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Upcoming events
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Jul 07
Navigating UBC Engineering as an International Student
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Does the prospect of entering university in a new country sound daunting? Are you curious about what it's like to be an international student in UBC Engineering?
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Jul 12
LIVE Q&A: Getting Involved: Design Teams
5:00pm - 5:30pm
This session will focus on getting involved with design teams. UBC Engineering has the most design teams out of any school in Canada! Join current UBC Engineering students as they share why they love being on a design team and the process to join one
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Jul 20
Finding Your Community: EDI Affinity Groups
6:00pm - 7:00pm
At UBC Engineering, it’s important to us that we are all doing our part to build a safe and inclusive community. We aim to cultivate an environment where values surrounding equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are recognized and embedded in every aspect of student life.
In the media
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Engineers borrow a tree’s cellulose to toughen new materials
SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS | Apr 4, 2022
Professor Dr. Emily Cranston (department of chemical and biological engineering; department of wood science) discussed a new study which used tree cellulose to toughen new materials.
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Shawinigan: Difficulties with membrane filtration experienced elsewhere in Quebec
RADIO CANADA | Mar 30, 2022
UBC civil engineering professor Dr. Pierre Bérubé discussed using membrane filtration in water treatment facilities.
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Mining should embrace carbon taxes. Out of self-interest
CONVERSATION | Mar 22, 2022
UBC mining engineering and school of public policy and global affairs researchers wrote about why mining companies would benefit from promoting the transition to less carbon-intensive energy sources.
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A kind of new plastic
BNN BLOOMBERG | Mar 21, 2022
Dr. Emily Cranston, a UBC professor of wood science and chemical and biological engineering, discussed new research that uses leftover organic waste to develop bioplastics that can break down in the natural environment.