In the Media
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Daily Hive Vancouver
Funky website reveals the stinkiest smells around Vancouver
A project led by mechanical engineering researchers called “Smell Vancouver” is tracking the worst and weirdest odours around Metro Vancouver.
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CTV News
B.C. professor pushes to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth
Chemical and biological engineering professor emerita Dr. Royann Petrell and others are calling on the government to increase wildlife habitat areas in Vancouver Island old-growth forests to save the threatened marbled murrelet.
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CIM Magazine
Mining for talent
Should the decline in students in mining engineering programs be a cause for concern in the age of the green economy? UBC Civil engineering professor David Elmo weighs in.
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Tech Times
Wearable screens? Researchers develop stretchy, color-changing display
Electrical and computer engineering researchers Dr. John Madden and Claire Preston have developed a flexible display that promises to be a game-changer in industries from healthcare to packaging.
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Penticton Herald
Recycling project gains momentum thanks to UBCO
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Abbas Milani and a Penticton-based recycling project have jointly sponsored a symposium to raise funds for research promising to help the environment.
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Canadian Architect
ḴELOŦEN ȻE S,ISTEW̱ Education Fund awarded to three recipients
Three UBC Okanagan engineering students were awarded the Ḵeloten Ȼe Sistew̱ education fund for re-defining engineering design, inclusion and professionalism in Canada by through Indigenous practices and ideals.
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Elko Daily Free Press
Montana’s tailings storage regulations informing global efforts
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining professor emeritus Dr. Dirk Van Zyl commented on Montana’s tailings storage regulations.
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City News Vancouver
What areas of Metro Vancouver are the smelliest? UBC researchers want to know
Mechanical engineering researcher Sahil Bhandari and collaborators have launched “Smell Vancouver” app to track the weirdest odours around Metro Vancouver.
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JEC Composites
UBC researchers turn black bitumen into green carbon fibres
Materials engineer Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her colleagues have developed a way to convert bitumen into commercial-grade carbon fibres.
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Business in Vancouver
Can infrastructure keep pace with immigration?
Civil engineering professor Dr. Nemkumar Banthia commented on the ability of B.C.’s infrastructure to support newcomers.