
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 carbon-based…
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 carbon-based…
To stop biodiversity loss, the Canadian government recently committed to protecting 30 per cent of its land and sea by 2030. But making conservation decisions…
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…
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…
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 Heat…
The University of Toronto and more than a dozen Canadian universities have signed a landmark charter that aims to tackle climate change through a commitment…
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 ecology…
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 science…
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. Many…
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 housing…
Stakeholders interested in freshwater management issues in British Columbia will be interested to know about a new initiative launched on October 29, 2019. Students, technology…
In a recent study, researchers at UBC Okanagan’s Life Cycle Management Laboratory compared how different jurisdictions are handling LID implementation. The researchers found that the…