Houston, We Have a Period: Researching What No One Talks About
At age 16, I decided that I was going to become an astronaut.
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Yosamin Esanullah
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“UBCO Engineering Students: Trained To Be Ostriches with their Heads in the Sand”
Debates about ethics have occasionally rippled through UBC Okanagan’s engineering student population. One notable spark came from a rather i…
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Restoring Autonomy of Parkinson’s Patients: Engineering Capstone Highlights
Over the past year, UBC Okanagan’s engineering students have fielded requests from more than 50 clients across Canada, each seeking practica…
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Minecraft Girlfriends, Reddit Cults, and the Evolution of Human Connection
The fact that human beings are wired for social connection is not new. We thrive off having a sense of interpersonal connection, validation,…
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Bouldering Through the Blues: My Tool Against Seasonal Depression and Anxiety
Earlier this year, I went through an experience that severely disrupted my mind-body connection. The relationship I had with myself would ch…
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UBCO Students Pioneering Space Laser Communications: Engineering Capstone Highlights
Every year, senior engineering students at UBC Okanagan have to overcome the ‘final boss’ of their degree: the fourth year capstone project.
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Imposter Syndrome and the Struggles of Women in Scientific Academia
One might argue that equality has been achieved between genders and ethnic groups in terms of representation and available opportunities in …
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I Joined a Hackathon Even Though I Can’t Code
Despite being an individual who’s knee-deep in a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)-related degree where coding is as commonp…