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Campus, co-op and first place at the Canadian Mining Games

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How did you get interested in engineering? My high school hockey coach once offhandedly told me he thought I would make a good engineer. To be honest, I hadn’t really thought about it before. I enjoyed math and science in high school and knew…

From Vantage to CHBE

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How did you become interested in engineering? In high school, chemistry and biology were my favourite courses. I got even more interested in this area after doing a summer camp on gene editing, where I saw what gene editing actually looks like…

Engineering as a pathway to medicine

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Why did you want to study biomedical engineering? Both of my parents are engineers – my dad is a computer engineer and my mom is a mechanical engineer –  so I always knew what engineering was about and considered it as an option. In high…

The sustainable curriculum

CIM Magazine | | Media coverage

Tonia Welch, assistant professor and associate head of the undergraduate program at UBC’s Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering speaks on how UBC is teaching future miners to keep sustainability in mind.

Closing the Gap in Safety Research: A New UBC Course Explores Sex Differences in Injury Biomechanics

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At the UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering, a new course is challenging long-standing assumptions in injury biomechanics and reshaping how future engineers think about safety through an inclusive and equitable lense.

Upskilling without borders

CIM Magazine | | Media coverage

UBC's Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining (BRIMM) microcredential programs are helping mining professionals around the world to build critical sustainability and leadership skills.

UBC mining students three-peat at 2026 Canadian Mining Games

CIM Magazine | | Media coverage

The UBC Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering team faced off against nine other universities across 27 events to once again bring home first place at this year’s games.

B.C.'s booming mine industry is scrambling to recruit more workers

Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage

UBC Mining Engineering Professor Tonia Welch discusses how Canada’s push to develop critical minerals is driving new momentum across the sector.

Re-imagining Maple Ridge as an age-inclusive city

Maple Ridge News | | Media coverage

A group of UBC SCARP master's students along with local seniors and the city’s community planning team are exploring how the City of Maple Ridge can become an age-inclusive and socially connected neighbourhood.

Black Excellence in STEM - How Learning Works: Living Sober in a Time of Excess by Dr. Kemi Ola

Feb 23, 2026 | 5:30pm - 7:00pm | Event

This event is the third offering of the Black Excellence in STEM (BEST) Speaker Series featuring Dr. Ola from Computer Science. Dr. Ola draws on her research and experience to explore how students learn and navigate a world suffering from excess.

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UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.

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