GCRTC Seminar Series: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation Strategies, and Life-Cycle Assessment
Green Construction Research & Training Centre Seminar Series Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation Strategies, and Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Highway Asphalt Pavements in Canada November 12, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (PST) Please join us for the next session in the Green Construction Research & Training Centre (GCRTC) Seminar Series, featuring Dr. Kamal Hossain, […]
UBC Okanagan research offers playbook for supply chain resilience
As global supply chains continue to strain under trade tensions, […]
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UBCO engineers test rubble from destroyed buildings to help “rebuild Ukraine”
Students test war debris as a reliable and sustainable road building material
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Master of Design: Changemakers invited to chart their future at UBC Okanagan
UBC Okanagan wants to help graduate students answer the age-old question: How can I change the world for the better? The Master of Design program is a professional graduate degree program that will welcome its first intake of students next May. Applications are currently being accepted. Before stepping into the program to tackle burning questions […]
Future students invited to explore pathways at UBCO Engineering Open House
How can we prepare young people to thrive in a future shaped by artificial intelligence, the need for new sustainable technologies and global innovation? Parents and students alike are asking what skills will open doors to opportunity. At UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering, the answer is clear: an engineering degree can be the foundation […]
How Capstone Sparks the Evolution from Student to Engineer
In an airplane hangar surrounded by WWII fighter jets and army helicopters, a life-sized, white robotic hand with what appears to be a computer chip on its finger juts out from a four-foot vertical metal beam, shaking uncontrollably. A group of people gather around, fascinated, as five engineering students explain how they designed and built […]
Using technology to get ahead of wildfires
Predictive tools help communities respond quicker to wildfires and build resilience throughout the year.
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UBC Okanagan’s Geering Up Summer Camps Are Now Open for Registration!
UBCO Geering Up Engineering Outreach is offering camps for curious STEAM learners of all ages! UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach is a team within the School of Engineering with the mandate of promoting science, engineering, and technology to youth across British Columbia. Geering Up Celebrates 10 Years of STEM Fun in the Okanagan How is a […]
Join the Climate+Water Research Symposium
Water connects all living things. Ensuring resilient water systems for society and ecosystems is a global priority, challenged by both present and future impacts of a changing climate. Join the Climate Solutions Research Collective for important conversations about the nexus of Climate+Water. All those interested in research, including faculty, students and community members, are welcome […]
Cheer on SoE Competitors at UBCO 3MT Final
About the UBCO Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finals Graduate students will take centre stage—competing for their share of $6,000 in prize money. Their challenge? To captivate the audience and the panel of judges while explaining their master’s or doctoral research in just three minutes. Join host Victoria Femia from Global Okanagan, come cheer on the […]