March 24, 2025
The Faculty of Applied Science has interviewed faculty, staff and students with disabilities in order to raise awareness of disability and neurodiversity at the university.
Read candid accounts from members of the UBC community who describe the challenges they have encountered around accessibility, discuss the need to eliminate stigma and showcase how their disability enhances the way they work.
Faculty members in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fields are invited to submit a seed2STEM proposal to host Indigenous youth in a summer research program.The seed2STEM program provides Indigenous high school students with paid six-week internships from July 7 to August 15, offering hands-on experience to inspire their interest in STEM fields. Find out how you can host a student this summer—whether in a wet lab, conducting literature reviews, or with knowledge translation.Learn more and submit a proposal by Apr. 15.
Two new projects funded by UBC Okanagan’s Campus as a Living Lab program are fostering student well-being and tackling airborne microplastics.To help first-year students struggle with loneliness and social isolation, Dr. Lauren Human, Associate Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; Steve Brodrick, Associate Director, Residence Life; and Dr. Melissa Fedderson, Manager, Campus Wellness and Education are launching a research-driven initiative to examine how students can build meaningful relationships early in their university experience.
Mentorship and promoting diversity are key to growing the number of women in the field, explains Engineering Professor Dr. Sumi Siddiqua“When someone tells me what I’m working on is a ‘man’s thing’ and I shouldn’t be doing it, I know that’s precisely what I should do,” explains Dr. Sumi Siddiqua, a professor at UBC Okanagan.Civil engineering is one of those things.
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