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Engineering
Launch Canada gathers future Canadian rocketeers
CTV News | | Media coverage
Members of the UBC Rocket student engineering design team participated in the Launch Canada competition in Ontario where they tested their rockets.
Does the Thompson-Okanagan need light-rail commuter train?
Castanet | | Media coverage
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove pitched a hydrogen powered train that would service the Okanagan.
Communities in B.C.'s Okanagan grapple with highway disruption caused by rock slide
CBC News | | Media coverage
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Dwayne Tannant said Highway 97 is unlikely to open for the long weekend due to ongoing instability of the nearby slope.
Are self-driving cars safe? A UBC study says British Columbians aren’t too sure
Global News | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi and PhD student Gurdiljot Singh Gill conducted a study which found that more than 40 per cent of British Columbians believe pedestrians will be less safe with self-driving cars on roadways.
B.C. split on safety of self-driving cars – gradual introduction needed to build comfort among all road users
| Announcement
While self-driving vehicles (SDVs) are hailed as a solution for safer, more efficient roads, UBC Engineering research suggests British Columbians are not quite ready to embrace self-driving cars wholeheartedly.
UBC electrical and computer engineering expert named Canada Research Chair
| Announcement
Dr. Olivia Di Matteo, a new Canada Research Chair in Quantum Software and Algorithms, shares what her current and future research looks like.
UBC Engineering research and outreach receive over $12M investment
| Announcement
Forty-six UBC engineering projects have received federal and provincial funding to advance innovation and learning, support research that tackles the challenges of human equity and climate change, and promote STEM to B.C. youth.
Residents in these Burnaby buildings are at 'high-risk' during extreme heat
Burnaby Now | | Media coverage
Engineering master’s student Oluwasina Agunbiade developed a toolkit for retrofitting at-risk buildings to better withstand extreme heat.
Permanent emergency response team promising, if done right: UBC expert
City News Vancouver | | Media coverage
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Dwayne Tannant said a provincial permanent emergency response team could be useful in recovering from climate disasters.
Vancouver-based UVX sweeps in to fight infections in senior care homes
BC Business | | Media coverage
Recent engineering alumni Saimir Sulaj and Kunal Sethi have developed a UV light device to safely disinfect air and surfaces in their new tech startup.