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Drink & Burgers at Bin-4 with UBC Engineering Alumni
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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. Life gets busy, but catching up with old friends is always worth it!
Dinner and Drinks at Barn Owl Brewing with UBC-O Alumni
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We had a great mini-reunion by going to our favourite brewery from our time at UBC-O, Barn Owl Brewing. It was a lovely night of reminiscing over old memories!
UBC Engineering Alumni at the Women's Curling Championship
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Our group of alumni from UBC Engineering travelled to meet in Calgary for the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women’s curling championship. We were grateful for the opportunity to connect with old friends and make new ones!
Music Trivia Night with UBC APSC Alumni
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Our UBC class reunion at Steamworks was a hilarious testament of our education, especially in music trivia. Here's to celebrating the moments that truly matter – the laughter, the camaraderie, and the shared experiences that make life…
Pizza Party with the UBC-O Motorsports Alumni
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Our racing team, the Iron Ringers, consists of four UBC Okanagan Applied Science alumni, and a special fellow alumni guest every year. The creation of the team in 2022 allowed us to reconnect, and we enjoyed pizza in tandem with developing our car!
UBC-O Engineering Alumni Dinner
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A UBC-O 2020 Engineering alumni and I were able to get together to have an overdue graduation celebration. We went grabbed some dinner at The Wednesday Room in downtown Calgary.
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.