Open educational resources in STEM – CTLT’s Edubytes features guest editor Dr. Agnes d’Entremont
Open educational resources (OERs) are teaching and learning materials that have been openly licensed or are in the public domain. The benefits of using OERs over commercial or paid resources include no-cost access for students, and the ability for instructors to adapt, add to, and redistribute the materials. While OERs are used across many disciplines, STEM […]
UBC clean hydrogen technology deployed to Alberta in a $7 million collaboration
New hydrogen technology developed at UBC could soon be providing clean energy in Alberta, thanks to a $7 million project between UBC, the government of Alberta and Alberta utility company ATCO. The technology developed by the UBC researchers — methane thermal cracking — can produce up to 200 kilograms of hydrogen a day using natural gas, without […]
Student Experiences in Mechanical Engineering Session – October 26, 2021
Missed the “Student Experiences in Mechanical Engineering” session but want to know what happened? You can listen to the audio recording here: First year engineering students get a chance to learn about Mechanical Engineering from our faculty in APSC 100, but are you interested in learning what the program is like from people who […]
Alumni Event: Perspectives on Sustainable Transportation – November 18, 2021
The Department of Mechanical Engineering invites our alumni to a special event on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Join us at 5:30 PM for an online panel featuring Mechanical Engineering faculty and industry members who are tackling sustainable transportation solutions from a variety of angles. WHEN: Thursday, November 18, 2021 | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM […]
Media Mention: ‘This is the sort of data we need’ Dr. Amanda Giang on a study measuring contaminants in BC homes near fracking wells
THE NARWHAL: Study suggests higher contaminants in B.C. homes near fracking wells but more research is needed. | People living near fracking sites in B.C. are lacking information about contamination they need to make ‘informed decisions,’ lead author Élyse Caron-Beaudoin says. A scientist who published a new study about air and water pollution levels affecting […]
Jagdeep Singh Bakshi Scholarship awarded to MEng student Alice Brais
The Jagdeep Singh Bakshi Scholarship in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering has been awarded to Master of Engineering student Alice Brais. This scholarship provides $1000 to a student in the UBC’s Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering MEng program who demonstrates both academic excellence and leadership. Joining the UBC NAME program after an undergraduate degree in […]
Alumni Profile – Zack Eberwein: Bracing for the future; alumni reinvent sports therapeutics
One summer evening in 2016, two friends were relaxing in the basement, playing a game of ping-pong. Sore, exhausted, Zack Eberwein had just competed in a charity climb called the Multi Grouse Grind Challenge, a repetitive scramble up Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain which had reduced him, after several ascents, to a literal “crawl.” Having had two […]
Alumni Profile – Andrea Palmer: Designing for inclusion; Awake Labs CEO talks mental health, remote work, and team culture
Sometimes your first idea is your best one. Andrea Palmer came up with the idea for Awake Labs with co-founder Paul Fijal as a student at UBC. Six years later, she and her team have made it through a pandemic and are scaling up their work to improve care and quality of life for people […]
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont receives BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont has been awarded BCcampus‘ September award for Excellence in Open Education, due to her many contributions to developing open educational resources (OER), and dedication to financially accessible learning. One of her notable contributions has been coordinating the creation of over 1500 mechanics questions for open homework platform WeBWork, providing students with […]