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Students paint engineering cairn in honour of Transgender Day of Remembrance

UBC's LGBTQ+ engineering club, "Gears and Queers", paints the Engineering Cairn for Trans Day of Remembrance to commemorate those who were lost and those who live through violence and transphobia.

November 19, 2022
Innovation News Network
A new paradigm for Canadian battery metals supply

Dr. W. Scott Dunbar, professor of mining engineering, examined the actions needed for Canada to secure its place as a global supplier of battery metals.

November 18, 2022
Globe and Mail
Nature-made

UBC's BioProducts Institute (BPI) is dedicated to unlocking the full potential of nature-based materials. BPI director and professor of chemical and biological engineering Dr. Orlando Rojas discussed materials from nature that can compete with engineered materials.

November 18, 2022
CTV News
B.C. researchers on mission to prevent malnutrition in space

Food scientist Dr. John Frostad, an assistant professor in chemical and biological engineering, is spearheading efforts at UBC to develop techniques to keep Omega-3 fatty acids in astronauts during future space missions.

November 14, 2022
IEEE Spectrum
One way to stop the social spread of disinformation

Owning your data is key, says wireless pioneer Siavash Alamouti, a graduate from UBC's electrical engineering program, and winner of this year's Marconi Prize.

November 7, 2022
CBC
Prevalence of Omicron BQ.1 subvariant rising in Saskatoon, wastewater data suggests

Civil engineering professor Dr. Ryan Ziels explains why wastewater is a useful tool in helping control the pandemic.

November 4, 2022
Global News
UBCO students drawing attention to Iranian protest movement

A group of students at UBC Okanagan repainted the engineering faculty's letter 'E' in the colours of the Iranian flag to raise awareness of government repression in Iran.

November 4, 2022
Vancouver Tech Journal
Arthur Chen is climate-proofing agriculture

Arthur Chen, co-founder of Verdi and engineering physics alumnus, is saving farmers millions of litres of water, and has his eyes set on holistically adapting farms to climate change.

November 3, 2022
Castanet
UBCO study reveals increased electricity, heating costs associated with working from home

A study led by UBCO engineering professor Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi found that workers are taking on increased energy expenses at home.

November 1, 2022
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UBC sends community delegation to world climate conference

Masters of electrical and computer engineering student Gideon Berry will be attending the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as one of UBC's student representatives.

October 31, 2022

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