Topics: Engineering
Electrical Engineering 1972 - 50th reunion
| Spotlight
Seven members of the Electrical Engineering class of ’72 got together for a sunny 50 year celebration at the Dean’s BBQ on September 24, 2022. Our class reunion owes a lot of thanks to the Alumni Engagement team for assisting with the reunion. They…
Roots are taking shape for UBC Okanagan’s Indigenous Micro-Forest
| Announcement
A project to establish a self-sustainable micro-forest on the UBC Okanagan campus, guided by traditional Indigenous ecological knowledge, was granted funding from UBC's Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund.
The science of a city's summer smells
CBC Quirks and Quarks | | Media coverage
Davi de Ferreyro Monticelli, a PhD student working with mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman, discussed driving a mobile air pollution lab around the city as part of UBC's "Smell Vancouver" program.
Analysis: What changed after Taiwan's deadly 1999 earthquake?
Taiwan Plus News | | Media coverage
Dr. Tony Yang, professor of structural and earthquake engineering in UBC Civil Engineering, discussed changes to the building code and other impacts in the aftermath of Taiwan's deadly 1999 Jiji Earthquake.
This is the house that collaboration is building
Research2Reality | | Media coverage
The School of Biomedical Engineering is UBC's first inter-faculty school, forging a partnership between the Faculty of Applied Science and the Faculty of Medicine. SBME Director Dr. Peter Zandstra how the new, interdisciplinary facility will enable…
UBC-based nonprofit MEDIC Foundation cuts into the heart of chronic conditions
BC Business | | Media coverage
UBC Biomedical Engineering undergraduate students Anjali Menon and Madhini Vigneswaran discuss their nonprofit, MEDIC Foundation, which aims to make treatment for people diagnosed with chronic conditions more accessible and convenient.
Three Schulich Leaders join UBC Applied Science
| Announcement
Three recipients of the 2022 Schulich Leader Scholarship — Sarthak Tyagi, Monorama Joshi, and Ethan Chan — have joined UBC Engineering.
Alberta government to intervene in constitutional challenge against federal plastics ban
Global News | | Media coverage
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Mohammad Arjmand discussed the heath and environmental impacts of plastic.
Amazon boosts tech students with scholarship program
Inside Logistics | | Media coverage
Incoming UBC Applied Science student Sidhant Sidana is one of 10 graduating high school students to receive a $30,000 scholarship from Amazon Future Engineer Canada.
UBC engineering students’ aircraft model features BC wood in international competition
| Announcement
UBC AeroDesign engineering students' latest aircraft model features BC-grown Sitka spruce, a more sustainable engineering design solution developed with support from UBC Faculty of Forestry.