Regreening the Downtown Eastside for better health

Regreening the Downtown Eastside for better health

Visit https://forestry.ubc.ca/branchlines-articles/regreening-the-downtown-eastside-for-better-health/ to read the story.

Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation and UBC Forestry students collaborate to shape the future of fire stewardship 

Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation and UBC Forestry students collaborate to shape the future of fire stewardship 

Please visit https://communityengagement.ubc.ca/news/the-future-of-fire-stewardship/ to read the story.

UBC Library spotlighting Indigenous topics in open education

UBC Library spotlighting Indigenous topics in open education

This year’s theme for Open Access Week (Oct 23 – 29, 2023) is an invitation to collaborate, as individuals and institutions around the world are asked to examine current approaches to open scholarship and discuss what is working, and what need to be revised, revived or replaced. Open access can pave the way for more […]

UBCO researchers hope to prevent catastrophes with next-generation sensors

UBCO researchers hope to prevent catastrophes with next-generation sensors

As the wind and rain pound the blades of a wind turbine, UBC Okanagan researchers carefully monitor screens, hundreds of kilometres away analyzing if the blade’s coatings can withstand the onslaught. While this was only a test in a lab, the researchers are working to improve the way structures such as turbines, helicopter propellers and […]