In the Media
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UBC Today
Encouraging empathetic engineers who will make a positive impact on the world
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering's Dr. Ray Taheri utilizes project-based learning and humanitarian work to inspire his students to use their education to change lives for the better.
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Financial Post
Robots and AI are taking over factory floors, but manufacturing still needs the human touch
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Yusuf Altintas said AI and automation can improve the lives of engineers if used correctly.
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Canadian SME Business Magazine
Canadian innovators receive prestigious Mitacs Awards for breakthroughs
Bern Klein, a mineral process engineer and professor in the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia, earned the Mitacs Award for Exceptional Leadership—Professor.
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MSN
Robots and AI are taking over factory floors, but manufacturing still needs the human touch
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Yusuf Altintas discussed the growing global industrial automation market, noting that AI and automation can improve the lives of operators, engineers and technicians when used correctly.
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The Walrus
How much further can mining go?
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering professors Dr. Scott Dunbar and Dr. Ilija Miskovic commented on deep mining.
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The Ubyssey
Dr. Agnes d'Entremont teaches the art of the possible
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont, a mechanical engineering associate professor of teaching, talka about APSC 366, an engineering course for non-engineers, called “The Art of the Possible.”
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UBC Magazine
High five
Among the five UBC students shaping a better world are Anjali Menon from the School of Biomedical Engineering and Alyona Glazyrina from the department of Mechanical Engineering.
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CTV News
AI could help address B.C.'s housing crisis. Here's how.
Structural engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang and his team at the Smart Structures Lab developed AI robots that can perform basic construction tasks on site.
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Burnaby Now
What happens when a plane gets struck by lightning near YVR airport?
Electrical and computer engineering professor Dr. David Michelson explained how planes deal with lightning strikes.
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CityNews Vancouver
Advocacy group gives B.C. failing grades in climate report
Dr. Roland Clift, chemical and biological engineering adjunct professor, commented on the BC Climate Emergency Campaign’s 2023 climate report.