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?Berkeley Dance Project 2017?Explores Networks and Elements at Zellerbach Playhouse, April 20-29
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2017/4/7 6:51)
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Berkeley, CA ? April 2017 ? This month, UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS) presents its final Playhouse Production of the season: Berkeley Dance Project 2017 (BDP) , featuring works by guest choreographers Krista DeNio and James Graham, as well as TDPS student choreographers Angie Corley and José Nuñoz . BDP 2017 , directed by SanSan Kwan and performed by student dancers, highlights the relationship between the human and natural worlds, exploring ways that the two transmit ideas, emotions, and energy. Berkeley Dance Project 2017 opens Thursday, April 20, 2017 and continues through Saturday, April 29, 2017 in the Zellerbach Playhouse on the UC Berkeley campus. Tickets are $13-$20 and can be purchased online through the TDPS Box Office at tdps.berkeley.edu/berkeley-dance-project-2017/ or at the door.
Inspired by the theme ?Digging Deep,? Berkeley Dance Project 2017 offers a physical exploration of communication?between humans, ...
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Innovative software converts Wi-Fi data into energy savingsIKB770The Irving K. Barber Learning Centr
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2017/4/1 6:13)
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The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre library. Credit: Lara Swimmer Photography
For the first time in Canada, a University of British Columbia engineer has found a way to use Wi-Fi to determine the number of building occupants and adjust ventilation accordingly ? saving energy without sacrificing air quality.
?Every day, thousands of smartphones, laptops and tablets connect to the Wi-Fi network at UBC,? said Stefan Storey, who holds a master?s in mechanical engineering and a PhD in resource management and environmental studies from UBC. ?Our Bridge software anonymously counts the number of wireless devices in each room and passes the counts on to UBC?s building control system, which then adjusts airflow through the relevant building, practically in real time.?
Stefan Storey
Based on an occupant count, the control system can vary the airflow to a room, ramping it up for a busy lecture, or down during the times in between.
UBC worked with Storey to test the t ...
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Andrea Palmer named one of BCBusiness?30 Under 30reveal rotator crop
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2017/3/23 8:23)
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Andrea Palmer, founder of Awake Labs, was recently named among BCBusiness’ 2017 30 Under 30. This award recognizes young entrepreneurs who are excelling professionally, are innovative in their industry, and who are giving back to others and the community.
A prominent theme among the 2017 winners is the passion to make the world a better place, something that Palmer certainly aims to do with the creation of the Reveal. Starting out as a university project during her undergraduate degree, the Reveal is a wearable device that has gained Palmer national recognition. Designed to measure stress indicators, such as heart rate and skin temperature, and transmit the data to a smartphone app, she hopes to use the device to monitor signs of anxiety, specifically in children with autism or other neurological disorders.
This year’s winners will be recognized at the 2017 BCBusiness 30 Under 30 event on Thursday, April 13th, 2017 at the Vancouver Club.
Congratulations Andrea Palme ...
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UBC Supermileage demo new prototype on Global News, hope to win upcoming Shell Eco-marathon
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2017/3/18 8:21)
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UBC student student team Supermileage was recently featured by Global News for the creation of their sustainable car prototypes. The team is currently prepping for the upcoming 2017 Shell Eco-marathon, held in Detroit, USA that draws participants from universities all over the world. In the feature, MECH students and Team Co-captains Jocelyne Boone and Jonathan Marr share with us a little about the car’s design process, as well as their performance goals for their current prototype. The team hopes to make a comeback at this year’s competition, having come up with a new car design from scratch.
You can watch the full feature below:
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Engineering student team places second in national design competition33271941366_3f9b6d8c41_h
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2017/3/16 6:39)
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A team of four engineering students ? Andrew Dworschak (Engineering Physics), Connor McFadyen (Mechanical), Allan Ng (Mechanical Engineering) and Jenny Yang (Engineering Physics) ? won second place in the Senior Design category at the Canadian Engineering Competition on March 2-6 in Calgary.
The Senior Design competition challenges teams to design and construct a working prototype to complete a given engineering objective. The tasks are designed to test the competitors? knowledge in design theory, technical skills, time management and teamwork. This year?s challenge was called Nuclear Meltdown: a nuclear facility had a malfunction, causing it to constantly release fuel cells (represented by water balloons). The team challenge was to build a robot (Bluetooth or wired) that could collect and bring the fuel cells to containment zones, activate a kill-switch and finally return back to safety in 2.5 minutes. The students were given ten hours to design, build and test the prototype ...
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TDPS Presents?Love and Pride? a New Musical About Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Relation
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2017/3/15 3:38)
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Berkeley, CA – March 2017 – This Spring UC Berkeley?s Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS) presents Love and Pride , a new musical directed, written, and choreographed by TDPS student Sy Bocalbos Jordan that lightheartedly explores how people navigate gender identity, sexual orientation and learning to love yourself and others . Featuring an original electronic score, Love and Pride follows six interconnected characters through San Francisco?s landmark festivals and celebrations as they learn to respect, and appreciate, all expressions of sexuality and identity. Love and Pride runs March 16-19 in Zellerbach Room 7 on the UC Berkeley Campus. Tickets are $10 to $15 and can be purchased online through the TDPS box office (http://tdps.berkeley.edu/events/love-and-pride/) or at the door.
Love and Pride opens on Bay to Breakers, San Francisco?s annual 12k run that is heavy on costumes, light on competition, and optional on clothing. The sho ...
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Dr Peter Ostafichuk selected as a recipient of the Margaret Fulton AwardDr.-Pete-Ostafichuk-with-stu
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2017/3/8 7:08)
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Congratulations to Dr Peter Ostafichuk (a.k.a. ?Dr. Pete?), recipient of the 2016/2017 Margaret Fulton Award!
On March 6, 2017, UBC announced the recipients of the Margaret Fulton Award, an award granted to an outstanding individual who has made a contribution to student development and the university community in honour of Dr Margaret Fulton’s commitment to university access and student learning. Dr Fulton was a distinguished educator in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education. She served as the Dean of Women at UBC and University President, Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax.
As a professor of teaching, Dr. Pete?s primary focus is on teaching and academic leadership. He is an advocate of Team-Based Learning and other innovative teaching approaches. Described as a “catalyst for change in engineering education” * , Dr Pete is the recipient of other notable teaching awards, including the 3M National Teaching Fellowship and the Killa ...
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UC Berkeley Presents Naomi Iizuka?s?Polaroid Stories,?a Powerful Telling of Street Kids? Stories Wov
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2017/2/28 7:18)
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Berkeley, CA – March 2017 – This Spring UC Berkeley?s Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS) presents Naomi Iizuka?s Polaroid Stories , an eye-opening depiction of the lives of street youth woven together with tales from Ovid?s Metamorphoses . Directed by veteran Bay Area actress and director Margo Hall, this dark social commentary on street teens runs March 3-12 at Zellerbach Playhouse on the UC Berkeley Campus. Tickets are $13 to $20 and can be purchased online through the TDPS box office ( tdps.berkeley.edu/events/polaroid-stories/ ) or at the door.
Based on Iizuka?s interviews with sex workers and runaways, Polaroid Stories elevates complex tales of life on the street by using poetic language and mythological figures. Set in a dilapidated urban landscape, Polaroid Stories follows a group of teenagers, portrayed as mythological characters, as they hustle, steal, and try to survive the streets. Narcissus is a young street hustler obsess ...
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Dr. Yusuf Altintas named one of UBC?s Distinguished University Scholarsyusuf-from-apsc-newsAltintas
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2017/2/23 4:25)
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Professor Yusuf Altintas
MECH professor Yusuf Altintas was recently named a UBC Distinguished University Scholar (DUS) for 2016.
Each year, the Distinguished University Scholar (DUS) program recognizes exceptional faculty members who have distinguished themselves as scholars in research, teaching and learning. This distinction is granted for five years, and is renewable once, and includes a one-time $20,000 research award and a $20,000 per annum salary stipend, payable for the duration of the award period.
Dr. Altintas joins ten others, from across a wide range of departments and programs, who will be acknowledged at the Annual Research Awards on April 5, 2017.
Congratulations Dr. Altintas on this prestigious award!
Click here for the full list of this year’s Distinguished University Scholars.
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Tiny magnetic implant offers new drug delivery methodCoin770Ali Shademani and Hongbin Zhang
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2017/2/15 6:31)
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Size of the magnetic implant compared to the Canadian one-dollar coin. Credit: UBC
University of British Columbia researchers have developed a magnetic drug implant?the first of its kind in Canada?that could offer an alternative for patients struggling with numerous pills or intravenous injections.
The device, a silicone sponge with magnetic carbonyl iron particles wrapped in a round polymer layer, measures just six millimetres in diameter. The drug is injected into the device and then surgically implanted in the area being treated. Passing a magnet over the patient?s skin activates the device by deforming the sponge and triggering the release of the drug into surrounding tissue through a tiny opening.
Ali Shademani and co-author Hongbin Zhang
?Drug implants can be safe and effective for treating many conditions, and magnetically controlled implants are particularly interesting because you can adjust the dose after implantation by using different magnet strengths. Ma ...
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