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Building Climate-Relevant Skills in Civil Engineering Classrooms

April 15, 2025
Where Civil Engineering Meets Public Health: A Closer Look at Tire Wear Pollution

April 7, 2025
Dr. Alex Bigazzi on What’s Behind TransLink’s Summer Fare Increase

April 4, 2025
From Reaction to Prevention: Reimagining Road Safety Through Data

April 4, 2025
UBC Civil Engineering Leads $8.27M National Initiative to Tackle Housing Supply Through Sustainable Modular Construction

April 8, 2025
UBC Research Tackles Toxic Tire Chemical to Protect Aquatic Life

March 20, 2025
Dr. Bernard Laval Reappointed Department Head

March 6, 2025
UBC Civil Engineering’s Insights on the 4.7-magnitude Earthquake that Shook Southern B.C

April 8, 2025
In Memoriam: Dr. Donald Leigh Anderson

January 23, 2025
Alumni Spotlight: The Blend of Skills Behind a Rewarding Civil Engineering Career

December 13, 2024
Dr. Alexander Bigazzi Wins Wall Legacy Award for Inclusive, Sustainable Transport Design

March 24, 2025
UBC Civil Welcomes Dr. Bavisha Kalyan as Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering for Thriving and Equitable Communities

March 24, 2025
Researcher wins Mitacs Innovation Award for clean water breakthrough in Kenyan school

November 21, 2024
UBC Civil Insights on Vancouver Seismic Risk Report

November 14, 2024
UBC Civil in the Media – UBC researcher brings clean water home to Kenyan school

November 13, 2024
Earthquake Preparedness and Resilience: UBC Civil Engineering’s Latest Insights for BC ShakeOut Day

November 5, 2024
UBC Civil Engineers help monitor and preserve heritage sites

October 23, 2024
UBC Civil in the Media: texting while walking puts pedestrians in danger

October 9, 2024
UBC Civil in the Media – bulking and foaming bacteria

October 8, 2024
UBC Civil Spotlight: Danilo Caron’s work to decolonize civil engineering

March 24, 2025
Dr. Tony Yang receives funding from Rogers, Mitacs, and NSERC

April 8, 2025
New funding for CoLab PhD research on extreme weather

October 23, 2024
Faculty Hiring

October 3, 2024
UBC Civil Engineering unveils new hallway mural in CEME

March 24, 2025
UBC Civil alumni named CCE’s Top 10 Under 40

September 9, 2024
Alumni Spotlight: Advancing In Her Career, From Site Inspections To Project Management

December 13, 2024
Dr. Ryan Ziels receives the ISME/IWA BioCluster Rising Star Award

July 25, 2024
Dr. Tamara Etmannski awarded Sustainability Fellowship

September 27, 2024
Dr. Sheryl Staub-French appointed Head, pro tem

July 8, 2024
Faculty Promotions: Dr. Kim, Dr. Swei, Dr. Jelovica and Dr. Molina-Hutt

July 9, 2024
Dr. Omar Swei receives prestigious Killam Teaching Prize

June 25, 2024
UBC Civil Engineering welcomes a new Assistant Professor in Coastal Engineering

June 25, 2024
UBC Civil Engineering finds e-bike incentives worth the investment

May 6, 2024
UBC Seismic Achieved 8th place at the EERI Seismic Design Competition 2024

April 29, 2024
Boston Bar Landfill Renewal Project is D&I Project Poster Winner

July 16, 2024
UBC Civil Engineering Teams Headed to Nationals

July 23, 2024
New book maps out the design, performance, and application of the material of the future: Ultra-High Performance Concrete

April 17, 2024
Civil Student Spotlight – Building and Maintaining Connections

June 25, 2024
Civil Student Spotlight – Striving to Develop Ideas Into a Reality

July 16, 2024
Alumni Talk – “You can only plan your career path so much.”

July 23, 2024
Dr. Sara Beck: Transforming Access to Clean Water

July 9, 2024
UBC Civil Faculty Among Funded Research Excellence Clusters

July 23, 2024
UBC Civil in the Media – Prevention of ice buildup on B.C. bridges cost $3.6 million so far this winter

March 4, 2024
Alumni Talk – “I was willing to do work that others weren’t.”

July 9, 2024
A Q&A with UBC Civil Research Assistant on the Aftermath of Mount Polley Spill

January 16, 2024
UBC Civil in the media – UBC team probing tire chemical linked to salmon death wins $1.8M in funding

December 19, 2023
Revolutionizing Affordable Housing: Dr. Tony Yang’s Research on Reinforcing Concrete Construction with Welded Wire Mesh

April 8, 2025
Preparing for the Big One: UBC Civil Engineering share lessons from Türkiye’s earthquakes

April 8, 2025
Provincial funding will advance UBC Disaster Resilience research

October 16, 2024
UBC Civil in the Media – Learning from Turkiye earthquake

July 23, 2024