Topics:
EDI+Indigeneity
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Cicely Belle Blain in the Anti-Racism Speaker Series
Mar 22, 2022 | 4:30pm - 5:50pm | Event
Cicely Belle Blain, Bakau Consulting (they/them) is a Black, mixed, queer non-binary femme from London, United Kingdom now living on the lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people.
UBC Geering Up's climate change initiatives
| Announcement
UBC’s engineering outreach program, Geering Up, is made up of a team of UBC students who are working to shape pathways for K-12 youth to engage with the field of engineering in new an innovative ways and help fight climate change along the way.
Affinity space for 2SLGBTQIA+ UBC graduate students, post-docs, staff and faculty in the STEM disciplines
Nov 19, 2021 | 2:00pm - 3:30pm | Event
Affinity space for 2SLGBTQIA+ UBC graduate students, post-docs, staff and faculty in the STEM disciplinesIf you identify as a 2SLGBTQIA+ UBC graduate student, post-doc, staff or faculty member, you are invited to this affinity space, led by a…
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation recognized and honoured at UBC
| Announcement
On September 30, 2021, an array of allies came together to show their solidarity with Indigenous peoples. They were attending the Intergenerational March for Orange Shirt Day at the UBC on the first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Designing for inclusion: Awake Labs CEO talks mental health, remote work, and team culture
| Spotlight
Designing for inclusion: Awake Labs CEO talks mental health, remote work, and team culture. We sat down with Andrea Palmer to talk about starting Awake Labs from a classroom, how she responded to the pandemic and her approach to inclusive leadership
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Sep 30, 2021 | 11:45am - 2:00pm | Event
Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day, September 30, 2021
Lhoosk’uz Dené village taps into clean water after a 20-year wait
| Announcement
Edited: June 29, 2022In June 2021, a remote Lhoosk’uz Dené community held a celebration to mark a joyful milestone.After decades of relying on bottled water, the village now has a steady supply of clean drinking water straight out of the tap.
Honouring and celebrating 2SLGBTQIA+ people: Week 4
| Announcement
June is Pride Month in Canada and each week we have been sharing content to honour and celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ people and draw attention to the issues this community continues to face.
Reconciliation in the undergraduate engineering curriculum
| Announcement
As part of the work of reconciliation in engineering study and practice, Dr. Ian Foulds and Dr. Jannik Haruo Eikenaar have implemented a scaffolded course of study through the four program years of the undergraduate engineering curriculum...
International Women in Engineering Day
| Announcement
We've compiled 18 stories of female students and alumni, with each story featuring a woman who is studying or working in a specific engineering field.