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Make a difference with UBC SOE Okanagan! @UBCOkanagan offers a unique student experience so you can make a real impact. Explore opportunities at the Okanagan campus to find out how you can make a difference: engineering.ok.ubc.ca




Researchers at UBC Applied Science have developed Spikeless, a seemingly ordinary stir stick capable of detecting common drink-spiking drugs like GHB and ketamine within 30 seconds. Discover how this simple and discreet tool can potentially prevent assaults: bit.ly/42e2i4V


Introducing Spikeless Developed by CHBE at UBC Professor Dr. Johan Foster and master's student Samin Yousefi, Spikeless is a seemingly ordinary stir stick capable of detecting common drink-spiking, potentially preventing assaults. Learn more: apsc.ubc.ca/news/2025/new-ā¦

The demand for energy is expected to double or even triple by 2050. UBC Electrical & Computer Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Christine Chen is working on improving power grid systems to sustainably meet this demand, while making them more reliable and efficient. Learn more: bit.ly/4iF3cgB



Welcome home UBC School of Biomedical Engineering students! We officially welcome you to the Gordon B. Shrum Building. With brand new teaching facilities, labs, makerspaces, studios and more, we're eager to see how you use this space to innovate. Learn more: bit.ly/4jk2Fk3




Over the weekend, a senseless tragedy rocked Vancouver as 11 people were killed and many more injured at the Lapu-Lapu Day Festival. University of British Columbia is lowering flags to half-mast and offering support to those affected: bit.ly/3YQ9wKc



Ongoing global events may be affecting members of our community in different ways. If you are seeking support or someone to talk to, please know that UBC offers resources to help. Student resources Vancouver: students.ubc.ca/support-unanti⦠Okanagan: students.ok.ubc.ca/support/suppor⦠Faculty and


A babyās microbiome could shape their lifelong immune health. New research shows how disrupting that balance early can trigger chronic inflammation. #WorldMicrobiomeDay UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Learn more: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54370.html?hā¦


𤯠Imagine storing all the worldās data in something the size of a jewellery box. Thatās the potential of āDNA origamiā says UBC Okanaganās Will Hughes.š bit.ly/4l7zcLD #CFIFunded UBC SOE Okanagan
