.