Ducks Unlimited and the University of British Columbia recently launched an initiative to use sediment to rebuild eroding wetlands and enhance flood protection. The Sustainable Ecosystem…
A University of British Columbia (UBC) led global review found that water-quality impacts can emerge months or years after wildfires. Researchers analyzed 23 studies across…
A pilot project testing whether rebuilt tidal marshes can help protect coastal communities from sea-level rise has completed a new phase on Sturgeon Bank. In…
Vancouver – A new initiative, dubbed SAFEGUARD, aims to transform monitoring for viruses and other pathogens in British Columbia, offering early and enhanced surveillance to…
After wildfire, the devastation to the landscape and communities is obvious and unforgettable. And now, a UBC Okanagan researcher is taking a different look at…
Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new water treatment that removes “forever chemicals” from drinking water safely, efficiently – and for…
New research from the University of Waterloo will help mining companies better understand the negative societal and environmental impacts of mine waste disasters, known as…
Of the news stories that examined new research in the water sector, the following five news stories that were the most read on Water Canada’s…
The Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre, Okanagan College, and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have established a new partnership to create jobs, create intellectual property,…
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced that students from the University of British Columbia and University of Colorado are the winners of the 2019…
Over the past year, researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University of Waterloo (UW) worked with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities…
Nadja Kunz, an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), has received the title of Canada Research Chair in Mine Water Management and…
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…
In a new study from the University of British Columbia (UBC), researchers have discovered a surprising new source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions—bicarbonates hidden in…
Using a small and inexpensive biosensor, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed a novel low-cost technique that quickly and accurately detects…
Stormwater drainage systems are our first line of defence against pluvial flooding. In recent years, many Canadian studies have pointed to the abysmal state of…
The federal government has selected the India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnership to Accelerate Transformation and Sustainability (IC-IMPACTS) as the winner of the Canada-India Research…
“If you can’t measure, you can’t manage.” This mantra, well known and oft-repeated, couldn’t be truer than in recent years, especially as the potential for…
Vancouver-based photographer Peter Holmes was doing his political science undergrad at the University of British Columbia when he concluded that academic research was having very…
Contaminated drinking water is a major source of concern for small and rural communities (SRCs) including First Nations reserves. Many small communities have water contamination…
Dr. Karen Bakker has been named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40. Bakker was born in Montreal and raised in Ottawa. She completed her undergraduate…
Donald Mavinic of the University of British Columbia, and Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., Stantec Consulting Ltd., Metro Vancouver, EPCOR Water Service Inc., and Clean Water…