Discover six newly funded projects aimed at advancing sustainability and wellbeing
February 21, 2023
Last fall, the Campus as a Living Lab invited proposals from faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver seeking funding for their teams to test new ideas to support climate action, resilient systems, sustainable places and communities, and health and wellbeing.
Six new projects have been awarded $250,000 in funding this year. The projects demonstrate a variety of innovations and interdisciplinary collaborations, including a Mycelieum (mushroom) based composting toilet, inclusive, climate and COVID-resilient outdoor learning space, autonomous robots to map and assess building systems, and an expansion of the Campus Tree Database to include the ecological community biodiversity, as well as wellbeing-focused projects exploring physical exercise-based treatment pathways for depression in students and a community-based initiative to recover and advance Indigenous land-based wellness knowledge and practices.
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