In the Media
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Global News
Concrete toboggan earns UBC Okanagan engineering students top honours in race
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 braking system.
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Squamish Chief
Students learn critical mine safety skills in unique Sea to Sky simulation event
UBC engineering students came second place in a competition where they had to respond to emergencies resulting from a simulated earthquake.
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UBC Graduate Studies News
PhD CoLab pilot program announces awardees
Five teams of collaborating PhD students and faculty members at UBC have received funding from the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS) new PhD CoLab pilot program. Awards range from $30,000 to $100,000 and total nearly $340,000 during this pilot year.
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Castanet
Kelowna student honoured nationally by BGC Canada
Mehak Parihar, a first-year engineering student at UBC Okanagan, is one of seven youths across Canada who have been awarded the honour for her exceptional leadership, dedication to service and remarkable achievements within her community.
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iNFO News
UBCO student spearheads Okanagan's first solar-powered race car
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering student Clement Halim is leading the Ogopogo Solar team to develop the Okanagan’s first solar-powered race car.
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Beyond
How AI social robots could support people living with dementia and their care providers
At UBC’s Innovation in Dementia and Aging (IDEA) Lab, headed by Dr. Lillian Hung, researchers consult with the tech industry to develop more equitable technology, bridging the gap between developers and people living with dementia, their families and care providers.
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Global News
SOGI 123: What is it and why are people protesting over it?
Nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc commented on SOGI 123 in the classroom.
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Forbes
Mind the gap: A failure of communication in mining
The Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining at UBC was mentioned for excellence in mining education.
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Today in BC
Research finds elevated levels of rare earth elements in East Kootenay coalfield samples
Researchers at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering conducted a study which found elevated levels of certain rare earth elements in coal deposits from East Kootenay.
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MIT Technology Review
The next generation of mRNA vaccines is on its way
Dr. Anna Blakney (biomedical engineering; Michael Smith Laboratories) was quoted about self-amplifying RNA vaccines.