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UBC GEERING UP WINS ACTUA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Breaking barriers. Instilling passion in STEM. Investing in youth. From our start, Geering Up’s values have driven every decision we make. That’s why we’re honoured to announce that…
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- UBC Geering Up wins Actua Award for Excellence
Breaking barriers. Instilling passion in STEM. Investing in youth. From Geering Up’s beginnings in 1995 as Mechanical Engineering student Christine Yeung’s […]
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ROBOTICS CAMPS SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS
Aug 26, 2022
From CBCListen— Not all summer camps are spent in the sun – some use robotics to solve real world problems- we go to UBC’s Geering Up camp to learn more.
UBC EDUCATORS ‘GEERING UP’ FOR ONLINE ENGINEERING SUMMER CAMPS
June 6, 2020
From CTV— One of the missions of Geering Up—the engineering outreach program at the University of British Columbia—is to teach young people about engineering, with the goal of inspiring them to go into the field as adults.
To fulfill that mission, Geering Up has traditionally held summer camps and year-round programs, often meeting people in remote and Indigenous communities in hopes of improving the diversity of the engineering profession.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the organization has been unable to follow that model during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UBC EDUCATORS ‘GEERING UP’ FOR ONLINE ENGINEERING SUMMER CAMPS
Nov 30, 2019
From CTV— Some high school students in Surrey got an up-close look at what it takes to be an engineer. UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach hosted interactive “Let’s Talk Tech” workshops for students from grades 8-12 to give them a chance to learn more about STEM.
