Topics: Engineering
Geering Up's people-focused workshops
| Announcement
Solutions that work for a diverse group of people require a diverse set of perspectives in the design process. At Geering Up, we strive to remove barriers to STEM and empower all to tackle the complexities of finding solutions that work for everyone.
UBC Engineering set record high for student work placements in 2021
| Announcement
In 2021, UBC Engineering students secured the highest number of work terms in the co-op program's history. The achievement suggests that UBC continues to be a top choice for employers seeking engineering talent.
Accelerating towards net zero emissions: how to mobilize your university on climate action
Times Higher Education | | Media coverage
John Madden, UBC director of sustainability and engineering, campus and community planning, discussed how universities can mobilize their intellectual and institutional capacities to accelerate towards net zero emissions.
Mining would see financial boon under global carbon tax – so why is industry fighting it?
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
When the mining industry fights carbon taxes, it is arguing against its own economic interests, suggests new research from UBC's Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and school of public policy and global affairs. Study author …
Two UBC Engineering students named 2022 Cansbridge Fellows
| Announcement
The Cansbridge Fellowship program has named Coralie Tcheune, a fourth-year UBC biomedical engineering student, and Callum Woznow, a fourth-year UBC mechanical engineering student, as two of its newest fellows.
UBC spin-off secures $10M investment from Bill Gates-led fund
| Announcement
A University of British Columbia spin-off company that has found a sustainable way to boost the global supply of battery-grade lithium has received $10 million in funding from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the investment fund founded by Bill Gates…
Mining would see financial boon under global carbon tax — so why is industry fighting it?
North Shore News | | Media coverage
When the mining industry fights carbon taxes, it is arguing against its own economic interests, suggests new research from UBC's Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. Study authors…
Sewage plant samples show Omicron infections dropping in Lower Mainland
North Shore News | | Media coverage
Dr. Ryan Ziels, a professor of civil engineering, was quoted about using wastewater samples to extract information about the prevalence of COVID-19 and its variants within a region.
UBC researchers develop way to produce lithium for EV batteries, address supply crunch
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Postmedia highlighted Mangrove, a company co-founded by UBC engineering professor Dr. David Wilkinson and members of his research group at the Clean Energy Research Centre. The start-up has developed a way to produce cost-…
CIHR Project Grants awarded to UBC Applied Science research tackling stroke, spinal deformity and more
| Announcement
Six projects led or co-led by UBC Applied Science researchers have been awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grants: Fall 2021 competition. The CIHR’s Project Grant program aims to support …