Topics:
Women in engineering
Three UBC students named engineering ambassadors
May 18, 2022 | 11:13am | Announcement
Three UBC Engineering undergraduate students have received Ambassador Awards from the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF).
Why carbon capture and storage is key to avoiding the worst effects of the climate emergency
Apr 22, 2022 | 02:04am | Announcement
UBC chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Naoko Ellis offers an incisive look at CCUS: what they are, how they have been unfairly criticized — and why they are technologies "we can't ignore" in the ongoing fight against…
Applied Science co-op student pivots to EDI.I amid the pandemic
Apr 14, 2022 | 02:36pm | Announcement
University of British Columbia student Ashley Kairu, currently in her third year of a chemical and biological engineering degree, had an opportunity to pivot in 2020 and complete her co-op in the Faculty of Applied Science as an Equity Ambassador.
More copper, less infection
Apr 07, 2022 | 07:52pm | Announcement
More than 400 antimicrobial copper patches have been installed on door handles and railings in UBC buildings including the Chemical and Biological Engineering building, the Pulp and Paper Centre, and the School of Nursing.
New study finds ways to improve COVID-19 digital tracking tools
Apr 05, 2022 | 04:49pm | Announcement
A new study by a team of UBC electrical and computer engineering researchers aims to remove barriers to the adoption of digital tracking tools for COVID-19.
UBC Engineering research projects awarded nearly $1M by New Frontiers in Research Fund
Apr 04, 2022 | 12:22pm | Announcement
The Government of Canada has awarded almost $1 million to research projects that are led by, co-led by or otherwise involve UBC Engineering faculty members through two competition streams of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).
UBC Engineering grad students receive Killam teaching awards
Mar 31, 2022 | 10:34am | Announcement
Two teaching assistants in UBC Engineering received Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards.
UBC Engineering profs receive UBC Faculty Research Awards
Mar 29, 2022 | 10:30am | Announcement
Three UBC Engineering researchers received 2021 UBC Faculty Research Awards.
UBC Applied Science and Teck install antimicrobial copper on campus
Mar 28, 2022 | 07:15am | Announcement
UBC Applied Science and Teck have installed more than 400 antimicrobial patches on high-touch surfaces in Applied Science buildings, and are partnering on research that will further the development of advanced copper coating technology.
UBC Engineering students awarded UBC Premier Undergraduate and Wesbrook Scholarships
Mar 23, 2022 | 10:24am | Announcement
Four UBC Engineering students — Phoebe Cheung, Tyler Lum, Cailin Ringstrom and Coralie Tcheune — have been named recipients of UBC Premier Undergraduate and Wesbrook Scholarships.