Strategic Priority Areas: Future of Work
Encouraging empathetic engineers who will make a positive impact on the world
UBC Today | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering's Dr. Ray Taheri utilizes project-based learning and humanitarian work to inspire his students to use their education to change lives for the better.
UBC mechanical engineering graduate named 2024 Rhodes Scholar
| Announcement
Phoebe Cheung, a mechanical engineering graduate from the University of British Columbia, has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for this year.
Robots and AI are taking over factory floors, but manufacturing still needs the human touch
MSN | | Media coverage
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Yusuf Altintas discussed the growing global industrial automation market, noting that AI and automation can improve the lives of operators, engineers and technicians when used correctly.
Concussions ended Scott Ramsay's hockey career — but they've become his passion as a nurse
The Province | | Media coverage
Scott Ramsay, who graduates from UBC this week with a PhD in nursing, has been working to intervene in the lives of youth struggling with brain injury, after battling brain injury himself.
How much further can mining go?
The Walrus | | Media coverage
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering professors Dr. Scott Dunbar and Dr. Ilija Miskovic commented on deep mining.
Propelling artificial intelligence to new heights
| Announcement
Jozsef Hamari, President and Chief Technology Officer at TerraSense Analytics, and Dr. Zheng Liu, Professor of Engineering at UBC Okanagan speak about the collaboration between UBCO and TerraSense and their efforts to propel AI to new heights.
AI could help address B.C.'s housing crisis. Here's how.
CTV News | | Media coverage
Structural engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang and his team at the Smart Structures Lab developed AI robots that can perform basic construction tasks on site.
The future of mining might be smaller than you think
The Walrus | | Media coverage
Mining professor Dr. John Steen discussed how the transition to green energy is increasing the demand for metals and mining and how we can manage that demand.
UBC, Honda researchers develop robot arm with human skin-like sensors
Interesting Engineering | | Media coverage
Electrical and computer engineering researchers Dr. Mirza Saquib Sarwar and Dr. John Madden co-developed a new soft sensor with Honda researchers, which opens the door to a wide range of applications in robotics and prosthetics.
Entrepreneur of the Year 2023: Tamer Mohamed is finding fact in science fiction with Aspect Biosystems
BC Business | | Media coverage
Tamer Mohamed, UBC electrical and computer engineering alum, is named Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 by BC Business.