Topics: Engineering
Build a well-balanced life as a UBC Engineering student
| Spotlight
There’s a lot more to being a UBC Engineering student than meeting the requirements of your degree!
Next-gen technology helps high-rises ride out earthquakes
| Announcement
UBC Civil Engineering Professor Dr. Tony Yang and team develop a new system to help towers withstand major earthquakes.
Dr. Gabriel Potvin recognized with 3M National Teaching Fellowship
| Announcement
The 3M National Teaching Fellowship is one of Canada’s most prestigious recognitions of excellence in educational leadership and teaching, awarded to individuals who display exemplary commitment to the educational experience of every learner.
Red Chris Mine electrification study
| Spotlight
Mining Engineering students complete an electrification study for a mine expansion
Should Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet be dredged to make room for fully loaded oil tankers?
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
UBC Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Enda Murphy comments on the short and long term consequences of dredging in Burrard Inlet.
How Canada can turn tariff tensions into a global affordable housing alliance
| Announcement
Modern methods of construction — such as modular and prefabricated housing — are a promising answer to the housing shortage problem, writes UBC Civil Engineering Professor Tony Yang and Visiting Senior Scientist Ehsan Noroozinejad.
BC prepares for natural disasters as national emergency alert system tested
CTV News | | Media coverage
Dr. Carlos Ventura, Director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility, comments on updates that BC has made in preparation for a major earthquake.
Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery
The Hill Times | | Media coverage
Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared, says UBC Applied Science Dean James Olson.
From COVID to cancer: Why Canada’s RNA vaccine leadership matters more than ever
| Announcement
Anna Blakney of the School of Biomedical Engineering shares Canadian innovations in RNA vaccines, on the occasion of World Immunization Week.
An easy-to-use application to map the forest canopy
| Spotlight
Capturing forest canopy data could be a lot easier thanks to UBC Computer Engineering students