Student Stories
VSE grad develops app to help ethically-minded consumers shop online
December 22, 2020 | Tagged: Student Stories
A UBC student has created a Chrome extension to help consumers be more ethical with their online purchases.
VSE student creates app to help students navigate PhD decisions
December 21, 2020 | Tagged: Honours Economics, PhD, Student Stories
Amedeus D’Souza, a fourth-year Honours student at the Vancouver School of Economics, has developed a Chrome extension to help students decide where to apply for graduate studies.
VSE students to hold “workathon” to raise funds for anti-racist & queer causes
June 24, 2020 | Tagged: Student Stories
A group of VSE students are holding a “workathon” fundraiser for Black, Indigenous, and queer organizations at the end of June.
Yael Boyd
May 13, 2019 | Tagged: Co-Op, Student Stories
Building up to your dream job 5th year Economics major Most recent co-op job: Policy Analyst, Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Cultural Industries Film & Video Policy Team As a policy analyst for the Canadian Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Yael Boyd worked on policies to regulate film, television, and other cultural industries in Canada. […]
Roshni Pendse
April 10, 2019 | Tagged: Co-Op, Student Stories
Through her work terms in the Arts Co-op Program, Roshni Pendse has now seen the aviation industry from the inside out.
UBC students question cost of Vancouver fireworks display
December 4, 2017 | Tagged: Honda Celebration of Lights, Student Stories
A group of UBC students are raising questions over the cost of Vancouver’s annual Honda Celebration of Lights, an annual summer fireworks festival.