In the Media
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T-NetForesight Canada announces winners in 2024 BC Cleantech Awards
Foresight Canada awarded training institution of the year to the MEL CEEN Program at the University of British Columbia, and educator of the year to Vikramaditya Yadav, Director, MEL Program in Sustainable Process Engineering.
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CBCMath lessons from deepfakes of Drake, other celebrities on TikTok raise concerns about misinformation
Engineering physics instructor Miti Isbasescu commented on the use of AI to create deepfake videos of celebrities explaining math concepts.
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Vancouver SunBaltimore bridge collapse a reminder of 'what's at stake' in Metro Vancouver
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang said operational strategies, including strict regulations to keep boats away from bridge towers, limit boat speeds or require tugboats to guide boats into harbour, can mitigate risks of damage to bridges.
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Education News CanadaUBC program strengthening STEM pathways for Indigenous youth
UBC's seed2STEM program offers paid summer internships, integrating Indigenous knowledge with research innovation. Noah Kaiser, a second-year student in civil engineering at UBC Okanagan, spoke about his experience.
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Global NewsConcrete toboggan earns UBC Okanagan engineering students top honours in race
A team of 28 UBC Okanagan engineering students won this year's Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race in Newfoundland. Each team designed and built a toboggan with concrete sliding surfaces, a safety roll cage and a mechanical steering and braking system.
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UBC Okanagan School of Engineering NewsVictory by design: UBC Okanagan Engineering students take national toboggan title
A team of 28 UBC Okanagan engineering students won this year's Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race in Newfoundland. Each team designed and built a toboggan with concrete sliding surfaces, a safety roll cage and a mechanical steering and braking system.
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UBC Okanagan NewsPeople want to age at home, UBC Okanagan can help them stay healthy
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering's Dr. Amir Ardestani-Jaafari used strategic approaches to research how health-care providers can create robust yet flexible home-care networks to meet future demands.
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The ProvinceCan you save money driving an electric vehicle? UBC researchers crunched the numbers
A new study led by professor Dr. Amanda Giang (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability; mechanical engineering) and PhD student Bassam Javed (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability) explored electric vehicle costs across different provinces and territories.
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Squamish ChiefStudents learn critical mine safety skills in unique Sea to Sky simulation event
UBC engineering students came second place in a competition where they had to respond to emergencies resulting from a simulated earthquake.
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The Globe and MailBC biotech boom: Vancouver looks to join the global big leagues of modern medicine
BC's biotechnology industry is starting to boom and UBC researchers are at the forefront, with support from the university. Multiple spinoffs and researchers, like UBC School of Biomedical Engineering's Dr. Peter Zandstra and Dr. Megan Levings, were quoted.