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UC Berkeley Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the Spanish Civil War with Slate of Cultural Events
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2016/10/12 4:57)
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This fall, UC Berkeley marks the 80th Anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) with a series of cultural events on campus, including theater performances, exhibits, film screenings and public discussions. These events commemorate the Spanish Civil War, recognize the remarkable achievements of volunteers during and after the war, and mark UC Berkeley?s connection to this progressive, activist, and internationalist event.
When General Francisco Franco staged a coup against the democratically elected Spanish government in July 1936 he did not realize the passions his action would unleash around the world. Approximately 30,000 volunteers traveled to Spain between 1936-1939 to support the Spanish Republic in its struggle against Franco; 2,700 of those volunteers were from the US.
One of the first and most celebrated volunteers was Robert Hale Merriman, a Berkeley PhD student in Economics, who became the first commander of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, which was made ...
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UBC faculty and alumnus win first and third place, City Innovation Prize, at BCIC New Ventures Compe
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/9/29 4:15)
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Monday, September 26th was an exciting day for UBC MECH faculty and alumni, receiving several awards at this year’s BC Innovation Council?s (BCIC) New Ventures Competition. The competition is one of North America?s largest technology business idea competitions, which attracts BC entrepreneurs from a wide range of industries including cleantech, ICT, bioenergy, agritech, life sciences and more. Microdermics Inc., a Vancouver based start-up and UBC spin-off co-founded by professor Boris Stoeber, was awarded first place in the competition, which includes an $110,000 cash prize. The company was also awarded the CDRD Life Sciences Prize for their contribution to health-related research and product innovation.
Microdermics received the BCIC award for the development of a hollow metal microneedle injection system, a painless alternative for delivering vaccinations and therapeutics, and monitoring drugs in the bloodstream. Their product could one day replace costly, invasive hypoderm ...
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Andrea Palmer, founder of Awake Labs, receives Startup Canada?s Young Entrepreneur Awardmock-014Star
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/9/22 4:10)
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Photos from Startup Canada’s announcement
Andrea Palmer-Boroski, who graduated from UBC Mechanical Engineering in 2015, has won Startup Canada?s Young Entrepreneur Award for the region of British Columbia and the North.
The Startup Canada Awards, now in their third year, aim to ?celebrate and recognize those driving impact and demonstrating excellence in Canada?s entrepreneurship and innovation community.?
Palmer-Boroski has also won the Canadian arm of Start Tel Aviv, a global startup competition presented in Canada by Startup Canada and the Embassy of Israel. Each of the 31 participating countries selected its top female technology-based-startup founder under 40 years old to represent her nation in Israel.
Along with the other winners, Palmer-Boroski will travel to Tel Aviv to participate in lectures, workshops and meetings with leading Israeli investors and professionals and to attend the DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival, an international gathering of co ...
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TDPS?s?Heart of Spain?A Musical of the Spanish Civil War?Commemorates 80th Anniversary of the Confli
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2016/9/21 11:59)
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This October, the UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS) presents Heart of Spain – A Musical of the Spanish Civil War , co-written by TDPS professor Peter Glazer and Eric Bain Peltoniemi. Presented in conjunction with the 80th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), Heart of Spain follows a group of US volunteers?men and women from a mix of socio-economic classes and ethnic backgrounds?across the Atlantic, over the Pyrenees, and into battle as they fight to defend the Spanish Republic against fascist General Francisco Franco?s military coup on the eve of WWII. Interweaving eyewitness accounts, historical documents and writings, original compositions and traditional songs accompanied by a four-piece band, the production brings to life the bitter war that inspired everyday Americans, most with idealistic beliefs but minimal military training, to fight. Heart of Spain plays October 21-30, 2016 , with performances on Fridays & ...
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TDPS?s?Heart of Spain?A Musical of the Spanish Civil War?Commemorates 80th Anniversary of the Confli
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2016/9/21 8:43)
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This October, the UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS) presents Heart of Spain – A Musical of the Spanish Civil War , co-written by TDPS professor Peter Glazer and Eric Bain Peltoniemi. Presented in conjunction with the 80th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), Heart of Spain follows a group of US volunteers?men and women from a mix of socio-economic classes and ethnic backgrounds?across the Atlantic, over the Pyrenees, and into battle as they fight to defend the Spanish Republic against fascist General Francisco Franco?s military coup on the eve of WWII. Interweaving eyewitness accounts, historical documents and writings, original compositions and traditional songs accompanied by a four-piece band, the production brings to life the bitter war that inspired everyday Americans, most with idealistic beliefs but minimal military training, to fight. Heart of Spain plays October 21-30, 2016 , with performances on Fridays & ...
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Student group funding application package now availablethunderbots-robocup-2015
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/9/20 3:35)
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Student group funding applications are now open! Student groups requesting funding and other support from the MECH Department should complete the application package and submit it by October 9th at 11:59pm. Please note that groups/teams must submit both an electronic and a hard copy to the MECH Student Services Office (CEME 2205). Late applications will not be accepted, however, hard copies will be accepted after the deadline so long as the electronic copies are sent to students@mech.ubc.ca on time.
Click here to download the application package.
To submit an application or if you have any questions, please feel free to talk to Heather in the MECH Student Services Office or email her at students@mech.ubc.ca .
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UBC Sailbot Ada relocated near the Azores islandssailbot-progress-sept-9th-2016
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/9/14 4:56)
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Ada’s progress data from September 9th, 2016
The UBC Sailbot Ada ? an autonomous sailboat designed and built by UBC students ? was launched off the coast of Newfoundland with the goal of crossing the Atlantic, a feat which has been attempted by many researchers, but never accomplished. Ada made it about 800 km before being damaged in a storm on August 30th, 2016, when she lost power and was temporarily lost.
However, in a recent update, the UBC Sailbot team announced that Ada had regained life when direct sunlight hit the boat’s solar panels on Tuesday. Through the use of a satellite network, the team was then able to locate Ada near the Azores islands, an autonomous region of Portugal located in the mid-Atlantic, and about 500 km east of her last known location prior to the power failure.
The team is now hopeful that they will be able to retrieve the sailbot, however it is not yet clear how this will be achieved. On their Facebook page, the team has reached out f ...
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Dr. Yusuf Altintas named first Canadian president of CIRP!dsc_1921
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/9/14 2:30)
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Dr. Altintas with a student in his Manufacturing Automation Lab.
MECH Professor Yusuf Altintas, has been named the first Canadian president of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP).
CIRP takes its abbreviated name from the French acronym of C ollege I nternational pour la R echerche en P roductique (CIRP) and is an organization that aims to promote scientific research through co-operation, as well as address issues related to modern production science and technology.
Dr. Altintas will act as the president from September 2016 to August 2017. Presidents of CIRP are elected annually in order to ensure continuous improvement and to reflect the changing needs of manufacturing science and technology.
Professor Altintas was also recently awarded the ASME William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award and the NSERC Strategic Research Network in Virtual Machining Grant.
Congratulations Dr. Altintas!
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Student Blog Post:?UBC AeroDesign Flies Heavy in SAE Aero Design West Regular Class?aerodesign-compe
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/9/8 4:22)
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By Siddhant Malik, UBC AeroDesign
The UBC AeroDesign Team (formerly known as The UBC Heavy Lift Team) was founded twenty-three years ago at UBC to learn the process of aircraft design and develop competitive radio-controlled airplanes for collegiate competitions.
The team recently competed at the SAE Aero Design West Competition from April 22nd ? 24th in Van Nuys, California. The mission: to lift as much payload as possible in a 10?x4?x4? compartment, while consuming only 1000 Watts of power and taking off within 200 feet. The team placed 11th overall in the Regular Class Division against 37 international teams and was very proud to receive a 3rd place award from SAE and Lockheed Martin for the design report.
The competition plane, named North Star, featured a rear cargo hatch for loading and unloading the payload within one minute to meet SAE?s requirement. The team members also integrated 3D printed components into the plane which provided a tremendous amount of design flex ...
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Electronics Goes Green 2016
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/9/6 9:00)
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(6.9.2016 - 9.9.2016) From September 6-9, 2016 Fraunhofer IZM is hosting the international conference Electronics Goes Green 2016 in Berlin, for the fifth time after the years 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. The conference is the most important event on microelectronics and the environment worldwide and will provide experts from science, industry and politics with a forum to discuss state-of-the-art technologies and current political trends with regard to microelectronics and its impact on the environment.
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