In the Media
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The TyeeBC’s first seniors advocate steps down
Nursing adjunct professor Dan Levitt has been appointed as B.C.’s new seniors advocate.
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MIT Technology ReviewThe next generation of mRNA vaccines is on its way
Dr. Anna Blakney (biomedical engineering; Michael Smith Laboratories) was quoted about self-amplifying RNA vaccines.
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CBC What On EarthWar, peace and a changing climate
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Alex Tavasoli commented on the use of carbon dioxide to cure concrete.
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CBCProposed critical-mineral mines in B.C. could each make $1B per year revenue if approved: industry association
Professor Dr. John Steen (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering; Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining) commented on a study by the Mining Association of B.C. which claimed some minerals have the potential to be a major economic driver for B.C.
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Business in VancouverHow AI-powered robots can help B.C.'s construction industry
Structural engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang and his team at the Smart Structures Lab developed AI robots that can perform basic construction tasks on site.
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Science WorldFast Forward: Will cars always need batteries?
Dr. Yasmine Abdin, materials engineering assistant professor at UBC, and her team have discovered a way to make carbon fibres out of a by-product of the oil and gas industry called asphaltenes.
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Business in VancouverMineSense co-founder gets Mitacs award
Bern Klein, a professor in the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and co-inventor of the technology used by MineSense Technologies, was recently recognized for his contributions to science with a Mitacs Award.
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Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchMeet the recipients of the 2023 Personnel Awards for Black Scholars
UBC School of Nursing's doctoral candidate Ismália De Sousa was one of 19 people to receive the 2023 Personnel Awards for Black Scholars.
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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 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.