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UBC Okanagan experts ready to talk about floods, wildfires

UBC Okanagan experts ready to talk about floods, wildfires

Professors talk about safety, packing for an evacuation and when to be concerned

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UBCO researchers aim to energize fruit waste

UBCO researchers aim to energize fruit waste

Engineers try to squeeze energy from discarded fruit using microbial fuel cells

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UBCO researchers create real estate market assessment tool

UBCO researchers create real estate market assessment tool

Potential buyers can learn history, growth, benefits of specific neighbourhoods

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Researchers test smart surfaces to improve wireless communication and localization
UBCO engineers examine drinking water management strategies

UBCO engineers examine drinking water management strategies

Climate change, economic sustainability can impact water distribution systems

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Ultrasonic sensors can safeguard residential gas lines

Ultrasonic sensors can safeguard residential gas lines

UBCO researchers create high-tech system to detect gas leaks

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New funding for immersive technologies makes virtual a reality at UBCO

New funding for immersive technologies makes virtual a reality at UBCO

Funding from the Government of Canada will help establish one of the world’s first truly interdisciplinary immersive technologies graduate program at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

Province partners with Interior universities for COVID-19 research solutions

Province partners with Interior universities for COVID-19 research solutions

The BC Ministry of Health is investing in BC Interior research universities to understand the harmful effects of COVID-19 and mitigate its impact on communities across the province.

UBCO team creates live technology to track shipping containers

UBCO team creates live technology to track shipping containers

Class project may change the entire shipping industry A UBCO student project developed a method to make shipping containers immediately identifiable by using artificial intelligence. With hundreds of thousands of packages and shipments crossing the globe, especially during the holiday season, the industry has turned to UBC Okanagan researchers to develop better ways to track […]