Topics: Engineering
UBC program strengthening STEM pathways for Indigenous youth
Education News Canada | | Media coverage
UBC's seed2STEM program offers paid summer internships, integrating Indigenous knowledge with research innovation. Noah Kaiser, a second-year student in civil engineering at UBC Okanagan, spoke about his experience.
UBC engineering experts win four UBC research awards
| Announcement
Four UBC engineering researchers — two based at the Vancouver campus and two at the Okanagan campus — are being honoured with this year’s UBC Faculty Research Awards from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation.
Five UBC engineering experts named Canada Research Chairs
| Announcement
Dr. Anna Blakney, Dr. Amanda Giang, Dr. Ali G. Madiseh, Dr. Will Hughes and Dr. Carolina Tropini are among this year's new and renewed Canada Research Chairs.
Concrete toboggan earns UBC Okanagan engineering students top honours in race
Global News | | Media coverage
A team of 28 UBC Okanagan engineering students won this year's Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race in Newfoundland. Each team designed and built a toboggan with concrete sliding surfaces, a safety roll cage and a mechanical steering and…
Victory by design: UBC Okanagan Engineering students take national toboggan title
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering News | | Media coverage
A team of 28 UBC Okanagan engineering students won this year's Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race in Newfoundland. Each team designed and built a toboggan with concrete sliding surfaces, a safety roll cage and a mechanical steering and…
Remembering Dr. Connie Eaves, a pioneer in leukemia and breast cancer research
| Announcement
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dr. Connie Eaves, a true giant in science, a wonderful, thoughtful person who truly cared about all the people she touched, directly or indirectly.
Can you save money driving an electric vehicle? UBC researchers crunched the numbers
The Province | | Media coverage
A new study led by professor Dr. Amanda Giang (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability; mechanical engineering) and PhD student Bassam Javed (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability) explored electric vehicle costs…
People want to age at home, UBC Okanagan can help them stay healthy
UBC Okanagan News | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering's Dr. Amir Ardestani-Jaafari used strategic approaches to research how health-care providers can create robust yet flexible home-care networks to meet future demands.
Students learn critical mine safety skills in unique Sea to Sky simulation event
Squamish Chief | | Media coverage
UBC engineering students came second place in a competition where they had to respond to emergencies resulting from a simulated earthquake.
BC biotech boom: Vancouver looks to join the global big leagues of modern medicine
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
BC's biotechnology industry is starting to boom and UBC researchers are at the forefront, with support from the university. Multiple spinoffs and researchers, like UBC School of Biomedical Engineering's Dr. Peter Zandstra and Dr. Megan…