The Case of Nobel Technology at UBC
Some suitcases have compartments. Others have a hard, metallic exterior to better protect its contents. But UBC has been the home to a suitcase that’s in an entirely different league. Encased in a sleek metal shell, the shockproof Quantenkoffer is a cross between a computer, a pegboard, and the most high-tech block set. At first […]
Geering Up Instructor Named 2024 Rhodes Scholar
Phoebe Cheung, a UBC mechanical engineering graduate and former Geering Up team member, has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for this year. One of eleven recipients across all of Canada—and the only recipient in British Columbia—Phoebe will pursue a fully funded DPhil in engineering science, with a focus on biomedical engineering and assistive technologies, […]
Thicker than Water: Jerry Leung’s STEM Journey in Blood and Nanomedicine
Thicker than Water: Jerry Leung’s STEM Journey in Blood and Nanomedicine Photos courtesy of Jerry Leung Long before he started his education at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Jerry Leung carried a fascination with how the world worked. For each invention, solution, and object that he came across, he had several branching questions that […]
Going Against the Flow: Aruna Revolution’s Mission to Transform Periods and the World
Going Against the Flow: Aruna Revolution’s Mission to Transform Periods and the World Photos courtesy of Rashmi Prakash, Lanna Last, and Aruna Revolution When it comes to the menstrual product industry, we’ve largely agreed to go with the flow; over the past few decades, brands and product researchers have come out with thinner materials, more […]
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 […]
From Curious Chaos to Representation in Robotics: Coralie Tcheune
From Curious Chaos to Representation in Robotics: Coralie Tcheune As a young child, Cansbridge Fellow and Biomedical Engineering student Coralie Tcheune looked up to 3 scientists: her mother (a Computer Science major), her father (who held a Master’s in Applied Mathematics), and Doc Brown (inventor extraordinaire from Back to the Future) blazed the trail for […]
