By Gerald Narciso For three days in early June, BCIT researchers, faculty and staff, government agencies and industry leaders assembled at the Burnaby campus to attend the inaugural BCIT Applied Research Conference. Through guest speakers, hands-on presentations and behind the scenes tours of research labs, participants were able to get a thorough understanding of the […]
BCIT’s Grace Soo Delivers Winning Idea for Student Innovation Challenge
By Gerald Narciso Grace Soo was on the Skytrain when she received word about the fate of her 2011 BCIT Student Innovation Challenge submission. “I got a call from the organizer for the contest,” says Soo, a BCIT financial management student. “I was thinking he was going to say, ‘sorry, thanks for trying.”” But the […]
The Application of Engineering and Technology to Solving Health Problems
The School of Energy presents: TECHNICAL SEMINAR SERIES “THE APPLICATION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVING HEALTH PROBLEMS” By: Nancy Paris, MASc, P.Eng. Friday, April 8, 2011 12:30 to 1:30pm Location: SW3 1750 About Nancy Paris: Nancy became the Director of BCIT’s Health Technology Research Group (HTRG) in September of 1996. Since 1989, she has […]
The 2011 BCIT Student Innovation Challenge Offers 5000 Great Reasons To Enter
BCIT is on the lookout for students that have an idea or invention that could change the world. The second annual BCIT Student Innovation Challenge is offering students the perfect platform to showcase their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. This year’s Challenge offers the winner $5,000 cash. The contest is once again being organized by the Applied Research Liaison […]
MAKE+ on the Cutting Edge of Evolving Medical Technology
By Gerald Narciso Thre are major changes looming in the nursing field across Canada. From the recent push for hospitals to convert to a universal medical records system to the implementation of new patient to nurse communication devices – the revolution is coming full throttle. “There’s so much technology that is being developed for the […]