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UBC Microplastics Cluster Members Connect With Researchers At Seattle Aquarium
Six members from our UBC Microplastics Cluster recently participated in the Microplastics & Marine Debris…
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UBC Microplastics Cluster Symposium Highlights Groundbreaking Research and Discussions On Microplastic Pollution
The University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Cluster for Microplastic, Health, and the Environment recently concluded…
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UBC Microplastics Symposium
The UBC Cluster for Microplastics, Health and the Environment is hosting the 1st UBC Microplastics Symposium on Monday, May 8th and…
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Rashid Sumaila Wins 2023 Tyler Prize For Environmental Achievement
Congratulations to cluster member and fisheries economist Dr. Rashid Sumaila who, along with marine biologist Dr. Daniel Pauly has been awarded the…
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Juan José Alava Spoke With Vancouver Sun, FairchildTV, Global News, Among Others, To Share His Thoughts On Microplastics Marine Pollution.
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An interview with Global News: How PPE Litter is Making the Plastic Pollution in Oceans Even Worse
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Cluster Member’s Book on Electronic Water Published
Maria E. Holuszko is an editor of Electronic Waste: Recycling and Reprocessing for a Sustainable…
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Cluster Member Rashid Sumaila Wins SSHRC Impact-Partnership Award
The annual Impact Awards recognize the highest achievements in SSHRC-funded research, knowledge mobilization and scholarship, as…
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Cluster Member’s Book on Economics and the Future of Fish and Fisheries Published
Infinity Fish: Economics and the Future of Fish and Fisheries by Rashid Sumaila is published.…
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Maria Holuszko Awarded Fellowship With Engineers Canada
One of our cluster members, Dr. Maria Holuszko, from the Norman B. Keevil Institute of…
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Cluster Member, Maria Holuszko, Received NSERC Discovery Grant for Recovery of Rare Earth Elements by Nano-Flotation
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UBC Team Awarded $1M from NSERC for Studying Microplastics in the Strait of Georgia
Sources, sinks and fate of microplastics in the Strait of Georgia and its urbanized watershed:…
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Pakpour, Bergstrom and Grant Received NFRF Exploration for Microplastics Inhalation Study
Understanding the seasonal impacts of microplastic inhalation on healthRead More
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Cluster Member, Urs Hafeli, Received NFRF Exploration Fund
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How Microplastics are Moving throughout Our Oceans: Hunt in Conversation with the Weather Network
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Cluster Lead, Loretta Li, Received the President Award from Engineers & Geoscientists BC
The awards are the province’s top awards for professional engineers and geoscientists and recognize those…