Tag: University of British Columbia
Innovation Funds for Cleantech Development at UBC
The University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus (UBCO) is receiving $1.9 million to develop an innovation hub that will promote clean technologies that convert...
Mapping the Most Critical Spots for Conservation in Canada
To stop biodiversity loss, the Canadian government recently committed to protecting 30 per cent of its land and sea by 2030. But making conservation...
UBC Develops Renewable Resources for COVID-19 Recovery
The University of British Columbia (UBC) BioProducts Institute is working to ensure that the response to the COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t derail sustainability goals.
As part...
New Scholarship for Environmental Studies
Canon Canada Inc. has partnered with York University and the University of British Columbia (UBC) to reward academic achievement and innovative environmental ideas.
The Canon...
UBC Energy-Efficiency Initiative Receives a Boost
The University of British Columbia (UBC), which has a commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 through climate-action initiatives such as its District Waste...
Canadian Universities Sign Charter to Tackle Climate Change
The University of Toronto and more than a dozen Canadian universities have signed a landmark charter that aims to tackle climate change through a...
Canadian Seahorse Expert Earns Prestigious Conservation Award
Amanda Vincent was recently announced as the 2020 winner of the world's leading award for animal conservation. Vincent is a preeminent authority on seahorse...
Virtual Aqua Forum Celebrates BC AquaHacking Challenge Winners
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and partner Aqua Forum moved ahead with the British Columbia 2020 AquaHacking Challenge Semi-Final on March 21, 2020. Organizers transitioned...
Monitoring Biodiverse Habitat Health to Provide Better Conservation
A study was recently published in the Canadian Journal of Zoology that addresses habitat loss threatening the extinction of an ever-growing number of species....
New Zero-Emission Housing for Students in B.C.
The University of British Columbia’s (UBC) campus on the edge of the Okanagan valley is energy-efficient housing for students. The developers say this student...