Breeonne Baxter
Protecting BC fruit orchards from climate change with AI
A group of enterprising students from the UBC Sauder School of Business and the UBC Faculty of Applied Science are tackling the harmful effects of climate change in B.C.’s fruit orchards with the creative use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. In B.C.’s fruit-growing regions, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, grapes and apples typically thrive under sunny […]
Shaping protein for new applications
Transforming protein has been in the spotlight in the last decade as plant-based protein products grow in popularity. Current commercial processes rely on extruded plant protein to make meat substitutes, but Assistant Professor Derek Dee’s research focuses on changing protein on a nanomolecular level. Funded by a New Frontiers Grant and still in its early […]
UBC entrepreneurs join fight against plastic pollution
The end of plastic pollution—in the oceans, on land and in our air—could be within reach with two UBC ventures working hard on solutions that could make this vision a reality. “Tonnes of plastic waste pollute our land and oceans,” says Dr. Jordan MacKenzie, co-founder and CEO of Bioform Technologies, a UBC start-up that is […]
Rebalancing act: Fall prevention and mobility in older adults
As a teen growing up in Newfoundland, Dr. Brian Dalton—now an Assistant Professor of neuromuscular physiology at UBC Okanagan’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences—noticed something happening to his grandmother Grace. She lived with the Dalton family for years, and the two were close. But, beginning in her mid-60s, she swayed, stumbled and felt dizzy. She […]
Detecting insects goes high-tech on UBC campus
A new Campus as a Living Laboratory project is enabling UBC researchers to monitor insects in real time, on a scale never done before. “This project promises to help us understand insect biodiversity, which we know is both crucial to ecosystems, and affected by human activities,” says Dr. Juli Carrillo, Assistant Professor in the Faculty […]
Large TLEF Transformation funding: Special call for hybrid and multi-access course redesign projects
A message from Simon Bates, Associate Provost, Teaching and Learning Faculty members at UBC Vancouver are invited to submit letters of intent (LOI) for Large Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) Transformation projects. The 2023/24 Large TLEF funding round is a special call to academic units interested in hybrid and multi-access course redesign projects. The […]
Celebrating Indigenous strength in medicine
On May 24, 2022, 10 UBC Indigenous medical students gathered to celebrate their graduation from medical school at UBC’s Faculty of Medicine during an event where family, friends, faculty, staff and members of the Indigenous community gathered together to honour and share in the joy of their achievements. This year’s graduates are joining a strong […]
Branching out to success: Reflections of Forestry Alumni Builder Award recipient
Some lessons must be experienced to be understood. For Arthur Tsai, testing his limits helped him realize what he was capable of, and led him to complete both a BSc (1995) in Wood Science and Industry, and MSc (2012) in Forestry at UBC, as well as achieve ongoing success heading the market intelligence team at […]
UBC Press achieves global accessibility certification
In the 50 years since UBC Press first launched, the publishing landscape has changed immensely. Print books have been joined by audiobooks and e-books as the expected offerings from a modern publisher. E-book technology itself is rapidly evolving. Earlier generations of e-books posed significant barriers to accessibility, limiting how a reader could navigate through the […]
UBC opens geological field station in South Okanagan
Students, researchers and community groups now have access to an expanded and enriched earth sciences learning environment in the South Okanagan with the opening of the UBC-Teck Geological Field Station in Oliver, B.C. Funded by $2.4-million in contributions from UBC Science alumni and friends, and Teck Resources Limited, the facilities replace aging structures that have […]