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Engineering
The engineering experience: freedom, opportunities and community
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Specialization: Biomedical Systems & SignalsYear level: 3rd year This was Coralie Tcheuné’s response when asked what makes her UBC Engineering experience unique. While the answer might be unconventional or surprising at first, anyone who…
Engineering: an exercise in failing, and learning from it
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Seven years and one pandemic ago, I was on the cusp of beginning my university adventure. I was a hot shot high schooler ready to cruise through my engineering degree like every math and science class I had thus far. In reality, every year was a…
Shouldn’t speed limits be designed for the ‘85th percentile’ of drivers?
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Video:Parking garage can charge your car while it sits, and that's not all it does
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The smart membrane: a new weapon against oil pollution
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a low-cost, reusable membrane that can be used to separate oil and water on demand and with near-perfect efficiency. The new technology may make processes such as industrial wastewater…
Where the possibilities are endless
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Growing up in a family filled with photographers, accountants, musicians, and literature teachers, my interest in science and math made me somewhat of a black sheep. Cue me moving halfway across the globe to start my undergraduate degree at UBC.
The rocky road to mining engineering
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In high school I did everything. I was on several sports teams (including the curling team), I did band, leadership camp, theatre, arts classes, and writing. Any opportunity that seemed cool, I would absolutely sign up for — and things haven’t…
Combining engineering with social innovation
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Hi, my name is Bhushan! I grew up in Mauritius until the age of 12 and lived in Kenya, South Africa and the Philippines before moving to Vancouver in 2016. Residing in each of these countries played a significant role in developing my passions for…
Engineering our food for the future
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I have always had a passion for food. Many of my earliest memories revolve around the dinner table and trying foods from both of my cultures. I was (and still am) very curious about the world around me, wanting to know why the world worked the way…