In the Media
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CTV NewsEngineering grad from B.C. awarded Polytechnique's Order of the White Rose
Chemical and biological engineering alumna Amelia Dai is the first UBC graduate to receive the Order of the White Rose, a scholarship set up in memory of the 14 women who died in the Ecole Polytechnique massacre.
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Canadian SME Business MagazineCanadian innovators receive prestigious Mitacs Awards for breakthroughs
Bern Klein, a mineral process engineer and professor in the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia, earned the Mitacs Award for Exceptional Leadership—Professor.
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CBC ListenTruth and Reconciliation in workplaces
Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Senior Manager of EDI and Indigeneity, discussed Weaving Relations, a training course on Indigenous understanding for UBC faculty and staff.
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British ColumbiaOptimism, gratitude, and painful memories at B.C. events on Orange Shirt Day
Applied Science co-hosted an intergenerational march at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre on September 30 to mark Orange Shirt Day. Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Senior Manager EDI and Indigeneity, was quoted.
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Global News‘We are always there’: Indigenous people also practice self-care on Sept. 30
Indigenous engineering PhD student Danilo Caron said spending time with family following September 30 is restorative.
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Global NewsBeyond wearing orange: How to meaningfully mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
An intergenerational march to recognize Orange Shirt Day will start at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC on Sept. 30. Civil engineering graduate student Danilo Caron (Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation) who is helping run the march was interviewed.
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CBCNurse says she won't rest until Indigenous patients 'actually feel safe' seeking health care
Tania Dick, Indigenous nursing lead at UBC School of Nursing, said B.C. faces an uphill battle against racism in health care.
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The UbysseyNot For Sale!: UBC architecture students bring Canadian housing justice to the international stage
In their exhibit Not For Sale!, AAHA - a national collective co-founded by UBC associate professor of architecture Dr. Matthew Soules- presented its ten demands and proposed strategies for addressing the Canadian housing crisis. Nastaran Sedehi, a second year student in the Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture program, was one of fifteen UBC students taking part in the summer studio.
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City NewsWhat exactly is SOGI 123?
Nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc commented on SOGI 123 (sexual orientations and gender identities) in schools.
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UBC Focus on PeopleThree Applied Science staff receive 2023 President’s Awards
Applied Science staff members Sara Buse, Sean Buxton and Jennifer Pelletier receive the 2023 President's Staff Awards for Leadership, Creativity and Innovation, and Advancing Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence, respectively.