Strategic Priority Areas: University for the Future
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.
UBC SALA tops Canadian university rankings; Nursing and Engineering take second
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The Faculty of Applied Science's unique disciplines rank among the highest in Canada, according to university rankings tables.
Dean James Olson announces new Faculty appointments
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A message from James Olson, Dean, Faculty of Applied ScienceThe Faculty has made tremendous progress toward our strategic plan over the last few years, very much in part because of the tremendous group of school directors and department heads.
Dr. Agnes d'Entremont teaches the art of the possible
The Ubyssey | | Media coverage
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont, a mechanical engineering associate professor of teaching, talka about APSC 366, an engineering course for non-engineers, called “The Art of the Possible.”
Propelling artificial intelligence to new heights
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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.
High five
UBC Magazine | | Media coverage
Among the five UBC students shaping a better world are Anjali Menon from the School of Biomedical Engineering and Alyona Glazyrina from the department of Mechanical Engineering.
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…
Composites Knowledge Network receives $1.75M to help small- and medium-sized businesses
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PacifiCan announced a $1.75 million grant for the Composites Knowledge Network (CKN) within UBC's Faculty of Applied Science. With this funding, CKN will expand on its existing work, helping SMEs become leaders in composites manufacturing.
How work has changed for university vaccine researchers
University Affairs | | Media coverage
Biomedical engineering professor Dr. Anna Blakney commented on the increased interest in vaccine research.