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Engineering a new future: Meet six inspiring UBC graduates
| Announcement
Meet six UBC Engineering women and non-binary graduates of 2023 who have made an impact.
Top UBCO Engineering student recognized at 2023 graduation ceremony
Castanet News | | Media coverage
Solomon Thiessen, described as an "exceptionally gifted" School of Engineering student, was awarded UBC's Governor General's Silver Medal for achieving the highest academic standing of all students in their graduating year.
From science fiction to classroom reality: How this UBC instructor is using AI as a teaching tool
| Announcement
UBC instructor Miti Isbasescu is exploring how AI can be incorporated into classrooms to better aid student learning and reduce the "bottleneck" of questions that TAs receive.
Canadian architects bring campaign to address housing crisis from the street to world stage
CBC | | Media coverage
SALA faculty and students are representing Canada at the Venice Biennale, with an installation on Canada's housing crisis.
SALA co-leads exhibit highlighting Canada's housing crisis at Venice Biennale
| Announcement
UBC Applied Science faculty and students are bringing 10 housing demands to the world stage.
UBC among winners of 2023 Design and Build Challenge
Mechanical Business | | Media coverage
UBC engineering and architecture student team Third Quadrant Design was among the winners of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2023 Build Challenge.
When the chips are up
| Spotlight
Few people can claim, as Colin Harris can, to have been part of a team that contributed, in the 1990s, to the evolution of the Internet. But given the complexity of his company’s innovation, many of us may need Google to understand it. While any…
UBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
UBC student engineering and architectural team Third Quadrant Design’s new carbon-minimal hempcrete building was featured by the media. The team was advised by SALA associate professor Dr. Adam Rysanek.
Over $10 million in NSERC funding for UBC Applied Science quantum research, engineering training
| Announcement
Over $10 million in NSERC funding have been awarded to UBC Applied Science for quantum computing research and innovative new training programs in biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and materials engineering.
UBCO engineering students cap off year with showcase
Castanet Kelowna | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan engineering students set to graduate this year gathered Friday at Kelowna’s KF Centre for Excellence to showcase their year-long capstone projects, where they learn how to collaborate with industry partners to solve real world problems.