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Upcoming events
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Jun 16
Equity and inclusion in action: Summer STEM series
Are you faculty, staff, post-doc or a graduate student leading an EDI initiative in the STEM field? This summer, join our virtual, informal, themed, community-of-practice sessions starting June 16 to help you create action within your unit.
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Nov 06
2021 UBC Engineering + SALA Open House
Visit https://engineering.ubc.ca/open-house for more information
In the media
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How do you make concrete more environmentally friendly?
CBC | Jun 18, 2021
CBC highlighted a UBCO engineering study that found recycled aggregate concrete is as durable and strong as conventional concrete.
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Virtual reality: UBC Okanagan first to offer ‘immersive technologies’ graduate program
GLOBAL | Jun 14, 2021
Global interviewed Joel Thiessen at the Visualization and Emerging Media Studio and engineering professor Dr. Abbas Milani about UBCO's newly established CREATE Immersive Technologies program.
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Will this BC tech innovation help drive the cities of tomorrow?
BC BUSINESS | Jun 11, 2021
BC Business featured UBC's Renewable Energy Hub, which aims to turn a city-sized block on the university campus into a smart energy district. Project lead Dr. Walter Mérida, a professor of mechanical engineering, was interviewed.
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Rock on: North Vancouver Olympian Alannah Yip lifts sport climbing’s profile with online clinic in VIMFF event
VANCOUVER SUN | Jun 4, 2021