In the Media
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CBCCanadian architects bring campaign to address housing crisis from the street to world stage
SALA faculty and students are representing Canada at the Venice Biennale, with an installation on Canada's housing crisis.
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Mechanical BusinessUBC among winners of 2023 Design and Build Challenge
UBC engineering and architecture student team Third Quadrant Design was among the winners of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2023 Build Challenge.
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The Globe and MailUBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings
UBC student engineering and architectural team Third Quadrant Design’s new carbon-minimal hempcrete building was featured by the media. The team was advised by SALA associate professor Dr. Adam Rysanek.
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Castanet KelownaUBCO engineering students cap off year with showcase
UBC Okanagan engineering students set to graduate this year gathered Friday at Kelowna’s KF Centre for Excellence to showcase their year-long capstone projects, where they learn how to collaborate with industry partners to solve real world problems.
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Study International4 universities around the world pioneering sustainable mining
UBC's Normal B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering was named as one of the four universities making it their mission to produce graduates who can and care about making the mining industry more sustainable.
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UbysseyUBC Applied Science Co-op Networking Reception ‘puts a face to name’ as students meet top employers
Engineering students gathered to meet top-employers at the UBC Applied Science Co-op Networking Reception.
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Time Business News
Best MS & Engineering Colleges in 2023
University of British Columbia was named third on the list of Time Business News' Best Engineering Colleges in Canada.
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Research2Reality
Solving problems with a little bit of everything
The UBC School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) is the first inter-faculty school at the UBC, acting as a hub between experts from many fields. SBME director Peter Zandstra and students discussed the benefits of the interdisciplinarity of the program.
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University World News
Transdisciplinarity: Universities have a chance to lead
Engineering professors Dr. Amanda Giang and Dr. Naoko Ellis discussed the benefits of transdisciplinary approaches in higher education on addressing catastrophic climate impacts.
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University Affairs
Filling the gaps: where universities stand in addressing the nursing shortage
There is renewed attention on nursing schools and their role in helping to fill critical gaps in Canada's ongoing nursing shortage. UBC's nursing program is one of many programs that is growing as a place for local partnerships and innovation.