In the Media
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Vancouver SunClimate change could force snow-clearing rethink
Civil engineering professor Dr. Gord Lovegrove commented on the costs of adding residential side streets to Vancouver’s snow-clearing plans.
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On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko
The future of nuclear fission
Ben Britton, associate professor of materials engineering at UBC, joins us to discuss the promising future of nuclear fission.
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CBC News
Ottawa urged to act after Taliban shuts women out of higher education
Applied sciences student Habiba Nazari said she fears her sisters in Afghanistan will never be able to attend university after the Taliban's ban on women attending universities.
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Yahoo Finance
Gemina Labs announces research collaboration on next generation biosensors
Dr. Amanda Clifford, materials engineering professor, has entered a collaborative research partnership with Gemina Laboratories Ltd. to focus on the development of wearable biosensors.
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CityNews
UBC researchers studying AI to reduce sea noise for whales
Dr. Jasmin Jelovica and Dr. Rajeev Jaiman, professors of mechanical engineering, are studying solutions for reducing chronic ship noise that can lead to stress, hearing loss and feeding problems for marine mammals.
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West K News
UBCO engineers dive into local flood recovery, prevention in Central Okanagan
Sadia Ishaq, a PhD candidate in UBCO’s school of engineering, discussed creating measures to help mitigate damage from future climate-related disasters.
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Vancouver Sun
Decades of work remain long after the shaking ends
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang was quoted about the lack of earthquake-resistant buildings in earthquake-prone areas.
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Vancouver Sun
Decades of work remain long after the shaking ends
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang discussed the Vancouver buildings that don't meet high-performance earthquake standards.
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CBC News
B.C. man reunites with the Space Age hovercraft he built in the 1960s
David Scott, 85-year-old mechanical engineering alumnus, was reunited with a hovercraft that he built in the 1960s.
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Castanet
UBCO unveils art installation on day of action for violence against women
UBCO students gathered to unveil an art installation that remembers the 14 women that were killed at a school in Montreal in 1989. The art piece, titled For Future Matriarchs, was created by Syilx artist Krista-Belle Stewart and Secwépemc artist Tania Willard.