In the Media
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Toronto Star
Students disheartened after anti-Pride protests lead to empty desks at Ontario schools
Nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc commented on the importance of rainbow symbols in schools for LGBTQ youth.
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Business in Vancouver
Do we have the time and space for a 15-minute city?
School of community and regional planning PhD student Wes Regan discussed the 15-minute city concept.
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Toronto Star
‘A start’: Toronto multiplex policy aimed at boosting housing welcomed by observers
SCARP's Dr. Penny Gurstein, co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative, commented on a new policy allowing single family homes in Toronto to be converted into low-rise multiplexes.
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Vancouver Sun
Will e-bike rebate program get people out of their cars? Here’s what UBC research shows
UBC’s research on active transportation lab and civil engineering prof. Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that electric bikes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and congestion. Civil engineering PhD students Amir Hassanpour and Elmira Berjisian were quoted.
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Vancouver Sun
Will e-bike rebate program get people out of their cars? Here’s what UBC research shows
Civil engineering's active transportation lab headed by Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that electric bikes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and congestion. Civil engineering PhD students Amir Hassanpour and Elmira Berjisian were quoted.
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CTV News
'I was in a coma for about 45 days': UBC student graduates after near-fatal accident
Mechanical engineering student Yi Yi Du, who nearly lost his life and suffered brain injuries from a vehicle collision in 2021, will be graduating this week.
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Squamish Chief
Insights from a civil engineer: Assessing the Sea to Sky Highway’s design
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering professor Dr. Suliman Gargoum discussed the design of the Sea to Sky Highway that links Lions Bay and Whistler.
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CBC
Would you pay $800 a month to live in a closet? In Vancouver, that may be all you can afford
SCARP professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein, co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative, said that B.C. needs “all hands on deck” to deal with the housing crisis.
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National Observer
‘Birders, not blockaders’ ask B.C. to protect old-growth in Fairy Creek to save marbled murrelets
Chemical and biological engineering professor emerita Dr. Royann Petrell calls on B.C. to increase wildlife habitat areas in old-growth forests to save the threatened marbled murrelet.
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The Hill Times (subscription)
Integrated energy systems key to low-carbon future at home and abroad
Dr. Walter Merida, Applied Science associate dean of research and industrial partnerships, wrote about UBC’s climate action research.