In the Media
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CBC North by Northwest
Supply chain preparedness during wildfire evacuation
UBCO School of Engineering professor Dr. Babak Tosarkani discussed supply chain resiliency during wildfires.
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The Province
UBC researchers discover way to filter microplastics out of water using plants
Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Orlando Rojas led BioProducts Institute researchers in developing a device that uses wood dust to trap up to 99.9 per cent of microplastics in water.
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Middle East Eye
Why action on the climate crisis is simply hot air
School of community and regional planning professor emeritus Dr. William Rees was quoted in an opinion piece about climate change.
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Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
UBC explores hydrothermal liquefaction to extract phosphorous from municipal wastewater
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Cigdem Eskicioglu led a study that investigated how to extract phosphorus from wastewater sludge.
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The Weather Network
Here’s how Vancouver rain gardens are giving salmon a boost
A study co-authored civil engineering researchers found that specially designed gardens could reduce the amount of a toxic car tire chemical entering our waterways by more than 90 per cent.
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Washington Post
States siphoned away $750 million in infrastructure law climate funds
Civil engineering professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi said congestion-reducing technology is not the most efficient way to cut emissions as unclogging roads encourages people to drive more.
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Castanet
UBCO researchers recover vital resources from wastewater sludge
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Cigdem Eskicioglu led a study that investigated how to extract phosphorus from wastewater sludge.
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CTV News
B.C. professor pushes to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth
Chemical and biological engineering professor emerita Dr. Royann Petrell and others are calling on the government to increase wildlife habitat areas in Vancouver Island old-growth forests to save the threatened marbled murrelet.
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Penticton Herald
Recycling project gains momentum thanks to UBCO
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Abbas Milani and a Penticton-based recycling project have jointly sponsored a symposium to raise funds for research promising to help the environment.
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CBC Planet Wonder (TV)
How is going back to natural fabrics the way to be fashion forward?
Materials engineering student Rynn Zhang discussed the impact of textiles on climate change and the environment (6:33 mark).