In the Media
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Ubyssey
'One piece of the puzzle': UBC Sustainability Hub and SFU Sustainability host post-COP27 discussion
Materials engineering student Rynn Zhang spoke to her experience at the UN Conference of the Parties 27 (COP27) and reflected on the urgency for action and bringing attention to Canada as a global emitter.
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University of British Columbia Magazine
This Black Friday, consider curbing your consumption
Dr. Maria Holuszko, assistant professor at UBC’s Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, acknowledges that the lives of electronics are getting shorter and urges people to keep their electronics as long as they’re functional.
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Fortune
Bike-share programs have been quietly polluting for years. Now companies like Lime and Lyft are improving design and operations to deliver on sustainability promises
Dr. Kelly Clifton, professor at the School of Community and Regional Planning, commented on the overall carbon emissions impact of micromobility devices.
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CBC News
Transportation and climate change take back seat to other municipal issues, B.C. prof says
Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi, UBCO civil engineering professor, discusses the critical role of transportation in a city's sustainability goals.
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The Maritime Executive
UBC and Clear Seas Study to provide path to zero-impact marine shipping
Dr. Terre Satterfield, mechanical engineering professor, will be leading a joint research project that aims to play a key role in reducing the environmental footprint of shipping.
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CityNews Vancouver
BC art group to build 'breathing' sculpture to highlight air quality
UBC engineering student Chloe Benko-Prieur and mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman are leading a project to develop a large-scale moving art piece to shed light on air pollution around the world.
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CBC Quirks and Quarks
The science of a city's summer smells
Davi de Ferreyro Monticelli, a PhD student working with mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman, discussed driving a mobile air pollution lab around the city as part of UBC's "Smell Vancouver" program.
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Global News
Alberta government to intervene in constitutional challenge against federal plastics ban
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Mohammad Arjmand discussed the heath and environmental impacts of plastic.
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Today in BC
UBC team announces pollution-sniffing lab on wheels
UBC researchers have developed a mobile lab to measure concentrations of air pollutants across the city. Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman was quoted.
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Forbes (Mexico)
New non-polluting plastics developed in Canada
UBC researchers have come up with two ideas to reduce plastic waste - compostable bioplastics and a self-repairing coating, which prolongs the shelf life of products. Engineering professors Dr. Mark Martinez and Dr. Savvas Hatzikiriakos were quoted.