Topics: Alumni
Real Friends are Allies Too
| Spotlight
Though popular opinion warns against mixing business with friendship, the pages of entrepreneurial history will reveal a host of successful ventures that were founded by good friends.
Mining Alumni Dinner
Jan 25, 2025 | 5:30pm - 11:30pm | Event
Join UBC Mining students, faculty and alumni for the 28th Annual UBC Mining Alumni Dinner in January! This esteemed event is your opportunity to mix and mingle with old friends and new from the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering.
UBC post-doc entrepreneur’s invention wins nearly $2M prize from Royals, Elon Musk
| Announcement
The following article originally appeared on UBC News. The waste-burning emission reduction invention of a UBC post-doctoral chemical and biological engineering student now has royal recognition and the attention of one of Earth's most…
Designing for inclusion: Awake Labs CEO talks mental health, remote work, and team culture
| Spotlight
Designing for inclusion: Awake Labs CEO talks mental health, remote work, and team culture. We sat down with Andrea Palmer to talk about starting Awake Labs from a classroom, how she responded to the pandemic and her approach to inclusive leadership
From accelerating particles to advancing public health
CZ Biohub | | Media coverage
Andrew Cote, a graduate of the UBC Engineering Physics program, reflects on his role in CZ Biohub’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rock on: North Vancouver Olympian Alannah Yip lifts sport climbing’s profile with online clinic in VIMFF event
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Architecture class of 1959, 1960, 1961 reunion
| Spotlight
The canapés, wine, and conversation amongst the 15 (or so) returning grads plus many partners and spouses from as far away as Ontario. In addition, Ron Kellett was spirited in his presentation and seemed to be enjoyed by all. Ron…
Engineering class of 1978 - 40th reunion
| Spotlight
It started at an Old Red New Red event in 2017, when two ’78 Grads were shamed into organizing a reunion by ’71 Grad Gary Wong. An organizing committee was identified, and with Alumni Association support a venue and catering were…
Amplifying impact: The legacy of the Becky Tarbotton Memorial Scholarship
| Spotlight
Nevertheless, it was her commitment to activism and making the world a better place that led Becky to become the first female Director of Rainforest Action Network when she was only in her mid-thirties. There, among many major achievements, she…