Breeonne Baxter
UBC scientist sending yeast and algae to space on Artemis 1
When NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar mission takes off in September, on board will be four science experiments—including one from Canada. UBC pharmaceutical sciences professor Dr. Corey Nislow is sending yeast and algae cultures into space, in a pod not much bigger than a shoebox, to study the effects of cosmic rays and near zero gravity […]
Engineering lab deploys mobile air pollution laboratory
An “air pollution lab on wheels”, PLUME will be used to measure concentrations of air pollutants across the city including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, ground-level ozone, black carbon, methane, volatile organic compounds, and various sizes of ultrafine particles that can affect air quality. PLUME, which stands for Portable Laboratory for Understanding Human-Made Emissions was developed […]
Faculty and staff housing targeting Passive House certification opens at UBC
This month, the first residents are moving into Evolve, the new 110-unit faculty and staff rental building in UBC’s Wesbrook Place neighbourhood. The building is targeting Passive House certification, a designation that indicates a building consumes up to 90 per cent less heating and cooling energy than conventional buildings. The first of its kind on […]
Call for proposals open for Health Innovation Funding Investment (HIFI) Awards
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Researchers discover ‘weak spot’ across major COVID-19 variants
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a key vulnerability across all major variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including the recently emerged BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron subvariants. The weakness can be targeted by neutralizing antibodies, potentially paving the way for treatments that would be universally effective across variants. The findings, published this month […]
Protecting biodiversity, culture, and ecosystem services in the Fraser River Estuary
The introduction of Canada Geese in B.C. has led to the overgrazing of wetlands, negatively affecting biodiversity and flood protection in our estuaries. Sustainability Scholar Dominic Janus recently led a tour of the Pacific Spirit Park foreshore on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm territory (Musqueam), to show the Sustainability Hub team firsthand the how these geese pose a […]
UBCO looks at smart technology to safeguard drinking water
Delivery of safe and high-quality drinking water is an essential public service, but it’s not easy to monitor water quality in real-time close to customers’ homes. Thanks to a new research partnership with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, TELUS and the Regional District of North Okanagan, researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus […]
UBC student initiative set to recycle nearly 50,000 gloves
A UBC student’s project to combat plastic waste has collected roughly 48,700 gloves, diverting 146.1 kilograms of waste from landfills this year. Melody Salehzadeh, a doctoral student in the Department of Zoology, first noticed just how much plastic waste her work created during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to restrictions, custodial staff weren’t able to enter […]
UBC SALA students bring resilience and relief through bespoke water fountains and misters
At this year’s Powell Street Festival, the Fuki no Mizu initiative provides attendees with pop-up drinking fountains and mist for cooling through structures designed by a team of undergraduate and graduate students from the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA). The Powell Street Festival (July 30-31, 2022) is an annual celebration of Japanese Canadian […]
Xwi7xwa Library exhibit explores a Decade of Indigenous Languages
As part of Indigenous History Month in June 2022, Xwi7xwa Library launched a new exhibit, featuring materials from their Indigenous language collection, on display in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC). Leaving No One Behind, No One Outside, was curated by Kayla Lar-Son, Indigenous Programs and Services Librarian at Xwi7xwa Library, and student librarians […]