In the Media
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CBC NewsBlack Excellence in STEM speaker and SBME alum Coralie Tcheune talks rule-breaking and building bold futures
UBC is spotlighting Black History Month with its Black Excellence in STEM series. The CBC’s Stephen Quinn spoke with the first session speaker, UBC medical school student and SBME alum Coralie Tcheune, about her talk “How to Build Cool Things, Break the Rules, and Stay Audacious.”
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Vancouver SunRichmond-based pilot using Fraser River sediment to protect communities from flooding
The pilot — led by Ducks Unlimited Canada and UBC engineers — aims to rebuild eroding tidal marshes that once protected the shoreline.
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Business in VancouverMissing out on local data centres could cost B.C., industry leaders warn
UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering Mohammad Shahrad speaks on the need for secure, homegrown digital infrastructure in BC as geopolitical risk rises.
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CIM MagazineCanada’s mining crossroads
UBC Mining professor John Steen shares how having major companies based in Vancouver would help generate more research and development in the critical minerals space.
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Earth.comMassive wind farms change wind patterns
Research by UBCO School of Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Joshua Brinkerhoff identifies a critical flaw in how the wind energy industry forecasts wind farm performance.
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CBC News'It's like the Wild West out here': Resident questions safety of gravel mine near Oliver, BC
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering Professor Scott Dunbar comments on gravel mining near the town of Oliver after a resident witnessed rocks fall from the site and landing close to her property.
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CityNews VancouverUninsured Vancouver homes left without flood insurance program
It's been a year since an atmospheric river and record-breaking rainfall levels caused massive flooding in the Lower Mainland. UBC Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Enda Murphy comments on what potential homebuyers should be asking about flood risks.
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Toronto StarTeck-Anglo focus on critical minerals to bode well for regulatory review: experts
BRIMM director Dr. John Steen comments on the merger between major mining companies Teck and Anglo-American.
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CTV NewsAir quality improves across much of B.C., but risks remain in some communities
Naomi Zimmerman, an associate professor at UBC and Canada Research Chair in real-world air quality sensing, says the public should pay close attention to daily air quality ratings to monitor their own health.