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Concrete toboggan race returns to Kelowna, Big White
| Announcement
UBCO’s School of Engineering is hosting the Great Northern Toboggan Race—a multi-day, student-led event where universities from across Canada race their hand-built concrete toboggans down steep hills.
Student-athlete is a force on and off the court
| Spotlight
Student-athlete Hellen Lacava is a force on and off the court as she pursues her dual passions for volleyball and engineering.
Acid-base chemistry makes fuels from air possible
| Spotlight
I was raised in Kelowna, BC and received my BSc in Chemical Engineering Co-op at the University of Alberta. I joined the Berlinguette group at UBC in 2018 to pursue my PhD in Chemical & Biological Engineering. There, we…
Setting a new course: It's never too late to make a career change
| Spotlight
I was born and raised in Jonquière, Québec and decided to join the Canadian Armed Forces straight out of high school to serve as a Naval Combat Systems Engineer. I received a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada…
Moving toward a sustainable world
| Spotlight
I was born and raised in China and spent 5 years at UBC doing a major in Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE), and minor in Commerce. During my time as a CHBE student, I found my passion in renewable energy and other solutions to environmental…
UBC Engineering: A program so nice, I joined it twice
| Spotlight
I graduated from UBC’s Chemical and Biological Engineering undergraduate program in 2020. I loved my time in the department so much that I ended up staying for an additional two years to complete my Master's. My Master's research focused…
Two UBC alumni receive 2022 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award
| Announcement
Todd Ablett, a teacher of competitive robotics at West Vancouver Secondary School, and Joe Muise, a science teacher at St. Thomas More Collegiate, are being honoured with the 2022 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award by UBC Applied Science.
UBC-based nonprofit MEDIC Foundation cuts into the heart of chronic conditions
BC Business | | Media coverage
UBC Biomedical Engineering undergraduate students Anjali Menon and Madhini Vigneswaran discuss their nonprofit, MEDIC Foundation, which aims to make treatment for people diagnosed with chronic conditions more accessible and convenient.
Three Schulich Leaders join UBC Applied Science
| Announcement
Three recipients of the 2022 Schulich Leader Scholarship — Sarthak Tyagi, Monorama Joshi, and Ethan Chan — have joined UBC Engineering.
UBC engineering students’ aircraft model features BC wood in international competition
| Announcement
UBC AeroDesign engineering students' latest aircraft model features BC-grown Sitka spruce, a more sustainable engineering design solution developed with support from UBC Faculty of Forestry.