Topics: Engineering
UBC investigates next generation of construction tech
SiteNews | | Media coverage
Civil engineering Dr. Tony Yang is leading a multi-university research project to reset national building standards for mass timber construction.
New tech could one day scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water
Washington Post | | Media coverage
Research led by chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni discovered a way to eliminate harmful chemicals that usually take hundreds of years to break down.
UBCO engineering students cap off year with showcase
Castanet Kelowna | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan engineering students set to graduate this year gathered Friday at Kelowna’s KF Centre for Excellence to showcase their year-long capstone projects, where they learn how to collaborate with industry partners to solve real world problems.
Concerns raised about safety on Metro Vancouver transit after multiple stabbings
CityNews Everywhere | | Media coverage
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove commented on the recent violence on Metro Vancouver transit.
Magnitude 6 quake off BC coast causes no alarm
Global News | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Perry Adebar commented on the recent earthquake that occurred a few hundred kilometres off Vancouver Island.
UBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings
Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
James Olsen, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science, commented on Third Space Commons, the new institutional space that is made out of hempcrete.
UBC engineering, architecture students redefine sustainable construction
| Announcement
Welcome to UBC Third Space Commons - a near-zero carbon emissions building designed and built by students from UBC Applied Science and other faculties. This new space at UBC Vancouver is the first such building designed by students in Canada.
Gender-blind policies ignore the disproportionate effects of water crisis on women
Conversation | | Media coverage
Graduate student Bolormaa Purevjavm from the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering argued that women should be included in discussions about water governance solutions.
Tanya Raja moved from Singapore to attend UBC. It’s opened up a world of opportunities.
| Spotlight
Tanya Raja, a 5th-year Manufacturing Engineering student, details her student experience and why she chose her program.
UBCO researchers create real estate market assessment tool
Castanet | | Media coverage
Engineering professor Dr. Zheng Liu and researcher Junchi Bin, and management professor Dr. Eric Li discussed creating a real estate market assessment tool.