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Filling the gaps: where universities stand in addressing the nursing shortage
University Affairs | | Media coverage
There is renewed attention on nursing schools and their role in helping to fill critical gaps in Canada's ongoing nursing shortage. UBC's nursing program is one of many programs that is growing as a place for local partnerships and…
Co-creating a future beyond the classroom
| Announcement
This article originally appeared on UBC Today.
Canada's best engineering programs: University rankings 2023
Macleans | | Media coverage
UBC's Engineering Program ranks first in the country for best engineering program in 2023.
Canada's best nursing programs: University rankings 2023
Macleans | | Media coverage
UBC's School of Nursing ranked first in the country for best nursing program in 2023.
Roots are taking shape for UBC Okanagan’s Indigenous Micro-Forest
| Announcement
A project to establish a self-sustainable micro-forest on the UBC Okanagan campus, guided by traditional Indigenous ecological knowledge, was granted funding from UBC's Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund.
The best architecture schools in Canada 2022
University Magazine | | Media coverage
UBC's School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ranked first in the country for best architecture school in 2022.
This is the house that collaboration is building
Research2Reality | | Media coverage
The School of Biomedical Engineering is UBC's first inter-faculty school, forging a partnership between the Faculty of Applied Science and the Faculty of Medicine. SBME Director Dr. Peter Zandstra how the new, interdisciplinary facility will…
Bacteria-based batteries? UBC engineering design teams offer students chance to innovate
| Announcement
Students in UBC Rocket collaborated to create a new type of fuel cell. UBC Rocket is one of over 30 engineering design teams that students can join.
BC to Hawaii: UBC students launching fully-autonomous sailboat on epic maiden voyage
Victoria News | | Media coverage
An autonomous, solar-powered sailboat named Raye developed by team of UBC engineering students will set sail for Hawaii in September.
UBC Engineering students set to launch ‘sailbot’ to Hawaii
| Announcement
Built and developed by passionate students from the UBC Sailbot engineering design team, Raye will navigate and sail 2,308 nautical miles (4,274 km) across the Pacific Ocean, without a human crew.