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In the Media

Times Colonist
Lessons from a road trip: Drivers need a safety refresher

A study by UBCO civil engineering researchers showed that fatal crashes in BC more than doubled when highway speed limits were increased.

October 31, 2024
CBC News
After decades of 'slime,' BC First Nation celebrates clean drinking water

CHBE's Dr. Madjid Mohseni commented on the federal government’s need to work with local Indigenous communities to ensure that they have access to safe drinking water.

October 31, 2024
EL PAÍS
Can Indigenous urbanism counter Vancouver’s pressing lack of housing?

SCARP Professor Emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein discussed the difficulties in creating affordable housing in Vancouver.

October 25, 2024
Vancouver Sun
Weekend rainstorm a warning to Metro Vancouver municipalities: Infrastructure upgrades are needed

Civil engineering Adjunct Professor Dr. Troy Vassos discussed how municipalities have historically built infrastructure to handle rainfall.

October 22, 2024
Water Canada
Bulking and foaming bacteria: Improving wastewater pollution removal

CIVL's Dr. Ryan Ziels discusses research he co-led on activated sludge processes to help Canada's wastewater treatment processes.

October 1, 2024
National Post
What if our housing crisis can't be fixed?

SALA Professor Patrick Condon was quoted in an opinion piece on Canada’s housing crisis.

September 26, 2024
Canadian Geographic
Rekindling hope: Kanaka Bar’s climate evacuees

SCARP Adjunct Professor Dr. Ryan Reynolds co-authored a report on evacuations, outlining how to best connect to residents during an evacuation.

September 6, 2024
Daily Hive
Free money from e-bike incentives not just great for our wallets: UBC study

CIVL Associate Professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that the Saanich e-bike pilot program led to a decrease in car travel and carbon emissions.

September 2, 2024
The Frisc
SF merchants say new bike lanes kill business. Studies show otherwise

SCARP Professor Dr. Kelly Clifton commented on the economic impact of bikers and walkers on businesses.

August 28, 2024
Phys.org
After wildfires, mudslides come: Fighting the impact of climate change on rural communities

SOE Professor Dr. Dwayne Tannant's industry-leading expertise on managing debris flows was outlined in detail.

August 26, 2024

UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.