Topics: Engineering
Seeking Radical Learning in the Classroom: Aspiring for a Justice-Oriented Engineering Education
| Spotlight
UBC Biomedical Engineering alum Jess Tran is planning to pursue a Master’s Degree in Engineering Education Research, starting September 2024, focusing on access, privilege, and justice-oriented pedagogies in STEM outreach spaces.
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.
Should London Drugs give in to ransom demand after cyberattack?
The Province | | Media coverage
UBCO mechanical engineering affiliate professor Dr. Apurva Narayan said London Drugs customers are very likely to be impacted by the recent security breach.
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.
A portrait of pollution around the Port of Vancouver
The Narwhal | | Media coverage
Mechanical engineering assistant professor Dr. Amanda Giang comments on issues of pollution in Burrard Inlet.
BC cleantech exodus looms as Svante considers US move
Times Colonist | | Media coverage
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Alexandra Tavasoli said Canada is lagging the U.S. in funding in many cleantech fields including carbon capture, utilization and storage.
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.
UBCO researchers receive funding to incorporate human comfort into product design
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering | | Media coverage
A multidisciplinary team with School of Engineering's Dr. Sepideh Pakpour has been awarded $1.65M toward their research in product design that incorporates human comfort and environmental sustainability.
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.
Wildfires: Future-proofing the Okanagan to flourish
Kelowna Capital News | | Media coverage
School of Engineering's Dr. Sumi Siddiqua is researching different materials that can be used to help make structures more safe from wildfire exposure.