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EDI+Indigeneity
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
2024 Dean's Awards highlights exceptional Engineering faculty and staff
| Announcement
Six outstanding faculty and staff members from UBC Engineering have received the 2024 Dean's Awards.
Two UBC engineering graduates tackling equity locally and globally
| Announcement
Here are two graduating students whose efforts to build more inclusive places and solutions for people are improving lives around the world.
UBC students design engineering solutions for humanitarian projects
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Students from the faculties of applied science and arts teamed up to design solutions to humanitarian challenges on behalf of non-governmental organizations.
UBC engineering graduate receives the 2023 Order of the White Rose
| Announcement
Amelia Dai, a UBC chemical and biological engineering graduate, is the ninth recipient of the Order of the White Rose Scholarship. The annual $50,000 scholarship pays tribute to 14 women whose lives were lost at on December 6, 1989.
UBC Geering Up recognized for impact on future engineers by IEEE
| Announcement
UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach is being recognized for its achievements in promoting STEM education to youth, with an award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Educational Activities Board.
Truth and Reconciliation in workplaces
CBC Listen | | Media coverage
Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Senior Manager of EDI and Indigeneity, discussed Weaving Relations, a training course on Indigenous understanding for UBC faculty and staff.
Optimism, gratitude, and painful memories at B.C. events on Orange Shirt Day
British Columbia | | Media coverage
Applied Science co-hosted an intergenerational march at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre on September 30 to mark Orange Shirt Day. Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Senior Manager EDI and Indigeneity, was quoted.
‘We are always there’: Indigenous people also practice self-care on Sept. 30
Global News | | Media coverage
Indigenous engineering PhD student Danilo Caron said spending time with family following September 30 is restorative.
UBC launches training course on Indigenous understanding for faculty and staff
| Announcement
Weaving Relations is a new training course open to all UBC students, faculty and staff that builds a baseline understanding of Indigenous matters.
Engineering a new future: Meet six inspiring UBC graduates
| Announcement
Meet six UBC Engineering women and non-binary graduates of 2023 who have made an impact.