In the Media
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Times ColonistShoring wall collapse at B.C. condo development raises questions about quality of work
Civil engineering professor Dr. Perry Adebar commented on the collapse of a shoring wall at the development site of a high-rise condo in Coquitlam.
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CastanetUBC Okanagan's new Master of Design builds leadership potential
UBCO's faculty of creative and critical studies, school of engineering and Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences created an interdisciplinary master of design degree.
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Radio-CanadaCOP28: British Columbians seeking solutions in Dubai
Chemical and biological engineering master’s student Muhammad Huzaifa commented on the UN’s climate change conference held in Dubai.
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The Globe and MailDow Chemical announces $11.5-billion project in Alberta
Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Johan Foster said Canada needs to invest more in developing alternatives to fossil-fuel-based materials.
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UBC TodayEncouraging empathetic engineers who will make a positive impact on the world
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering's Dr. Ray Taheri utilizes project-based learning and humanitarian work to inspire his students to use their education to change lives for the better.
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The ProvinceThis Vancouver compassion club was saving lives. Then things got political
Nursing PhD candidate Trevor Goodyear argued that B.C. should be scaling up safer-supply programs rather than shutting them down.
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CBC The CurrentIV vitamin therapy a 'case of marketing, not science,' says UBC nursing prof
Nursing professor Dr. Bernie Garrett commented on IV vitamin therapy, saying it is not based on science.
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The ProvinceConcussions ended Scott Ramsay's hockey career — but they've become his passion as a nurse
Scott Ramsay, who graduates from UBC this week with a PhD in nursing, has been working to intervene in the lives of youth struggling with brain injury, after battling brain injury himself.
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Financial PostRobots and AI are taking over factory floors, but manufacturing still needs the human touch
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Yusuf Altintas said AI and automation can improve the lives of engineers if used correctly.
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Canadian SME Business MagazineCanadian innovators receive prestigious Mitacs Awards for breakthroughs
Bern Klein, a mineral process engineer and professor in the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia, earned the Mitacs Award for Exceptional Leadership—Professor.