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Drink & Burgers at Bin-4 with UBC Engineering Alumni
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Last night was something special—I got the chance to catch up with some of my old Capstone/UBC Baja design team buddies over drinks and burgers at Bin-4. Let me tell you, it was a blast from the past. Back in our university days, Bin-4 was our go-to…
UBC Engineering Alumni at the Women's Curling Championship
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This February, a group of UBC Engineering alumni of all stripes travelled from far and wide to meet in Calgary for the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian women’s curling championship. Our little group was composed of alumni from a wide…
Music Trivia Night with UBC APSC Alumni
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Last night's UBC class reunion at Steamworks was a hilarious testament to the questionable quality of our education, especially in music trivia. Turns out, we were more proficient in pulling all-nighters than memorizing song lyrics or band…
Pizza Party with the UBC-O Motorsports Alumni
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Our racing team, the Iron Ringers, consists of a core group of four UBC Okanagan Applied Science alumni, with a special fellow alumni guest every year. After graduation, our lives diverged and we became less connected. The creation of the team in…
UBC-O Engineering Alumni Dinner
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Since graduating in 2020, Covid made it hard to celebrate with friends and classmates. This opportunity for alumni to get together was amazing! A UBC-O 2020 Engineering alumni I know were able to get together to have an overdue graduation…
Baltimore bridge collapse a reminder of 'what's at stake' in Metro Vancouver
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Civil engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang said operational strategies, including strict regulations to keep boats away from bridge towers, limit boat speeds or require tugboats to guide boats into harbour, can mitigate risks of damage to bridges.
In Memoriam: The Interdisciplinary Legacy of William White (1944 - 2024)
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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…
Transforming access to clean water through decentralized treatment solutions
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Dr. Sara Beck, an assistant professor at UBC Civil Engineering, is advancing research aimed at removing microbial and chemical contaminants from water and wastewater in decentralized settings.
Teck announces $1M endowment for UBC mining engineering scholarships
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Teck Resources Limited and the UBC Faculty of Applied Science are launching the Don Lindsay Teck Award in Mining Engineering.