Topics: Engineering
Harnessing GenAI in Teaching and Learning with TLEF Support
| Announcement
The use of Generative AI (GenAI) is increasing across UBC’s academic landscape, as instructors and students experiment with its potential to enrich and transform teaching and learning. To help advance this exploration, the 2025/26 Large Teaching and…
UBC Faculty of Applied Science 2025 appointments
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Dr. Patrick Kirchen joins Dr. Thaïsa Way and Dr. Bernard Laval as appointees to leadership positions with the Faculty of Applied Science.
President of Women in Engineering offers advice to incoming students
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What attracted you to the field of engineering?When I was exploring career paths where I could use my strengths in math and science, engineering stood out for offering the largest breadth opportunities.I also believed that an engineering degree…
Yukon First Nation calls for accountability over mine disaster
Canada's National Observer | | Media coverage
Nadja Kunz, Canada Research Chair in Mine Water Management and Stewardship and associate professor at the University of British Columbia, shares her concerns about how quickly new mining projects are being approved in Yukon and whether Indigenous…
Integrated engineering set Han Yu up to work on drivetrain systems for Hyundai
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Job: Design engineer, Hyundai Motor Group Why did you choose to study engineering at UBC?I was interested in engineering from when I was a small child – I remember how satisfying it was when I was able to fix a friend’s broken toy. As I got…
“Engineering is a great degree if you are interested in launching a company.” Meet entrepreneur Kunal Sethi
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Job: CEO and Co-founder or UVX Inc.
Canadian companies advance digital twin technology, despite lagging adoption at home
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
UBC Civil Engineering Professor Sheryl Staub-French urges Canada to adopt a more advanced national strategy for building information modelling to help Canadian engineering industries to evolve.
UBC Faculty of Applied Science appoints two Associate Deans
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Dr. Vicky Bungay and Dr. Agnes d'Entremont join the Faculty of Applied Science leadership team.
Meet Teck’s manager of technical growth for new mines
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Job: Manager of Technical Growth at Teck Resources Limited
UBC/UNBC environmental engineering program offers best of both worlds
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Why did you want to study engineering?I found it hard to figure out what I wanted to study, and in grades 11 and 12 I felt like I had way too many options to choose from. One day in math class I thought ‘I’d like to do a degree where I can do a fair…