# News + Events

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**Parent**: https://apsc.ubc.ca/faculty/career-opportunities

- UBC Office of Research Prizes and Awards

  ## [Four UBC Engineering experts among 2025 Faculty Research Award recipients](https://prizes.research.ubc.ca/news-announcements/faculty-research-award-winners-2025)

  Anas Chaaban and Mahmudur Fatmi of the UBC Okanagan School of Engineering, Xiaoxiao Li of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Carl de Boer of the School of Biomedical Engineering were recognized for their research excellence and scholarly achievements.

  [View the full article ›](https://prizes.research.ubc.ca/news-announcements/faculty-research-award-winners-2025 "Four UBC Engineering experts among 2025 Faculty Research Award recipients")

  - [Awards](https://apsc.ubc.ca/topics/awards "Awards")
  - [Engineering](https://apsc.ubc.ca/topics/engineering "Engineering")
  - [Research Excellence](https://apsc.ubc.ca/topics/research-excellence "Research Excellence")

UBC Applied Science

### [B.C.’s switch to permanent DST adds to the ‘perfect storm’ for poorer adolescent sleep and mental health](https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2026/bcs-switch-to-permanent-dst-adds-to-perfect-storm-for-poorer-adolescent-sleep-and-mental)

The British Columbia government recently announced the province will adopt permanent daylight saving time (DST). It framed the decision as a way to improve health, reduce disruptions, simplify scheduling and provide more evening daylight.

March 9, 2026

Radio-Canada

### [When the world is built for men](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2232260/anatomie-personne-sexe-feminin-dangers-monde-hommes)

UBC Mechanical Engineering Professor Dr. Agnes D'Entremont comments on how safety testing equipment designed for the average man can leave women at risk.

March 8, 2026

UBC Applied Science

### [Canadian drinking water at risk long after wildfires, UBC study warns](https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2026/canadian-drinking-water-risk-long-after-wildfires-ubc-study-warns)

A UBC-led global review finds that wildfire-related pollution can threaten drinking water for years after flames are extinguished, highlighting long-term risks for Canadian communities and the need for coordinated monitoring and preparedness.

March 4, 2026

- UBC Applied Science

  ### [‘I knew it!’—Why misinformation feels so good to share, and what to do about it](https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2026/i-knew-it-why-misinformation-feels-so-good-to-share-and-what-to-do-about-it)

  March 10, 2026
- CIM Magazine

  ### [UBC mining students three-peat at 2026 Canadian Mining Games](https://magazine.cim.org/en/news/2026/ubc-mining-students-three-peat-at-2026-canadian-mining-games-en/)

  March 4, 2026
- CTV News

  ### [Permanent daylight time will cause sleep problems, BC expert says](https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/permanent-daylight-time-will-cause-sleep-problems-bc-expert-says/)

  March 3, 2026
- UBC Applied Science

  ### [Vancouver built up fast — but now its older towers face an earthquake reckoning](https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2026/vancouver-built-fast-now-its-older-towers-face-earthquake-reckoning)

  February 26, 2026
- UBC Applied Science

  ### [A new home for the future of health care](https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2026/new-home-for-future-of-health-care)

  February 26, 2026
- UBC Applied Science

  ### [UBC Engineering projects receive $15.8 million investment from PacifiCan for dual-use research](https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2026/ubc-engineering-projects-receive-158-million-investment-pacifican-for-dual-use-research)

  February 24, 2026

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