SMART News

Student applied research drives innovation in energy sector

A new partnership between the BCIT Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART) and the School of Business + Media brought together energy researchers and student teams to tackle three important...

Join BCIT MAKE+ at Hardware Unconference 2025

BCIT Applied Research and Innovation is proud to bring the MAKE+ Solutions Lounge to the 2025 Hardware Unconference on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at BCIT’s Burnaby Campus. This unique event,...

Awards received by BCIT in 2024-2025

We are proud of our BCIT students, faculty, and staff for all their success in the 2024–2025 academic year. This is a snapshot of some of the high-profile recognition earned...

BCIT researchers sound alarm on kratom imposters

On July 29, 2025, Dr. Paula Brown, Director of BCIT’s Natural Health and Food Products Research Group (NRG), joined U.S. health officials in Washington, DC to announce new rules to...

Teaching AI skills that AI can’t replace

Ten-year-old Dr. Fatemeh Riahi was fascinated when her older brother brought home a computer. She enjoyed playing around with it, and was surprised when he told her that, behind the...

Burnaby City Hall now has 100 EV charging stations powered by solar panels (Daily Hive July 13, 2022)
New EV Fast Charger in Cache Creek Connects EV Drivers to Northern BC (July 23, 2019)

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