UBCO researchers recover vital resources from wastewater sludge
At first glance when one looks at sewage sludge it can be challenging to find any redeemable value. However, researchers at UBC’s Bioreactor Technology Group see it in a whole other way. Using a combination of heat, water and phase separation, these researchers have developed a cost-effective method to concentrate phosphorous—which can be efficiently recovered by extraction—from […]
UBC announces new Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging
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UBC-led biomedical innovation hub to accelerate development and manufacturing of lifesaving medicines for Canadians
Canada’s biotech ecosystem is poised for a major boost with the federal government announcement that B.C. will be home to Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH). The B.C.-based research and innovation hub, led by UBC, brings together a coalition of provincial, national and international partners to position Canada as a global epicentre for the development […]
UBC Library acquires digital database documenting the Black freedom struggle in 20th Century America
UBC faculty, staff and students can now access the NAACP Papers, a digitized collection of primary source materials documenting the major campaigns of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) from 1909 to 1972. This collection is made available through the ProQuest History Vault. UBC Law Library purchased permanent access to select […]
New strategy charts plan for research data management support and services
UBC has released its institutional research data management strategy in response to the Tri-Agency’s Research Data Management Policy, co-sponsored by the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, UBC Library, and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. The strategy outlines six goals and 21 recommendations that emerged following a series of consultations with the UBC research community […]
BC sea sponge has COVID-blocking powers
UBC researchers have identified three compounds that prevent COVID-19 infection in human cells, derived from natural sources including a B.C. sea sponge. The discovery paves the way for the development of new medicines for COVID-19 variants made from natural sources. And given nature’s abundance, there could be a wealth of new antivirals waiting to be […]
12 interdisciplinary research teams to receive Health Innovation Funding Investment (HIFI) awards
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Strengthening pathogen research in British Columbia
UBC researchers working at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) Public Health Laboratory will benefit from state-of-the-art research infrastructure thanks to a $4-million investment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The investment will ensure the facility continues to play a leading role in addressing current and future pandemic threats in BC and […]
New research aims to keep planes and wind turbines ice-free
Engineers at UBC Okanagan have been collaborating with researchers from the University of Toronto to make a significant breakthrough in de-icing technology. Their latest research, published in this month’s edition of Nature Communications, examines a smart, hybrid—meaning passive and also active—de-icing system that works by combining an interfacial coating with an ice-detecting microwave sensor. This […]
UBC team developing oral insulin tablet sees breakthrough results
A team of University of British Columbia researchers working on developing oral insulin tablets as a replacement for daily insulin injections have made a game-changing discovery. Researchers have discovered that insulin from the latest version of their oral tablets is absorbed by rats in the same way that injected insulin is. “These exciting results show […]