The Woolwerx Wool Pellet Project is a collaborative project between the Elizabeth Fry Society (EFry) of Greater Vancouver and Prof. Sue Grayston, a soil scientist in the Faculties of Land & Food Systems and Forestry at UBC, to evaluate the potential of using waste wool as a method to enhance soil structure, retain moisture and […]

La survie de l’industrie de la musique du Québec est menacée par la perte possible des revenus provenant de la radio satellite. Elle doit réagir. Nous verrons si la promesse du numérique de pouvoir transcender les barrières géographiques physiques afin de développer de nouveaux marchés se confirme ou non. Le projet consiste à travailler avec […]

Ce projet consiste à mener une recherche visant à éclairer le phénomène inédit qu’est la pandémie de la COVID-19 comme choc de carrière et dont les résultats probants seront valorisés par une action de formation auprès des professionnelles et professionnels en counseling et développement de carrière. Une approche quantitative par questionnaire adressé aux adultes anglophones […]

Organic compounds in water can be potentially hazardous. We will develop a green and solvent-free method for screening the organic pollutants in different water samples. Also, we will study the changes in water during the different treatment process. This research will benefit the community and provide a protection protocol.

In this project, the intern will determine the identity of the bacterial species present in the BioLogix consortium, as well as determine how to best grow these bacteria in the lab and in the field. The intern will also use this information to aid in the design of technology and equipment to effectively grow BioLogix […]

Boundary Reservoir near Estevan, SK has warm water from a coal plant released into it and this warm water created suitable conditions for the reservoir to support the only largemouth bass fishery in the province. In the coming years, the power plant is significantly reducing its operations and it is unknown what will happen to […]

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been recognized as one of the top three major threats to public health besides cancers and climate change. In response to the AMR crisis, there is an urgent need to establish a standardized, user-friendly, on-site testing method for real-time data collection, analysis, and integration. Drug-resistant Salmonella is a representative foodborne pathogen […]

There are many international efforts to modernizing the current aging power grid towards an efficient grid known as “smart grid” (SG). To implement SG, many sensors are attached to different points of the power grid infrastructure. These sensors collect data and can be used for controlling, protecting, and monitoring the status of the grid by […]

An increase in shrub cover over the past 50-80 years in Alberta foothills grasslands has reduced grazing capacity. The goal of this project is to document the changes in and causes of woody plant cover change on two large working ranches near Longview Alberta. Specific objectives are to use remote sensing techniques to document changes […]

As the urgency for action against climate change increases, local governments around the world are committing to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through deep decarbonization targets. Cities are the largest place-based sources of GHG emissions and therefore have great potential to reduce emissions on a global scale. To reach net-zero by 2050, transformative change is not […]

Road safety has been a major concern to everyone. Geotab has collected driving and environmental data from over 2 million connected vehicles, looking for the solution for safe communities and cities. To reduce accidents, it is needed to understand both driving behavioral patterns that are predictive of accidents, and the environmental factors involved. To achieve […]

Carnivores are critical components of ecosystems and changes to carnivore communities can impact entire food webs. Modern North American carnivore communities are sparse compared with those elsewhere, with many of the largest species having gone extinct at the end of the Pleistocene, about 11.7 thousand years ago. Today, many species of carnivore that survived the […]