Mentorship matters. Volunteer as a mentor with the UBC Engineering Mentoring Program. Submit your app by Sept. 18. Share your experience with students who are defining their path, expanding their network and developing important professional skills. experience.apsc.ubc.ca

Why has the cost of the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension increased by 50 percent? Due to disruptions from the pandemic, typical capital costs have increased by 40 to 60 percent, says UBC SOE Okanagan Dr. Gordon Lovegrove. via CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

A UBC Okanagan doctoral student and his partners are fighting the impact of post-wildfire mudslides on rural communities: bit.ly/4dvVpiD

Interested in enhancing your knowledge of sustainability and the circular economy? Check out UBC’s Pathways to Sustainability: Circular Economy micro-credential program starting on Oct 7: cpe.ok.ubc.ca/programs/pathw…

UBC Okanagan researchers are taking a unique approach to tackling indoor air quality with art disguised as air filtration devices: bit.ly/3yC7T9p

As we start a new academic year, I’m pleased to share my latest Academic Update—which includes academic initiatives and updates from the Provost's office alongside stories, events, and successes from our community. Read more: provost.ok.ubc.ca/august2024

.UBC SOE Okanagan's Associate Professor of Engineering, Gordon Lovegrove addresses the railway shutdown across Canada on CTV Morning Live with Keri Adams 🚂❌ bc.ctvnews.ca/video/c2982176…

Award opportunity: Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral (CGS-D) Apply by September 13, 2024 at 12 noon PT Visit bit.ly/DoctoralCGS for more information

Help shape the future of transportation in the Thompson Okanagan! Share your thoughts with Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) through this survey and enter to win one of four prizes: bit.ly/46WOVXy

Protecting our communities shouldn’t cost wildland firefighters their health. That’s why Dr. Madden Brewster is studying the long-term health risks firefighters face: bit.ly/3Mntq8O

Forever chemicals, forever removed. CHBE at UBC Professor Dr. Johan Foster has created a system which can remove PFAS chemicals from our water supply, forever. bit.ly/3Mogy2l

Excitement is in the air at the start of another academic year at UBC Okanagan! Welcome—and welcome back—new and returning students, faculty and staff.

Welcome to #UBCO! Our new students kicked off their first year with Create new student orientation yesterday. Leave your advice for incoming students in the comments! ⬇️

Very excited to announce that Jannik Haruo Eikenaar is the new Academic Director of the UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning. Jannik is an award-winning educator from the UBC Okanagan UBC SOE Okanagan, and educational leader who has had tremendous impact both at University of British Columbia and beyond. Welcome to the CTL Jannik!!

Congratulations to Dr. Mohammad Arjmand of #UBCO School of Engineering, on being named a member of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College engineering.ok.ubc.ca/2024/09/03/dr-…

Congratulations to Dr. Jannik Haruo Eikenaar on his appointment as Academic Director for the Centre for Teaching and Learning! UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning Read more: tinyurl.com/2s4bjxwh

So many wonderful and inspiring conversations today at our SoE Women in Engineering welcome breakfast. Thank you to all the students, faculty and staff who could join us! Your leadership and excellence elevates us as a school.

This session will provide strategies for identifying possible career paths, and assessing those options, as well as leveraging a research-based program for a variety of career paths. Register: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/event…

“The future leaders of our communities, across the social, environmental and economic sectors, will require these skills and this collaborative problem-solving mindset.” Join us on Sept. 10 & 12 for info sessions on #UBCO’s new Master of Design Program: tinyurl.com/UBCO-MDES-NEWS

We can’t wait to catch up with #UBCO and OUC alumni at Homecoming, Sept. 20-21! Drop by the SoE tent at the Principal’s BBQ on Sat. Sept. 21 for a free professional headshot & LinkedIn consult. Plus, a family-friendly STEM activity by Geering Up Okanagan! alumni.ubc.ca/ubc-homecoming…