HATCH Ventures Step Up to Tackle COVID-19

HATCH Ventures Step Up to Tackle COVID-19

Agility is a defining characteristic of successful startups. Meet the game changing HATCH ventures that have shifted gear to tackle COVID-19: 3DQue 3D Printing for a cause Aiming to transform the way companies manufacture, 3DQue provides a solution to fast, smart, and sustainable 3D printing. For their team, the wake of COVID-19 presented two pressing issues they had the […]

ICICS-Specific COVID-19 Response Information

Changes to UBC’s COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program As of March 1, 2022, the university will no longer require regular rapid testing or vaccine declarations except as needed to comply with the relevant Public Health Orders described below. Other safety measures, including the requirement to wear masks in indoor, public spaces continue as long as required […]

Blockchain Summer Institute Moves Online (click image)
Blockchain@UBC Summer Institute 2020 Moves Online

Blockchain@UBC Summer Institute 2020 Moves Online

Due to COVID-19 concerns, this year’s Blockchain@UBC Summer Institute is moving online, with some important changes: Elements of the training workshops and the Blockathon for Social Good will be facilitated ONLINE under the course names: “LIBR 559U: Topics in Computer-Based Information Systems” and “ARST575N: Topics in the Management of Records”. The course will run from May 11-22. More information will […]

ICICS Building Closed Due to COVID-19
ICICS Building Closed Due to COVID-19

ICICS Building Closed Due to COVID-19

Please be advised that the ICICS building is closed until further notice due to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In accordance with the University’s directive, all research activities have been curtailed until at least April 15. For instructions on returning books, please see the ICICS/CS Reading Room website. For urgent matters, please contact info@icics.ubc.ca. For […]

Prof. Ward Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Former ICICS Director Rabab Ward Elected to U.S. National Academy of Engineering

Former ICICS Director Rabab Ward Elected to U.S. National Academy of Engineering

Dr. Rabab Ward, Professor Emerita in Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elected as a Foreign Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. Professor Ward is one of only 18 new international members elected in 2020. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.  Academy […]

Blockchain@UBC Launches Graduate Training Program
Donors Help Equip Makerspace (and detect neutrinos)