In the Media
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CBC Quirks & QuarksFinding concrete solutions to one of the world's hardest environmental problems
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Shahria Alam discussed making new concrete with concrete recycled from demolished structures.
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CBCQuebec company offers breath of carbon-neutral air with cement alternative
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Shahria Alam commented on sustainable concrete.
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The UbysseyA knife? No!: UBC Volcan forges blades and community
UBC Volcan's co-presidents Connor Gingera and Kerrie Ye speak about their engineering design team and the collaborative effort that goes into making their blades.
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Canadian Mining JournalWaste is a failure of the imagination
Vikramaditya Yadav, director of the Master of Engineering Leadership in sustainable process engineering, and associate professor of chemical and biological engineering and the School of Biomedical Engineering, talks about technology that is challenging the conventional notion that mining must generate waste.
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CBC ListenTruth and Reconciliation in workplaces
Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Senior Manager of EDI and Indigeneity, discussed Weaving Relations, a training course on Indigenous understanding for UBC faculty and staff.
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The Globe and MailMeet the B.C. lumberjacks who set out to build a hybrid electric logging truck
Electrical and computer engineering professor Dr. Martin Ordonez said safety certification is one of the most significant costs in the electric-vehicle sector.
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British ColumbiaOptimism, gratitude, and painful memories at B.C. events on Orange Shirt Day
Applied Science co-hosted an intergenerational march at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre on September 30 to mark Orange Shirt Day. Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Senior Manager EDI and Indigeneity, was quoted.
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CTV VancouverUBC engineering class of 1958 reunites
UBC engineering alumni, who helped to build many of the bridges and roads we use today, reconnected 65 years after their graduation. Dr. James Olson, dean of applied science, was interviewed.
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Global News‘We are always there’: Indigenous people also practice self-care on Sept. 30
Indigenous engineering PhD student Danilo Caron said spending time with family following September 30 is restorative.
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Global NewsBeyond wearing orange: How to meaningfully mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
An intergenerational march to recognize Orange Shirt Day will start at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC on Sept. 30. Civil engineering graduate student Danilo Caron (Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation) who is helping run the march was interviewed.