In the Media
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Toronto Star‘A start’: Toronto multiplex policy aimed at boosting housing welcomed by observers
SCARP's Dr. Penny Gurstein, co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative, commented on a new policy allowing single family homes in Toronto to be converted into low-rise multiplexes.
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Vancouver SunWill e-bike rebate program get people out of their cars? Here’s what UBC research shows
Civil engineering's active transportation lab headed by Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that electric bikes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and congestion. Civil engineering PhD students Amir Hassanpour and Elmira Berjisian were quoted.
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CTV News'I was in a coma for about 45 days': UBC student graduates after near-fatal accident
Mechanical engineering student Yi Yi Du, who nearly lost his life and suffered brain injuries from a vehicle collision in 2021, will be graduating this week.
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Squamish ChiefInsights from a civil engineer: Assessing the Sea to Sky Highway’s design
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering professor Dr. Suliman Gargoum discussed the design of the Sea to Sky Highway that links Lions Bay and Whistler.
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CBCWould you pay $800 a month to live in a closet? In Vancouver, that may be all you can afford
SCARP professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein, co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative, said that B.C. needs “all hands on deck” to deal with the housing crisis.
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National Observer‘Birders, not blockaders’ ask B.C. to protect old-growth in Fairy Creek to save marbled murrelets
Chemical and biological engineering professor emerita Dr. Royann Petrell calls on B.C. to increase wildlife habitat areas in old-growth forests to save the threatened marbled murrelet.
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The Hill Times (subscription)Integrated energy systems key to low-carbon future at home and abroad
Dr. Walter Merida, Applied Science associate dean of research and industrial partnerships, wrote about UBC’s climate action research.
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Best HealthTrying to drink less? 10 non-alcoholic beers you need on your radar
Nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins discussed the increase in alcohol consumption after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CBCCanadian architects bring campaign to address housing crisis from the street to world stage
SALA faculty and students are representing Canada at the Venice Biennale, with an installation on Canada's housing crisis.
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Vancouver SunVancouver's housing crisis goes global at major architectural festival
Architecture professor Matthew Soules said that homes are built as financial assets rather than spaces for living in Canada.