New UBCO research suggests recycled concrete could be a sustainable way to keep rubble out of landfills
Results of a new five-year study of recycled concrete show that it performs as well, and in several cases even better, than conventional concrete.
The Reality of Sci-fi
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Student Profile – Enrique Calderon
For Enrique Calderon, a fourth-year Electrical Engineering (with a Computer Science minor) student, his dream to become a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force has taken him to UBC’s Okanagan campus (which happens to be situated across highway 97 from the Kelowna international Airport).
Three leading institutions to discuss systemic racism in science
UBC’s Okanagan campus is hosting a series of webinars on science and systemic racism. The webinars begin on November 26 and are part of an ongoing speaker series on systemic racism organized by the university.
Inside first year, first term with Schulich Scholar James Ropotar
James Ropotar is in his first-year at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering. The Schulich Scholar started his journey to become a professional engineer in September 2020 (actually he started last year as a Dual Credit student with School District 23).
School of Engineering awarded one of two Bauder Professorships in Experiential Learning & Leadership
Jonathan Verrett and Jannik Eikenaar, assistant professors of teaching in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science, have been named the augural recipients of the Marshall Bauder Chairs in Experiential Learning and Leadership.
Going to the dentist during COVID just got safer
New findings from UBC Okanagan indicate effectiveness of AIIR system as an additional layer of airborne infection control in dental offices.
Inside first year, first term with Schulich Scholar Yosamin Esanullah
Yosamin Esanullah is in her first-year at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering. The Schulich Scholar started her journey to become a professional engineer in September 2020.
Undergraduate Student Profile – Aidan Mundle
Aidan Mundle is a Schulich Scholar, and a second-year Manufacturing student at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering. What drew you to engineering? And to UBC Okanagan? I have always loved to innovate and invent. I feel like the opportunity to learn how to turn these ideas into reality, and earn a living at the same […]
Researchers seek to harness new schemes to enable 6G networks and improve data speeds
With data traffic expected to continue to grow exponentially with increased smartphone and machine-type communication, researchers at UBC and KAUST are looking at ways to adapt current and future technology to address the impending crunch. Anas Chaaban, assistant professor at the School of Engineering on UBC’s Okanagan campus, is setting his sights on merging existing […]