News From IC-IMPACTS

Posted October 10, 2018

IC-IMPACTS Board Chair Spearheads $300,000 Student Award at Royal Roads

IC-MPACTS Board Chair Barj Dhahan and his wife Rita have pledged to donate $150,000 to Royal Roads University to create an award for underrepresented students. Royal Roads will match the [...]

Picture of researcher with test equipment among plants doing testing

Posted October 4, 2018

IC-IMPACTS Funds Four New Demonstration Projects

IC-IMPACTS has awarded funds to four new Innovative Demonstration Initiatives (IDI) projects in the deployment-ready stage of development related to IC-IMPACTS themes on safe and sustainable infrastructure, integrated water [...]

Posted August 2, 2018

IC-IMPACTS Strikes First Nation Working Group on Housing Innovations

Last month, IC-IMPACTS and the Assembly of First Nations co-hosted a Focus Group on Innovation in Design & Construction of First Nations Housing. As a result, a First Nations [...]

Dr. Nemy Banthia and Irving Leblanc at First Nations Focus Group

Posted July 26, 2018

IC-IMPACTS and Assembly of First Nations Hold Focus Group on Housing Innovations

On July 17, 2018, IC-IMPACTS and the Assembly of First Nations co-hosted a Focus Group on Innovation in Design & Construction of First Nations Housing. The focus group brought [...]

Professor Nemy Banthia pictured at podium during a talk at 2018 IC-IMPACTS Research Conference

Posted July 16, 2018

IC-IMPACTS CEO and Scientific Director Nemy Banthia wins Global Citizenship Award

Professor Nemy Banthia (pictured) wins this year’s Global Citizenship Award, one of eight prestigious 2018 alumni UBC Achievement Awards that honour inspiring members of the UBC community. As the [...]

Picture of Mrs. Abhilasha Joshi, Consul General of India, at podium delivering welcome remarks at 2018 IC-IMPACTS Research Conference

Posted June 29, 2018

IC-IMPACTS Hosts 2018 Research Conference and Highlights Opportunities for Collaboration

On June 14, 2018, IC-IMPACTS hosted its 2018 Research Conference in the Fred Kaiser Building on UBC’s Vancouver Campus. The event welcomed dignitaries and brought together researchers, students, universities, [...]

Picture of UBC-IMPACTS-UBC students meet with Andrew Wilkinson and Barj Dhahan

Posted June 26, 2018

IC-IMPACTS-UBC Students Meet with Andrew Wilkinson and Barj Dhahan to Discuss Opportunities for Researchers

On June 20, 2018, IC-IMPACTS-UBC students (right) and other guests met with the leader of the BC Liberal Party Mr. Andrew Wilkinson (middle) and IC-IMPACTS Board Chair Mr. Barj Dhahan [...]

Nemy Banthia, CEO and Scientific Director of IC-IMPACTS, and Professor K. VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Advisory to the Government of India shown at the Special Session on IC-IMPACTS as Gateway to India, Innovation, and Economic Development

Posted June 18, 2018

Special Session on IC-IMPACTS as Gateway to India, Innovation and Economic Development

On June 13, 2018, K. VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India (Prime Minister Modi), was the first keynote speaker to address attendees at the Special Session, [...]

Posted March 5, 2018

Pilot Demonstration for Rejuvenation of River Ganga – Call for Proposals

On February 21, 2018, IC-IMPACTS, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India signed a joint work plan [...]

Posted March 5, 2018

Workshop in Varanasi develops scope of River Ganga Rejuvenation Pilot

On February 21 and 22, IC-IMPACTS, the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), and the Department of Biotechnology (Government of India) held a scoping workshop in Varanasi, Uttar [...]