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November 14, 2017
Spread the word: UBC Engineering and SALA open house is this Saturday!
WEEKLY SPOTLIGHTS
Please share: APSC Open House - Nov 18
Congratulations to Edouard Asselin, Karen Cheung and Scott Dunbar!
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reducing fuel costs in commercial aviation and wastewater treatment systems
Generating electricity from winery wastewater
MEDIA COVERAGE
When is the Digital in Architecture?
Canadian Architect
Gender ratio in engineering (audio - interview at 31 min mark)
CBC
Top infrastructure points that made the news
Financial Express
People making sure robots work with, not against you
Inc.
NEW FACULTY PROFILE
Xiaoliang Jin, Assistant Professor, MECH
UBC NOTICES
UBC Transportation Survey: chance to win a Mobi bikeshare membership
Teaching with Technology Showcase: Call for proposals - due Nov 15
Teaching with Technology Showcase: RSVP to attend by Nov 20
UBC United Way Possibility Week events
More United Way events
Sweet and Savoury sale
- Nov 17
Food and Culture Festival
- Nov 20
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
UBC #APSCOpenHouse - share our Facebook event!
Second annual UBCO Engineering Open House a success!
Elizabeth Croft sharing the importance of setting targets at Gender Summit
Women in Engineering UBC hosted their member training event!
EVENTS
UBCO presents: One Water Approach to the Urban Water Cycle
- Nov 14
SALA Lunch Lecture: Pauline Moskal
- Nov 15
SALA VanPlay Smart City Talks: Resilience + Wellbeing
- Nov 15
New Professorship Lectures
- Nov 16
CHBE Seminar: Industrial Carbon Capture: From Today to the Future
- Nov 17
APSC Open House
- Nov 18
Still Here: A photovoice reseach of suicidality among LGBTQ2S
- Nov 21
SALA Lunch Lecture: Marie-Odile Marceau
- Nov 22
UBC Integrated Engineering Alumni Night
- Nov 22
Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia Networking Event
- Nov 22
SALA View Corridors: Michael Perlmutter
- Nov 22
Nursing’s role in supporting transgender people’s health
- Nov 29
FUNDING / AWARD NEWS
Check out the APSC Intranet Funding Opportunities Blog
(CWL login)
CIFAR global call for new ideas
- launches Nov 15
Horizons 2020 info session
- Nov 24
German-Canada joint initiative for industrial research projects
- due Nov 24
NSERC CREATE 'idea building' info session
- Nov 28
EREF grants in sustainable sold waste management
- deadline Jan 6
CALLS FOR ACTION
Lunch Around the World
- Nov 23, 11 am - 2 pm
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