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CBC News
Hundreds honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at UBC event

The APSC-led Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day took place on September 30 at UBC.

September 30, 2024
CBC News
Why Canada's health-care system needs more Indigenous professionals

School of Nursing Indigenous nursing lead Tania Dick commented on the healthcare needs and lack of resources for Indigenous communities.

September 30, 2024
BC Business
Mentorship: e@UBC's Chang Han puts his heart into in BC startups like CanDry

ECE alumna Maddie Aliasl and CHBE alumnus Hamid Rezaei were recognized for their statup company, CanDry Technologies.

September 27, 2024
The Tyee
The future of home heating? It’s in the dishwater

CHBE's Dr. Anthony Lau commented on energy systems that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

September 26, 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
Global News
Players get ‘sleepy’ brainwaves after soccer headers, UBC study finds

Dr. Lyndia Wu's research revealed that impacts from heading a ball slows brain activity and produce brain waves associated with sleep and drowsiness.

September 24, 2024
National Observer
They found a huge pile of clothing dumped in an alley. Now they want to use AI to reduce fashion waste

Five computer engineering students are helping to develop an app that will make it easy to handle used clothing for their Capstone project.

September 23, 2024
CBS News
Western Pennsylvania's congressmembers at odds with public on how to handle climate crisis

A study by SCARP's Dr. Holly Caggiano was referenced which showed that policymakers may underestimate the support for green energy projects.

September 23, 2024
The Province
B.C. Election: NDP promises to connect more British Columbians to a family doctor by 2026

Nursing Professor Dr. Sabrina Wong commented on healthcare service delivery in BC.

September 23, 2024
The Ubyssey
Unsetting stones: How a UBC PhD student is working to decolonize civil engineering

Doctoral student Danilo (Giniw) Caron's research is benefiting the communities that infrastructure serves by changing design methods and construction.

September 21, 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.