Topics: Engineering
UBC Okanagan’s new Master of Design builds leadership potential
| Announcement
UBC Okanagan's new Master of Design is a 12-month, full-time professional graduate level program that blends critical design thinking, creative practice and engineering principles within a culture of innovation and sustainable entrepreneurship.
Wouter Bam - Bringing Together Engineering And Economics
| Spotlight
Dr. Wouter Bam explains how manufacturing engineers can apply their skills in areas ranging from sustainable development to health care and banking
Naoko Ellis - Turning Technologies Into Sustainability Solutions
| Spotlight
Dr. Naoko Ellis empowers her students to gain both technical expertise and the communication skills needed to be sustainability changemakers.
Dow Chemical announces $11.5-billion project in Alberta
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Johan Foster said Canada needs to invest more in developing alternatives to fossil-fuel-based materials.
Encouraging empathetic engineers who will make a positive impact on the world
UBC Today | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering's Dr. Ray Taheri utilizes project-based learning and humanitarian work to inspire his students to use their education to change lives for the better.
UBC mechanical engineering graduate named 2024 Rhodes Scholar
| Announcement
Phoebe Cheung, a mechanical engineering graduate from the University of British Columbia, has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for this year.
UBC ranks second in Canada on university rankings
| Announcement
UBC Engineering placed second among the best engineering programs in Canada, according to Maclean's and Times Higher Education.
Dean James Olson announces the reappointment of Dr. Steve Feng as Head of Mechanical Engineering
| Announcement
Dean James Olson announces Dr. Steve Feng's reappointment as Head of Mechanical Engineering.
Robots and AI are taking over factory floors, but manufacturing still needs the human touch
MSN | | Media coverage
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Yusuf Altintas discussed the growing global industrial automation market, noting that AI and automation can improve the lives of operators, engineers and technicians when used correctly.
Canadian innovators receive prestigious Mitacs Awards for breakthroughs
Canadian SME Business Magazine | | Media coverage
Bern Klein, a mineral process engineer and professor in the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia, earned the Mitacs Award for Exceptional Leadership—Professor.