In the Media
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Canadian Architect
ḴELOŦEN ȻE S,ISTEW̱ Education Fund awarded to three recipients
Three UBC Okanagan engineering students were awarded the Ḵeloten Ȼe Sistew̱ education fund for re-defining engineering design, inclusion and professionalism in Canada by through Indigenous practices and ideals.
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The Ubyssey
Weaving Relations: UBC launches Indigenous histories training course
A new course exploring Indigenous histories in Canada, developed by UBC Applied Science, has launched on National Indigenous Peoples Day.
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100 Mile Free Press
Secwèpemc woman adept at kicking down doors
Indigenous woman Dawn McGrath is among the first cohort of Indigenous people completing a PhD in civil engineering at UBCO.
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Globe and Mail
Norman B. Keevil’s last stand
Dr. Scott Dunbar, head of UBC's Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, discussed Norman B. Keevil's legacy.
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The Ubyssey
'We can do this together': UBC Engineering strives to increase female enrolment
Engineering professors Dr. Sheryl Staub-French, associate dean of equity, diversity, inclusion and Indigeneity, and Dr. Agnes d’Entremont, faculty advisor of Women in Engineering UBC, on increasing women enrolment in UBC Engineering.
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Fairchild Television
UBC Applied Science Black History Month pop-up display
UBC Faculty of Applied Science EDI.I coordinator Bashir Ahmed Mohamed discussed the faculty's pop-up exhibit on Black Canadian history and applied science.
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IndigiNews
Master’s program empowers Indigenous nurses to utilize their own teachings
UBC is one of six schools taking part in a collaboration to challenge anti-Indigenous racism and better support Indigenous healthcare providers.
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Castanet
UBCO unveils art installation on day of action for violence against women
UBCO students gathered to unveil an art installation that remembers the 14 women that were killed at a school in Montreal in 1989. The art piece, titled For Future Matriarchs, was created by Syilx artist Krista-Belle Stewart and Secwépemc artist Tania Willard.
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Ubyssey
Engineering students and faculty honour École Polytechnique victims at 14 Not Forgotten ceremony
Applied science students and faculty members held a memorial on December 5 to honor the victims of the École Polytechnique mass shooting.
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Coast Reporter
Art show links timeless teaching with cutting-edge tech in GPAG exhibition
Kamala Todd, adjunct professor at the School of Community and Regional Planning, curated an exhibition of interdisciplinary artworks that express Indigenous wisdom through traditional and emerging media called We Carry Our Bundles Forward.