Research
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UBC, Fraunhofer formalize partnership among world’s top clean energy researchers
The UBC-Fraunhofer MOU establishes a framework for joint projects in clean energy.
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UBC Professor and Alumna Receive Fulbright Awards
UBC Prof and alumna to conduct resarch, part of a bi-national exchange with US.
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The Human Touch
Occupants' feelings are significant in a living labratory.
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Pioneering Clean Energy Project Breaks Ground
First in the world project receives $11.2 million in new funding
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Facing four months of dismal summer job prospects in 2009, a group of UBC Engineering students put their talents to work, hoping to gain the all-important “hands-on” experience. Their idea—build their own electric vehicle. " border="0" />
An Epic Journey
UBC Electric Car Club's E-Beetle made its journey across Canada.
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Ten years ago, the Greater Vancouver Regional District (now known as Metro Vancouver) http://www.metrovancouver.org/Pages/default.aspx brought UBC Civil Engineering Professor Don Mavinic a costly maintenance problem—wastewater-treatment pipes clogged with a crusty sludge. At the time, he had no idea the pipe held the basis for a solution to one of the world’s most critical challenges—phosphorus depletion." border="0" />
From Problem To Product
Life –our life–depends on phosphorus
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UBC Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Project
Campus becomes a living lab for clean energy technologies
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A UBC professor and alumna have received Fulbright awards to conduct research in the U.S. The Fulbright program is an educational movement based on the principle of scholarly exchange between the United States and various countries from around the world." border="0" />
By Salina Marshall 
A first-of-its-kind clean energy project that will generate enough clean electricity to power 1,500 homes and reduce the University of British Columbia’s natural gas consumption by up to 12 per cent, received $11.2 million in new federal and provincial government funding at an official groundbreaking ceremony today." border="0" />
Sometimes big ideas with tremendous impact start with small conversations. Such is the case with UBC’s Bioenergy Research and Demonstration project." border="0" />On Sustainability Research at UBC
Sustainability is an increasingly important avenue of research that offers a broad, inclusive platform for collaborative discussions that transcend traditional boundaries...
Research
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Green + Green: Podcasts highlight Environmental Entrepreneurship
The fight for sustainability has long been painted as a pitched battle of environmentalists versus...
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Sustainability Leadership: Playing a Bigger Game
Sustainability leaders tackle tough questions: What is the bigger game you are playing? What are...
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The next generation of sustainability
What if there was a new way of approaching sustainability? What if the old environmental agenda of...
Intro to Cheese Making
Wed, May 16, 2012 6:00 PM - 9:45 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. $40 (+ $1.99 registration fee). Join...
Purple and Yellow Volunteer Night
Tue, May 22, 2012 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM STUDENT UNION BUILDING (SUB). Volunteer with the Bike Co-op to...
Transforming Sustainability Education
Sat, May 26, 2012 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)....
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UBC researcher wins 2012 Trudeau Foundation scholarship
Daniel Werb, senior research assistant at the Addiction and Urban Health Research Initiative (UHRI...
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Vancouver, Montreal, Portland and Minneapolis among most “bikeable” cities in North America: UBC research
University of British Columbia researchers are making bikeability research easily accessible to...
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H1N1 discovery paves way for universal flu vaccine: UBC research
University of British Columbia researchers have found a potential way to develop universal flu...
