In the Media
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City News
Metro Vancouver takes 2nd spot for worst metro traffic in North America: TomTom
Civil engineering professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi cautioned against using traffic indices as an indicator of transportation system performance.
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Scientific American
How to Engineer Buildings That Withstand Earthquakes
Structural and earthquake engineering professor Dr. Perry Adebar explained that to make concrete more suitable for seismically active areas, engineers add steel to effectively absorb inertial forces while holding the building's weight.
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Policy Options
A critical look at critical minerals
An op-ed by UBC's Future Minerals Working Group called for Canada to modernize its mining legislation and draw on Indigenous leadership to achieve its global mineral ambitions. Authors included Dr. Nadja Kunz, professor at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering.
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Mongabay Environmental News
For some Colombians, vows of mining reform are just a flash in the pan
Mining engineering professor emeritus Dr. Marcello Veiga commented on whether small-scale mining can be clean.
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Dallas Express
Major mobile carriers report service outages
Electrical and computer engineering professor Dr. David Michelson said modern telecommunications networks are incredibly complex and require constant attention to keep them operating at high levels of service.
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Vancouver Red FM
Can BC also face deadly earthquakes like Turkey and Syria?
Structural and earthquake engineering professor Dr. Perry Adebar talked about the chances of earthquakes in BC.
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Global News
Turkey earthquake: Why did so many buildings collapse despite new standards?
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang discussed the goal of earthquake-resilient building codes.
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Victoria News
Devastation in Turkey echoes past quakes and offers B.C. lessons: profs
Civil engineering professor Dr. Shahria Alam said all levels of governments have to step up efforts to educate people about earthquakes, identify vulnerable infrastructure, and prioritize repairs and retrofitting.
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CTV News
Preparing for a major earthquake in B.C.
Civil engineering researchers Drs. Tony Yang and Mehrtash Motamedi discussed how their group is researching ways of improving seismic designs and retrofitting buildings.
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Global News at 11 BC
UBC prof calls for mandatory seismic assessments
Civil engineering professor Dr. Perry Adebar explained why there needs to be mandatory seismic assessments for buildings in BC.