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UBC students heading to Western Engineering Competition
A team of 17 engineering students from UBC's Okanagan campus are heading to Saskatoon to match their skills against talented engineering students from all over Western Canada this week. It's the first time students from UBC's Okanagan campus have attended the Western Engineering Competition (WEC). Now in its 26th year, the WEC runs Wednesday through […]
Federal funds for strategic engineering research at UBC's Okanagan campus
Two major research projects at UBC's Okanagan campus have received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Strategic Project Grants Program. One of the projects will help develop novel materials for the next generation of Canada’s CANDU nuclear reactors, and the other is aimed at developing sustainable solutions for converting […]
Next big thing: municipal service robots
In the next 15 years, Canada will spend $12 billion to upgrade water main systems.
Engineering student lands $5,000 grant for new UBC research lab
Engineering students at UBC's Okanagan campus have received $5,000 to establish a work space for electronic prototyping...
Okanagan student Rachael L'Orsa named UBC's Outstanding Future Alumnus
An engineering and arts student leader at UBC's Okanagan campus has been chosen as this year's Outstanding Future Alumnus by UBC. Rachael L'Orsa, who graduated last June with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree and is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts degree, received the award at this week's UBC Blue and Gold Review, a […]
UBC's Okanagan campus School of Engineering receives full accreditation
The first-ever Engineering graduates from UBC's Okanagan campus had something extra to celebrate at their Convocation ceremony this morning. They learned that the School of Engineering has received full accreditation from the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). "I have some wonderful news," said Doug Owram, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal of the Okanagan campus in […]
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering graduates first cohort
UBC Okanagan's School of Engineering has undergone rapid growth and change since it opened just five years ago. This June, an important milestone will be reached with the graduation of the School's first cohort of students, who began their studies in 2005. "The ultimate goal of the School of Engineering is to graduate people who […]
BC Hydro Creates New Engineering Scholarship
BC Hydro is investing in students at UBC Okanagan’s new School of Engineering, creating a $20,000 scholarship endowment to help future engineers achieve their goals. "BC Hydro recognizes the importance of helping tomorrow's engineers obtain the best possible education, and we are proud to support top students and citizens with this scholarship," says Jim Dixon, […]