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BC’s universities in a new global ranking

Daily Hive | | Media coverage

UBC Engineering ranked among the top 25 universities in the world for engineering and technology in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The microbiome of mining

The Naked Scientists | | Media coverage

Professor Dr. John Steen (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering; Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining) commented on the relationship between microbes and metals. 

Provincial investment through BCKDF supports UBC research infrastructure

UBC Research + Innovation | | Media coverage

Through the latest BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) funding, the Government of BC is providing approximately $52.3 million to support infrastructure for 25 research projects at five post-secondary institutions, including UBC projects led by Dr…

Foresight Canada announces winners in 2024 BC Cleantech Awards

T-Net | | Media coverage

Foresight Canada awarded training institution of the year to the MEL CEEN Program at the University of British Columbia, and educator of the year to Vikramaditya Yadav, Director, MEL Program in Sustainable Process Engineering.

In Memoriam: The Interdisciplinary Legacy of William White (1944 - 2024)

| Spotlight

Distinguished UBC alum and supporter William White (BASc'67) passed away on March 3rd, one month before his 80th birthday. An eminent investment banker, the mechanical engineer leaves an interdisciplinary legacy at UBC, having helped transform…

Teck announces $1M endowment for UBC mining engineering scholarships

| Announcement

Teck Resources Limited and the UBC Faculty of Applied Science are launching the Don Lindsay Teck Award in Mining Engineering.

Concrete toboggan earns UBC Okanagan engineering students top honours in race

Global News | | Media coverage

A team of 28 UBC Okanagan engineering students won this year's Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race in Newfoundland. Each team designed and built a toboggan with concrete sliding surfaces, a safety roll cage and a mechanical steering and…

"Replicating What Happens in Real Life"

| Spotlight

UBC Alum Harold Cunliffe and his partner Karen recently donated $500K to Applied One, UBC Applied Science's critical new fundraising campaign.

Students learn critical mine safety skills in unique Sea to Sky simulation event

Squamish Chief | | Media coverage

UBC engineering students came second place in a competition where they had to respond to emergencies resulting from a simulated earthquake. 

PhD CoLab pilot program announces awardees

UBC Graduate Studies News | | Media coverage

Five teams of collaborating PhD students and faculty members at UBC have received funding from the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS) new PhD CoLab pilot program. Awards range from $30,000 to $100,000 and total nearly $340,000…

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