Topics: Alumni
Mining Alumni Dinner
Jan 25, 2025 | 5:30pm - 11:30pm | Event
Join UBC Mining students, faculty and alumni for the 28th Annual UBC Mining Alumni Dinner in January! This esteemed event is your opportunity to mix and mingle with old friends and new from the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering.
UBC post-doc entrepreneur’s invention wins nearly $2M prize from Royals, Elon Musk
| Announcement
The following article originally appeared on UBC News. The waste-burning emission reduction invention of a UBC post-doctoral chemical and biological engineering student now has royal recognition and the attention of one of Earth's most…
Designing for inclusion: Awake Labs CEO talks mental health, remote work, and team culture
| Spotlight
Designing for inclusion: Awake Labs CEO talks mental health, remote work, and team culture. We sat down with Andrea Palmer to talk about starting Awake Labs from a classroom, how she responded to the pandemic and her approach to inclusive leadership
Alumni Career Stories: Q&A with Roz Seyednejad (BASc '98, MEng '00)
| Spotlight
Roz Seyednejad is the founder and managing partner of Stratesol Consulting, where she and her team provide Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit and government grant expertise to help simplify innovation funding…
From accelerating particles to advancing public health
CZ Biohub | | Media coverage
Andrew Cote, a graduate of the UBC Engineering Physics program, reflects on his role in CZ Biohub’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rock on: North Vancouver Olympian Alannah Yip lifts sport climbing’s profile with online clinic in VIMFF event
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Engineering class of 1978 - 40th reunion
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It started at an Old Red New Red event in 2017, when two ’78 Grads were shamed into organizing a reunion by ’71 Grad Gary Wong. An organizing committee was identified, and with Alumni Association support a venue and catering were…
A Q&A with Dylan Gunn on his work to combat COVID-19
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What projects are you working on to combat COVID-19? Face shields: One is making face shields – we’ve been assisting a local company that normally manufactures clamshell packaging, which is what your strawberries and blueberries come in at the…
UBC Applied Science condemns anti-Asian harassment and violence
| Announcement
Edited: June 29, 2022 Racism and bias have no place in our community and we have zero tolerance for it. - UBC President Santa Ono Recent escalations of anti-Asian harassment and violence, are horrific reminders of the racism faced by the…
UBC Applied Science #ShutDownSTEM Statement
| Announcement
Dear Applied Science Community, I am writing to affirm that UBC Applied Science stands in solidarity with #ShutDownSTEM, #ShutDownAcademia, and #Strike4BlackLives this Wednesday, June 10th. We support colleagues in our Faculty, at UBC and globally…