Geering Up Earns IEEE’s EAB Vice President’s Award
From B.C. to D.C. (Washington, that is!), Geering Up is making strides in the world of barrier-free STEM education. On the evening of November 17, 2023, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)’s Vice President of Educational Activities, Dr. Rabab Ward, presented Geering Up with the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB)’s 2023 Vice President’s […]
Shifting Perspectives: Max Arsenault’s Path to Innovation and Accessibility
Shifting Perspectives: Max Arsenault’s Path to Innovation and Accessibility Photos courtesy of Max Arsenault Max Arsenault sees the world from a different perspective. As a full-time manual wheelchair user, this cellular bioengineering student is a steadfast advocate for improving the health research sphere and transforming how we plan for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across […]
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 capstone project, those are the values that have driven every single decision we’ve made and how we’ve grown as an organization. That is why we’re pleased to announce that our national network partner, Actua, […]
