Fires and floods: Future-proofing forestry against climate catastrophes
Looking out towards the tall trees visible from her office, UBC Forestry professor Dr. Lori Daniels reflects on the environmental firestorm that her children, she and other people from her generation could face. “We are experiencing the effects of climate change that I used to think would mostly land on the shoulders of future generations; […]
UBC Library rethinking problematic Indigenous representations in children’s literature
What does one do with problematic materials in a library collection—with books that are outdated, that perpetuate stereotypes, depict cultural appropriation, or include racism and other harmful elements? This question was faced by librarians at UBC Vancouver’s Education Library, Xwi7xwa Library and UBC Okanagan (UBCO) Library, who are working to contextualize problematic books from the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Webinar: The Future of Agriculture: A Conversation Revisited
British Columbia has experienced a year of monumental change. From climate change events across the province to business planning in a post-Covid era, how has the agriculture sector been affected? The Future of Agriculture: A Conversation Revisited, a webinar hosted by the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, brought together a panel of experts for […]
Open UBC launches new collection to highlight open educational resources
Instructors at UBC and beyond can now search through a new curated database full of openly accessible teaching and learning materials. The UBC OER Collection showcases UBC open educational resources (OER) in a searchable interface to support UBC faculty, as well as the general community in incorporating open educational resources and practices into their curriculum. […]
High-tech mouthguard tracks head impacts during varsity hockey playoffs
A high-tech mouthguard worn by UBC Thunderbird hockey players will record every big hit of the upcoming playoffs to capture data for UBC researchers who study concussions. The study is led by Dr. Lyndia Wu, an expert in brain injury biomechanics at UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science. “We started a five-year collaborative study with the […]
UBC spin-off secures $10M investment from Bill Gates-led fund
Mangrove Lithium, a UBC spin-off company founded by Chemical and Biological Engineering professor Dr. David Wilkinson and members of his research group has recently acquired a $10 million investment from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the investment fund founded by Bill Gates to support the growth of clean energy technologies. The firm has discovered a sustainable and […]
UBC Library becomes first Canadian institution to join Dryad open-data repository
UBC Library has become a member of Dryad, a nonprofit membership organization and provider of a well-established open data repository that makes research data discoverable, freely reusable and citable. As the first institutional member of Dryad in Canada, UBC Library joins a thriving global community of universities, research institutions and academic libraries all working together […]
UBC Library launches Open Publishing Program
The UBC Library has lately added a number of additional services to its newest portfolio, the Open Publishing Program. Assessment of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), ORCID ID integration, and digital preservation services are among these services, which are meant to make it easier for UBC academics, students, and staff to publish scholarly journals on digital […]