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UBC engineering physics student named 2021 Rhodes Scholar
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Brendon Tankwa, an engineering physics student and Mastercard Foundation Scholar at UBC, has received a Rhodes Scholarship. One of two recipients of the scholarship for Zimbabwe, Tankwa will head to the University of Oxford next fall to pursue…
Bauder Chairs in Experiential Learning and Leadership announced
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Jonathan Verrett and Jannik Eikenaar, assistant professors of teaching in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science, have been named the inaugural recipients of the Marshall Bauder Chairs in Experiential Learning and Leadership.
Steven Rogak receives $250k for COVID-19 research project
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Steven Rogak, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of British Columbia, has been awarded $250,000 through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Exceptional Opportunities Fund to "cover the urgent need for equipment" for…
2020 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award announced
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Andrew Wong, a mathematics teacher at Robert Cecil Palmer Secondary School in Richmond, has been awarded the 2020 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award by the UBC Faculty of Applied Science. The annual award aims to "[celebrate] teachers who…
Peter Zandstra elected to Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
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Peter Zandstra, the director of the School of Biomedical Engineering and Michael Smith Laboratories at UBC, has been named a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health science…
Leonie Sandercock receives YWCA Women of Distinction Award
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Leonie Sandercock, a professor in the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), has received a 2020 YWCA Women of Distinction Award. Now in their 37th year, the Women of Distinction Awards aim to honour extraordinary women leaders while…
UBC Engineering team wins 2020 National James Dyson Award
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A team of UBC Engineering and Sauder School of Business graduates — Siddharth Birla, Jessica Bo, Rio Nishida, Kevin Ta, Gordon Yeh and Jessica Yu — has been named the winner of the 2020 James Dyson Award in Canada. Known as Attentiv Medical, the…
Partnership Engage Grants awarded to UBC Applied Science projects
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Three UBC Applied Science-led projects have been awarded Partnership Engage Grants, including the COVID-19 Special Initiative version of the Partnership Engage Grant, from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Two UBC Applied Science profs inducted into Royal Society of Canada
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Leonie Sandercock, a professor in the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), has been elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Canada’s highest honour for artists, scholars and scientists.
New director of Bradshaw Research Initiative in Minerals and Mining announced
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John Steen, an associate professor of mining engineering and the EY Distinguished Scholar in Global Mining Futures at the University of British Columbia, has been named the director of UBC’s Bradshaw Research Initiative in Minerals and Mining (BRIMM…