Engineers Canada welcomes 2 School of Engineering faculty as fellows
Stephen O’Leary and Rehan Sadiq awarded Engineers Canada Fellowships
Joint UBCO & UMMC team wins International Overhead Imagery Hackathon
A UBC Okanagan / University of Mississippi Medical Center team outpaces stiff competition in virtual hackathon
Polymer Processing Society recognition for School of Engineering researcher
The prestigious award honours an outstanding young researcher in the field of polymer processing (who is less than eight years from completing their PhD). Dr. Arjmand is the first Canadian recipient in the history of the award.
Recognizing the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day to reflect on and recognize the lives that were lost and impacted by the residential school system.
Student projects top the 2021 Western Canadian AquaHacking Challenge
Two teams comprising of School of Engineering student-led projects are the top finishers of the 2021 AquaHacking Challenge – Western Canada Finale.
Global initiative seeks to establish cooling hubs in urban areas
School of Engineering researcher among international collaboration to address extreme heat events in urban environments.
Open Letter from Indigenous Caucus – Time to Reflect
Hopefully, our letters this month have led you to reflect and contemplate how you can contribute to reconciliation.
Open Letter from Indigenous Caucus – Recent history
As the UBC Okanagan Engineering Indigenous Caucus, we think it is important to build awareness about these tough subjects, and maintain a dialogue to uncover what we can do as engineers, and aspiring engineers, to seek out reconciliation while ending a negative cycle.
Open Letter from Indigenous Caucus – Time for Change
With the heartbreaking news from Kamloops earlier this month about the discovery of 215 children found buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, the UBC Okanagan Engineering Indigenous Caucus and our allies the EDI advisors met this past week to discuss how we can help our community better understand and process this tragic news.
Alumni Profile – Kaila Spencer BASc ’21 (Civil)
Kaila Spencer completed her Bachelors of Applied Science in Civil Engineering in December 2020.