Topics: Engineering
The big one: Victoria’s housing stock and the next earthquake
Journal of Commerce | | Media coverage
Armin Bebamzadeh, a research associate with the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility at the UBC, gave an overview of some of the risks facing Victoria’s housing stock.
A new paradigm for Canadian battery metals supply
Innovation News Network | | Media coverage
Dr. W. Scott Dunbar, professor of mining engineering, examined the actions needed for Canada to secure its place as a global supplier of battery metals.
Nature-made
Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
UBC's BioProducts Institute (BPI) is dedicated to unlocking the full potential of nature-based materials. BPI director and professor of chemical and biological engineering Dr. Orlando Rojas discussed materials from nature that can compete with…
Students paint engineering cairn in honour of Transgender Day of Remembrance
Ubyssey | | Media coverage
UBC's LGBTQ+ engineering club, "Gears and Queers", paints the Engineering Cairn for Trans Day of Remembrance to commemorate those who were lost and those who live through violence and transphobia.
UBC Engineering: A program so nice, I joined it twice
| Spotlight
I graduated from UBC’s Chemical and Biological Engineering undergraduate program in 2020. I loved my time in the department so much that I ended up staying for an additional two years to complete my Master's. My Master's research focused…
Back to Graduate: Life as an Applied Science alum
| Spotlight
Though he attended his MEL degree’s virtual graduation, Abhijeet was keen to celebrate the achievement in person. “A lot of universities don’t offer this, so it’s a special milestone,” he says. “Some friends from my course are travelling from…
New research improves the coolness factor for athletes
| Announcement
UBC Okanagan and Lululemon are partnering with Canadian universities and organization to up the game and explore sweat management activewear.
Unlocking material solutions from nature
| Announcement
UBC's BioProducts Institute is a research centre dedicated to unlocking the full potential of nature-based materials like trees, plants, agricultural residuals and waste biomass, to engineer solutions for textiles and plastic alternatives.
Transdisciplinarity: Universities have a chance to lead
University World News | | Media coverage
Engineering professors Dr. Amanda Giang and Dr. Naoko Ellis discussed the benefits of transdisciplinary approaches in higher education on addressing catastrophic climate impacts.
UBC Okanagan Engineering leads research to explore new net zero home
| Announcement
UBCO School of Engineering collaborating with Okanagan College, community partners, to create an energy-efficient, high-performance home to achieve net zero energy.