Article: “Selling science to students”
The Global and Mail editorial post titled “Selling science to students”, published 20 August 2012, discusses the reasons and ramifications of students graduating from high school not choosing careers in math, science, technology and engineering. While students understand the value of this education and its importance in finding a future career, they often still choose other career […]
International Opportunities
Looking for international opportunities? Hopefully you have checked out UBC’s own Go Global (http://students.ubc.ca/global), but an interesting external opportunity is coming up. A different organization with an identical name will be at the Creekside Community Recreation Centre on Sunday, September 6 from 11 am – 5 pm, with over 40 exhibitors of international opportunities. www.letsgoglobal.ca
Mechanical Engineering Tours
Interested in mechanical engineering? Join us for a walking tour of the department, our incredible labs, and check out some interesting demos and even find out what our student design teams are up to! Bring your friends and family along too! RSVP at studentassistant(at)mech.ubc.ca if you would like to participate. Next Tour – June 28th
Congratulations: Mechanical Engineering Professor Douglas Romily Leads Students to Winning National AUTO21 Contest
A team of UBC engineering students led by Dr. Douglas Romily tied for first place with the University of Toronto in the AUTO21 HQP Poster Competition, among 60 national student teams. Their poster entitled “Injury Prevention Through Adaptive Seat Design” was what won them the $4,000 top prize. Their team included Nima Ziraknejad, an ECE […]