Strategic Priority Areas: Solutions for People

UBC’s Engineering Transfer Program Was A Pathway To Success

| Spotlight

Mikah's experience in engineering, co-op and the engineering transfer program.

How should British Columbians navigate extreme weather?

CKNW Mornings with Simi | | Media coverage

UBCO School of Engineering's civil engineering professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove discussed how B.C. residents can navigate severe weather conditions. 

Adam Clare - Using Engineering To Democratize Design

| Spotlight

Dr. Adam Clare's experience from working on additive manufacturing for Rolls Royce to exploring the democratization of design in remote communities.

Wouter Bam - Bringing Together Engineering And Economics

| Spotlight

Dr. Wouter Bam explains how manufacturing engineers can apply their skills in areas ranging from sustainable development to health care and banking

Naoko Ellis - Turning Technologies Into Sustainability Solutions

| Spotlight

Dr. Naoko Ellis empowers her students to gain both technical expertise and the communication skills needed to be sustainability changemakers.

Robots and AI are taking over factory floors, but manufacturing still needs the human touch

MSN | | Media coverage

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. 

UBC engineers develop breakthrough ‘robot skin’ in collaboration with Honda researchers

| Announcement

UBC engineers created the sensor in collaboration with Frontier Robotics, Honda’s research institute. The smart soft sensor can improve prosthetics and enhance human-robot interaction.

Everything you need to know about the new Covid-19 vaccine

Chatelaine | | Media coverage

Dr. Anna Blakney, assistant professor at UBC biomedical engineering (Michael Smith Laboratories), explained how this fall’s COVID-19 vaccine differs from previous versions. 

Keeping The Joy Of Learning Alive

| Spotlight

Divya's passion for making an impact through her education and her decision of pursuing Electrical and Chemical Engineering.

Engineering Is About Developing Effective And Accessible Solutions

| Spotlight

Goksu's interest in CHBE and experience working on the Chem E-Car and in the Zandstra Laboratory.

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UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.

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