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October 2, 2024BPI Joined the Orange Shirt Day Intergenerational March 2024
Learning, reflecting, and sharing at Orange Shirt Day was a deeply moving experience! Huge thanks to Dana-Lyn MacKenzie & team for organizing such a powerful...
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September 26, 2024Dr. Mohammad Arjmand Received 2024 CSChE Lectureship Award
Congratulations to Dr. Mohammad Arjmand for winning the 2024 CSChE Lectureship Award! This prestigious award honors researchers who’ve made outstanding...
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September 25, 2024Dr. Yasmine Abdin and Fibernx Team Made the Top 10 Finalists in New Ventures BC Competition
Congratulation to Dr. Yasmine Abdin and the Fibernx team for making the Top 10 finalists in this year’s New Ventures BC Competition! Fibernx transforms bitumen
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September 25, 2024Five BPI Researchers Awarded SSHRC Insight & CFI JELF Grants
UBC secured $18.5M across 117 projects as part of Canada’s $502M investment announced on September 13, 2024. Five BPI researchers received SSHRC and CFI JELF
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September 25, 2024Dr. Sumi Siddiqua Honored with Geoenvironmental Award at GeoMontreal 2024 for Pioneering Contributions to Sustainable Engineering
Congratulations to Dr. Sumi Siddiqua for receiving the Geoenvironmental Award at GeoMontreal 2024! This biannual honor, awarded by the Canadian Geotechnical...
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September 20, 2024Dr. Kudzanai Nyamayaro Highlighted for National Postdoc Appreciation Week
Celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2024, UBC Faculty of Forestry published an article highlighting Dr. Kudzanai Nyamayaro's research in sustainable
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September 11, 2024UBC Magazine Highlights Drs. Joseph Dahmen and Orlando Rojas for Innovative Use of Natural Resources
Drs. Joseph Dahmen and Orlando Rojas and their teams are highlighted in the recent UBC Magazine for their innovative use of unusual natural sources. Orlando’s..
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September 9, 2024Dr. Mohammad Arjmand Elected to Royal Society of Canada College
Congratulations to Dr. Mohammad Arjmand for being elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists! The RSC...
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September 5, 2024Dr. Sumi Siddiqua Advances Low-Carbon Construction with Rammed Earth and Bio-Based Techniques
Dr. Sumi Siddiqua and her team at UBC Okanagan are developing Low Carbon construction materials by combining soil with industrial byproducts like wood fly ash..
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September 3, 2024Dr. Johan Foster & Team Develop All-in-One Solution for ‘Forever Chemicals’
Thrilled to see Dr. Johan Foster and his team make huge strides in the fight against PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'! Their innovative system combines an activated...
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August 29, 2024Dr. Joerg Bohlmann's Team Secures Murdock Trust Funding for Montbretin A Project
Dr. Joerg Bohlmann and team have secured funding from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for their project, "Advanced Biological Production and Commercialization
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August 28, 2024Dr. Tianxi Yang & Team Unveil Affordable, Innovative Tool for Microplastic Detection in Beverages
Detecting microplastics and nanoplastics just got easier thanks to Dr. Tianxi Yang and MSc Student Haoming (Peter) Yang! Their low-cost, portable tool ...