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The best architecture design studios for international students

Study International | | Media coverage

UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture listed as one of the best options for international students.

Engineers Canada awards UBC engineer for educational excellence

| Announcement

Dr. Gabriel Potvin, Associate Professor of Teaching in UBC's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has received the 2024 Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education from Engineers Canada.

Feds lean on BC to produce more critical minerals

The Province | | Media coverage

Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering Professor Dr. John Steen said UBC is graduating world-class experts in mineral processing as demand for minerals grows. 

Engineering professor Dr. Mark Martinez receives two TAPPI awards

Pulp and Paper Canada | | Media coverage

Chemical and biological engineering professor recognized for outstanding contributions to pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and converting industries.

How cuddly robots could change dementia care

MIT Technology Review | | Media coverage

School of Nursing's Dr. Lillian Hung comments on research using AI robots to help individuals with Dementia.

UBC team receives $1.65M to train a new generation of immunoengineers

UBC School of Biomedical Engineering | | Media coverage

School of Biomedical Engineering's Dr. Peter Zandstra leads an interdisciplinary team that has received $1.65 million in federal funding to train a new generation of immunoengineers.

UBC Civil Engineering's Dr. Tony Yang interviewed on structural engineering

The Peggy Smedley Show | | Media coverage

Dr. Yang shares a little bit about himself and his research to ensure infrastructure can be built faster, have higher performance, and is more environmentally friendly.

UBC Okanagan's School of Engineering seeks to inspire the next generation

| Announcement

High school students can register for the School of Engineering's hands-on SEED program.

UBC Okanagan engineering students show off wildfire prevention ideas

Castanet | | Media coverage

On April 12, an engineering showcase at UBC Okanagan featured innovative projects designed to tackle the pressing threat of climate change. 

UBC Applied Science adding 338 new domestic student spaces starting in 2024

| Announcement

Starting in fall 2024, UBC Applied Science will add 238 spaces in undergraduate chemical, computer, integrated and biomedical engineering at UBC Vancouver. One hundred undergraduate engineering spaces will be added at UBC Okanagan.

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