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Dim Sum with UBC Nursing Alumni
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Gathering with old friends is like finding a treasure trove of memories. Recently, I had the absolute pleasure of reuniting with three of my nursing pals and their partners for a long-overdue catch-up over dim sum. As we settled around a cozy table…
Pizza Party with the UBC-O Motorsports Alumni
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Our racing team, the Iron Ringers, consists of a core group of four UBC Okanagan Applied Science alumni, with a special fellow alumni guest every year. After graduation, our lives diverged and we became less connected. The creation of the team in…
UBC-O Engineering Alumni Dinner
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Since graduating in 2020, Covid made it hard to celebrate with friends and classmates. This opportunity for alumni to get together was amazing! A UBC-O 2020 Engineering alumni I know were able to get together to have an overdue graduation…
In Memoriam: The Interdisciplinary Legacy of William White (1944 - 2024)
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Distinguished UBC alum and supporter William White (BASc'67) passed away on March 3rd, one month before his 80th birthday. An eminent investment banker, the mechanical engineer leaves an interdisciplinary legacy at UBC, having helped transform…
Forty-five years on, the Elephant Guard Award supports the spirit behind student clubs
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We recently talked to Ian MacLean and Ken McMillan, two Mechanical Engineering alumni who are part of a group that formed the Elephant Guard Award, a fund that supports students who show significant engagement with the MECH Club. Academics are only…
Keith Robinson inspires new paths for geotechnical engineering students
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Keith Robinson is a geotechnical engineer from Vancouver who graduated from UBC in 1962, and obtained a Master of Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Inspired by his own successful career and educational path, he’s now…
Building the Spaces In-Between
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When considering a building, we tend to focus on the spectacular rooms inside or the vibrant façade outside. But architect Bryce Rositch believes the “spaces in-between” truly bring a building to life. He’s referring to overlooked functional areas…
Back to Graduate: Life as an Applied Science alum
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Though he attended his MEL degree’s virtual graduation, Abhijeet was keen to celebrate the achievement in person. “A lot of universities don’t offer this, so it’s a special milestone,” he says. “Some friends from my course are travelling from…
Happy Lunar New Year from Mikayla Hong
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“I’m so happy I got to collaborate with UBC on this illustration. It’s such a nice, full circle moment,” Mikayla says. 2022 is the Year of the Tiger, one of 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac. A tradition going back over 2,000 years, those born with…
Designing for inclusion: Awake Labs CEO talks mental health, remote work, and team culture
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Designing for inclusion: Awake Labs CEO talks mental health, remote work, and team culture. We sat down with Andrea Palmer to talk about starting Awake Labs from a classroom, how she responded to the pandemic and her approach to inclusive leadership