In the Media
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give UBCThree UBC Engineering students named 2023 Schulich Leaders
Three incoming UBC Engineering students receive Canada's largest STEM scholarship.
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The Globe and MailResearchers simulating wildfire evacuations for five Western Canadian communities
Civil engineering professor Dr. Amy Kim is part of a study that will survey residents in the Alberta communities of Canmore and Whitecourt and the B.C. towns of Quesnel, Salmon Arm and Nelson on evacuations and decisions in disasters.
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NBC MiamiHow is the Miami River cleaned? New technologies to eradicate microplastics
Media mentioned a device developed by forestry and chemical and biological engineering researchers that uses wood dust to trap up to 99.9 per cent of microplastics in water.
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Rocky Mountain OutlookCanmore residents encouraged to take part in wildfire evacuation study
Civil engineering professor Dr. Amy Kim is part of a study that will survey residents in the Alberta communities of Canmore and Whitecourt and the B.C. towns of Quesnel, Salmon Arm and Nelson on evacuations and decisions in disasters.
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CTV NewsLaunch Canada gathers future Canadian rocketeers
Members of the UBC Rocket student engineering design team participated in the Launch Canada competition in Ontario where they tested their rockets.
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CastanetDoes the Thompson-Okanagan need light-rail commuter train?
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove pitched a hydrogen powered train that would service the Okanagan.
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CBC NewsCommunities in B.C.'s Okanagan grapple with highway disruption caused by rock slide
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Dwayne Tannant said Highway 97 is unlikely to open for the long weekend due to ongoing instability of the nearby slope.
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Global NewsAre self-driving cars safe? A UBC study says British Columbians aren’t too sure
Civil engineering professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi and PhD student Gurdiljot Singh Gill conducted a study which found that more than 40 per cent of British Columbians believe pedestrians will be less safe with self-driving cars on roadways.
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Burnaby NowResidents in these Burnaby buildings are at 'high-risk' during extreme heat
Engineering master’s student Oluwasina Agunbiade developed a toolkit for retrofitting at-risk buildings to better withstand extreme heat.
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City News VancouverPermanent emergency response team promising, if done right: UBC expert
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Dwayne Tannant said a provincial permanent emergency response team could be useful in recovering from climate disasters.