Hello its Megan and I have some exciting news to share with you! I was never a person to apply for scholarships but now I regret not applying to them earlier! I highly recommend just applying for scholarships because you might be the perfect candidate! Here are the links to all the scholarships I applied … Read more
It is so easy to get stuck on a desk and chair, day after day, when you are a BCIT student. However, taking a short break can actually help you study more efficiently. To make taking a break easier for you, BCIT’s Burnaby Campus has Recreation Services located right next to the Library! Really, it … Read more
The latest cannabis innovation in the brew stems from a unique partnership between BCIT, UBC and a private cannabis company, Pacific Rim Brands. Dr. Paula Brown, director of BCIT’s Natural Health and Food Products Research Group (NRG) and Canada Research Chair in Phytoanalytics, and Dr. Susan Murch, who teaches chemistry at UBC Okanagan, have partnered with Pacific Rim … Read more
For more than a decade, BCIT MAKE+, a BC-based research lab, has more than 1,900 research hours logged, 5 prototypes built, 6 project requests filed, 37 clinical volunteers recruited, and more than $185,000 worth of projects billed for a large US-based Healthcare Company worth $699 million. Why a company worth $699 million would choose BCIT … Read more
With the Province’s recent announcement that all vehicles sold in BC will be zero-emission by 2040, research into electric vehicle charging by BCIT’s Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART) is more vital than ever. Led by Dr. Hassan Farhangi, the SMART team has spent close to a decade investigating and piloting projects to create charging infrastructure … Read more
In the midst of dizzying growth in the tech sector, many aren’t sure of the career paths available in Computing and IT and what’s needed to get into each of them. “People are hearing that they should get into tech but don’t always feel they know what that means.” Full-time Computing and IT Info Session … Read more
Data, and the potential insight it offers, is now abundant. The growth has been so extreme that companies are stretched to find the talent to manage, let alone query, their data. A change to a career with growth That’s what led Andrew Beck to BCIT Computing for its part time Applied Data Analytics Certificate (ADAC) program. He … Read more
“Archimedes’ principle states that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces and acts in the upward direction at the centre of mass of the displaced fluid”. When it comes to relating a topic … Read more
Hey everyone! Today’s focus is the final two weeks of my Chemistry rotation, which was spent on the ‘manual’ bench. It was more of a miscellaneous bench, really, with testing ranging from urine drug screens, to blood gases, to hemoglobin A1cs. I suppose microscopic urinalysis and point-of-care testing (POCT) are more visual and/or hands-on than … Read more
As we’re slowly approaching the end of the semester you may find yourself stressed about all the deadlines for assignments and group projects. Especially if this is your first year at BCIT, you may feel a bit overwhelmed with the workload and may not be aware of all the help that is here for you … Read more