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EDI+Indigeneity
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Living the institutions: The École Polytechnique Montréal massacre anniversary compels action from us as individuals
The Ubyssey | | Media coverage
UBC Vancouver remembered 14 women who lost their lives at École Polytechnique Montréal on December 6, 1989.
Thirty-five years on, UBC remembers 14 women at École Polytechnique
| Announcement
The University of British Columbia will be hosting memorial ceremonies for students, faculty and staff to honour the lives of those lost at École Polytechnique on December 6, 1989.
After decades of 'slime,' BC First Nation celebrates clean drinking water
CBC News | | Media coverage
CHBE's Dr. Madjid Mohseni commented on the federal government’s need to work with local Indigenous communities to ensure that they have access to safe drinking water.
Three Applied Science doctoral students join UBC's Public Scholars Initiative
| Announcement
Applied Science members Esther Roorda, Michelle Gagnon and Meghna Mohandas have joined UBC's Public Scholars Initiative.
Three Applied Science members win President's Awards for Staff
| Announcement
APSC members Leanne Kearns, Carmen de Hoog and Dana-Lyn Mackenzie each won a 2024 President's Award for Staff.
Unsetting stones: How a UBC PhD student is working to decolonize civil engineering
The Ubyssey | | Media coverage
Doctoral student Danilo (Giniw) Caron's research is benefiting the communities that infrastructure serves by changing design methods and construction.
Adding equity to environmental models, with Amanda Giang
Resources Magazine | | Media coverage
MECH's Dr. Amanda Giang discusses considering equity in computational models of systems that are at the interface of people and the environment.
UBC Applied Science appoints Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion pro tem
| Announcement
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont enters a leadership role in the Faculty of Applied Science, bringing extensive experience in promoting EDI.I in STEM at UBC and beyond.
Five UBC Applied Science graduates tackling equity locally and globally
| Announcement
Here are five of these graduating students and Rising Stars of 2024, whose efforts to build more inclusive places and solutions for people are improving lives around the world.
UBC students design engineering solutions for humanitarian projects
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Students from the faculties of applied science and arts teamed up to design solutions to humanitarian challenges on behalf of non-governmental organizations.