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Interdisciplinary UBC course trains future generation of humanitarian engineers
| Announcement
A unique new course at UBC puts engineering and arts students into design teams to tackle real-life problems from NGOs around the world.
Research finds elevated levels of rare earth elements in East Kootenay coalfield samples
Today in BC | | Media coverage
Researchers at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering conducted a study which found elevated levels of certain rare earth elements in coal deposits from East Kootenay.
Two UBC Engineering students awarded 2024 Cansbridge Fellowship
| Announcement
UBC engineering students Matthew Chow and Lily Watt have been named recipients of the 2024 Cansbridge Fellowship.
Powerful answers to energy questions may be blowing in the wind
| Announcement
UBC Okanagan researchers, along with a team from Delft University of Technology, have been looking at the placement of wind turbines and at how large wind farms can alter natural wind patterns.
The next generation of mRNA vaccines is on its way
MIT Technology Review | | Media coverage
Dr. Anna Blakney (biomedical engineering; Michael Smith Laboratories) was quoted about self-amplifying RNA vaccines.
Forty-five years on, the Elephant Guard Award supports the spirit behind student clubs
| Spotlight
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…
B.C. offers certainty for miners not found elsewhere, says Premier Eby
Today in BC | | Media coverage
Dr. John Steen (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering; Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining) commented on mining in B.C.
UBC students design engineering solutions for humanitarian projects
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Students from the faculties of applied science and arts teamed up to design solutions to humanitarian challenges on behalf of non-governmental organizations.
Shaping tomorrow's cities: SCARP and Geography introduce an innovative Major in Urban Studies
| Announcement
The School of Community and Regional Planning and the Department of Geography at UBC have introduced a Major in Urban Studies — the first of its kind in British Columbia.
New Marshall Bauder Chairs aim to enhance the UBC Engineering learning experience
| Announcement
Dr. Christoph Sielmann and Dr. Alon Eisenstein, assistant professors of teaching in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science, have been named the 2023 recipients of the Marshall Bauder Chairs in Experiential Learning and Leadership.