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August 13, 2025Dr. Harry Brumer's Team Uncovers How Gut Bacteria Digest Food Thickeners
New research reveals that common food thickeners once thought to pass through our bodies untouched can actually be digested by gut bacteria when paired with...
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August 12, 2025Dr. Sumi Siddiqua Targets Microplastics Pollution in Construction
From deep foundation projects to our groundwater systems, microplastics pose a hidden but serious threat to the environment and human health. Featured in...
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August 6, 2025BPI Showcases ‘Wood Leather’ Innovation at Osaka Expo with Premier Eby
BPI joined Premier David Eby’s trade mission to Asia from June 2–4 to showcase its cutting-edge “wood leather” innovation at Expo 2025 in Osaka. The delegation
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August 6, 2025Sustainable Bioproduct Innovations Secures CFIN Funding
Congratulations to Sustainable Bioproduct Innovations for securing Canadian Food Innovation Network CFIN Innovation Booster funding! Led by Anubhav Pratap-...
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August 6, 2025Tydra Wins $100K Women in Tech Prize at Startupfest 2025
Congratulations to Tydra Laboratories for winning the $100K WomenIn Tech Investment Prize at Startupfest 2025, one of fifteen prestigious awards given to...
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July 29, 2025UBC Forestry Relaunches Community Knowledge Extension in BC
UBC Forestry’s Community Knowledge Extension Office is bringing Forestry Extension back to BC—reconnecting communities, researchers & policymakers through...
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July 28, 2025Dr. Patrick Kirchen Appointed Director of Clean Energy Research Centre
Congratulations to Dr. Patrick Kirchen on his new role as Director of the Clean Energy Research Centre! He’ll be steering a global powerhouse in Clean Energy...
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July 24, 2025PhD Student Anderson Veiga Wins 2025 TAPPI Nano Division Student Award
Congratulations to Anderson Veiga, PhD student in Dr. Emily Cranston's group, on receiving the 2025 TAPPI Nano Division Student Award! His research in...
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July 21, 2025Visiting Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Yong Ding from ETH Zurich & Empa
Yong earned her PhD in Wood Materials Science from ETH Zurich in 2023, where she focused on creating functionalized wood materials. She now leads the "Wood for
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July 15, 202517 BPI Researchers Awarded NSERC & NFRF Grants
Seventeen research projects led by BPI Principal Investigators have been awarded funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (N
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July 15, 2025Harmac Pacific Is Hiring Process Engineers
Harmac Pacific is hiring Process Engineers to join their team at Harmac Pacific Pulp Mill. The role focuses on optimizing production, improving quality, and cut
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July 14, 2025PhD Student Shayan Narani Wins 2025 FPAC Chisholm Award
Congratulations to Shayan Narani, PhD student in Dr. Sumi Siddiqua’s group, on winning an 2025 Chisholm Award by Forest Products Associations of Canada!