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The Daily Hodl
Crypto has a desktop problem – this is how we fix it

An article about crypto referenced a UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering study that analyzed the user experience of the top five mobile crypto wallets.

September 30, 2022
CBC Quirks and Quarks
The science of a city's summer smells

Davi de Ferreyro Monticelli, a PhD student working with mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman, discussed driving a mobile air pollution lab around the city as part of UBC's "Smell Vancouver" program.

September 24, 2022
Curiocity
10 ways to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Vancouver

Media mentioned the Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day, an initiative begun and led by UBC Faculty of Applied Science, as an event to attend on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

September 23, 2022
Taiwan Plus News
Analysis: What changed after Taiwan's deadly 1999 earthquake?

Dr. Tony Yang, professor of structural and earthquake engineering in UBC Civil Engineering, discussed changes to the building code and other impacts in the aftermath of Taiwan's deadly 1999 Jiji Earthquake.

September 21, 2022
Research2Reality
This is the house that collaboration is building

The School of Biomedical Engineering is UBC's first inter-faculty school, forging a partnership between the Faculty of Applied Science and the Faculty of Medicine. SBME Director Dr. Peter Zandstra how the new, interdisciplinary facility will enable solving new problems.

September 20, 2022
BC Business
UBC-based nonprofit MEDIC Foundation cuts into the heart of chronic conditions

UBC Biomedical Engineering undergraduate students Anjali Menon and Madhini Vigneswaran discuss their nonprofit, MEDIC Foundation, which aims to make treatment for people diagnosed with chronic conditions more accessible and convenient.

September 16, 2022
Globe and Mail (subscription)
Can smart traffic lights ease congestion, reduce emissions and make streets safer? UBC to test it out

Several intersections on UBC’s Vancouver campus are the first in Canada to have NoTraffic’s smart traffic-management platform installed, as part of the school’s Aurora connected-vehicle test bed research. UBC engineering professor David Michelson was quoted.

September 9, 2022
Global News
Alberta government to intervene in constitutional challenge against federal plastics ban

UBCO engineering professor Dr. Mohammad Arjmand discussed the heath and environmental impacts of plastic.

September 8, 2022
MINING.com
Another 'Dr. Copper'

Materials engineering professor Amanda Clifford was interviewed about her work on formulating a copper coating that could kill COVID faster.

September 6, 2022
Inside Logistics
Amazon boosts tech students with scholarship program

Incoming UBC Applied Science student Sidhant Sidana is one of 10 graduating high school students to receive a $30,000 scholarship from Amazon Future Engineer Canada.

September 1, 2022

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